Did you make it a goal to find a job or switch careers by the end of the year? Are you panicking because it’s already October?Never fear, we’re here to help. Take a look at this list of 20 companies hiring this month. If you find a job that suits your abilities and interests, and you apply soon, you may very well be starting a new career before 2014.
1. A+E Networks
Industry: Television
Sample job titles: Fall intern — Lifetime scripted series programming, vice president — non-fiction programming, manager, ad sales systems — information technology
Location: Chicago; Los Angeles; New York; Stamford, Conn.
2. Alcon
Industry: Eye care/medicine and device manufacturing
Sample job titles: Manufacturing engineer, human resources manager — plant, ERP eCompliance manager
Location: Fort Worth, Texas; Irvine, Calif.; Washington, D.C.
3. Ascendo Resources
Industry: Accounting and finance, IT
Sample job titles: Senior accountant, controller, financial analyst, tax manager, senior systems engineer
Location: Atlanta; Boca Raton, Coral Gables, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Fla.
4. Bally Technologies
Industry: Gaming/IT
Sample job titles: Quality assurance engineer, software engineer, communications, marketing, security officer, game artist, field service technician
Location: California, Iowa, New Jersey, Nevada, Oklahoma
5. Cash Store
Industry: Retail, banking/financial services, credit/loan/collections
Sample job titles: District manager, assistant store manager, store manager
Location: Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin
6. DCS Corp.
Industry: Defense
Sample job titles: Program engineer, .NET developer, test engineer, weapons technician, contracts specialist, security analyst
Location: Aberdeen and Lexington Park, Md.; Alexandria and Virginia Beach, Va.; Beavercreek, Ohio; Nashua, N.H.; Ridgecrest, Calif.; Warren, Mich.
7. Flextronics
Industry: Engineering and manufacturing
Sample job titles: Systems programmer, quality engineer, test engineer, Computer Numerical Control machine operator, quality control inspector, project engineer, mechanical engineer
Location: Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; San Jose, Calif.
8. Ivie & Associates
Industry: Marketing/IT
Sample job titles: Graphic designer, media team lead, Web developer
Location: Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
9. LEGOLAND Florida
Industry: Entertainment
Sample job titles: Attractions supervisor, creative services coordinator, attractions manager, financial analyst, F&B executive chef, costume character, park medic (EMT/paramedic), entertainment team lead, rides mechanic, retail warehouse associate, entertainment technician, project manager
Location: Florida
10. Main Event Entertainment
Industry: Entertainment
Sample job titles: Department operations manager, general manager, sales manager
Location: Atlanta, Ga.; Tempe, Ariz.; Texas
11. Pace Analytical Services
Industry: Environmental/scientific
Sample job titles: Analytical chemist, regulatory specialist, lab technician
Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul
12. Pathways Home Health and Hospice
Industry: Health care
Sample job titles: Hospice aide, registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse
Location: Oakland, San Francisco and Sunnyvale, Calif.
13. Readerlink Distribution Services LLC
Industry: Distribution services
Sample job titles: Merchandiser, senior Windows developer, HR generalist
Location: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, D.C.
14. Sunstate Equipment
Industry: Rental equipment
Sample job titles: Driver, line mechanic, field service mechanic, washrack/yard attendant, inside sales representative, outside sales representative
Location: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah
15. Talagy
Industry: IT, sales, accounting and finance
Sample job titles: IT project manager, outside sales representative, senior internal auditor
Location: Nationwide
16. UHY Advisors
Industry: Public accounting
Sample job titles: Tax and audit professional (all levels)
Location: Albany, N.Y.; Atlanta; Chicago; Columbia, Md.; Dallas; Farmington Hills and Sterling Heights, Mich.; Houston; New York City; St. Louis; Washington, D.C.
17. UniTek Global Services
Industry: Engineering and construction management
Sample job titles: Alarm installer, wireless technician
Location: Nationwide
18. Vector Marketing
Industry: Direct sales
Sample job titles: Sales/customer service — entry level/part time
Location: Nationwide
19. Waste Connections
Industry: Solid waste services
Sample job titles: Staff internal auditor, diesel mechanic, maintenance manager, residential driver, garbage truck driver, route supervisor, assistant controller
Location: Anchorage, Alaska; Belle Fourche, S.D.; Denver; El Paso and The Woodlands, Texas; Memphis, Tenn.; Oklahoma City; Omaha, Neb.; Rosemount, Minn.; Vancouver, Wash.
20. Wells Fargo
Industry: Banking/finance
Sample job titles: Analytics consultant, personal banker, computer systems engineer
Location: Nationwide