San Diego Software Industry Council Launches 'Sweat Shop,' a Job Bank and Sweat Equity Marketplace for Software and IT Companies

New online job exchange now integrated with SDSIC's job center and is the only source for sweat equity openings in San Diego - providing unique opportunity for employers to find talent

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Software Industry Council (SDSIC) www.sdsic.org, a trade association that has been promoting and developing the software industry in San Diego since 1994, announced its newest program, SDSIC Sweat Shop. The new sweat equity marketplace is an online exchange for employers and job seekers in the software and IT industries to connect. Cash-cautious employers who are offering "sweat equity" compensation can post positions via the SDSIC Job Center and job seekers looking for such opportunities can post resumes.

At the SDSIC Sweat Shop, employers can also list job openings with other forms of compensation and job seekers can post their specific qualifications. SDSIC sees the marketplace as a creative and flexible way to get people back to work and to keep San Diego technology companies growing. The SDSIC Sweat Shop is available through the SDSIC website at www.sdsic.org. For more information on the program call 858.793.6655.

"We are going through a period of unemployment and some companies have restricted hiring and growth because the soft economy," says Bob Slapin, Executive Director for SDSIC. "The Sweat Shop provides a way for employers to offer sweat equity opportunities to prospective employees. We anticipate this will be one of our most successful programs to help tech employers in San Diego find the talent they need at a price they can afford and keep their companies growing. This will be especially helpful to companies with high growth potential."

SDSIC has been working to promote and enhance the software industry in the San Diego region for more than 15 years. SDSIC works with numerous corporate, association and education partners including the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering and the UCSD Rady School of Management.

About San Diego Software Industry Council

San Diego Software Industry Council (SDSIC), founded in 1994, is a non-profit trade association that promotes and develops the software industry in the San Diego region. It provides capital formation, networking, employment opportunities with tech companies, and educational events for organizations and individuals in the software and IT industries. SDSIC serves entrepreneurs, high-tech startups and software companies, as well as investors, professional service providers and bankers in San Diego. It offers dozens of seminars, annual forums, a member to member marketplace, sponsorship opportunities and programs including such popular events as monthly Business Interest Group meetings and the SDSIC Annual Forum on Analytics conference. SDSIC partners and sponsors include Teradata, Intuit, Qualcomm, Websense and SONY Computer Entertainment America. SDSIC also works closely with the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. For more information call 858.793.6655 or email sdsic@sdsic.org. On the Net: www.sdsic.org.

SOURCE San Diego Software Industry Council (SDSIC)