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Who’s Hiring Wednesday: December 9, 2015
Part of the WTIA’s mission is to grow a strong and sustainable workforce, which means we’re passionate about keeping local talent plugged into our state’s technology industry. In addition to our job board, every Wednesday we’ll be keeping you connected to Washington’s job market with the latest in local hiring news.
How SAP Is Hiring Autistic Adults for Tech Jobs
CIO | Sharon Florentine | Dec 9
“In order to compete in the innovation economy, companies need employees who think differently. That’s why, in May 2013, SAP launched its Autism at Work program, which is aimed at recruiting and hiring adults on the autism spectrum. The program has been such a success, SAP is currently working to expand it, with the goal of having 1 percent of its total workforce — approximately 650 people — fall on the spectrum by 2020, says José Velasco, head of the Autism at Work program at SAP.”
Glassdoor’s ‘Best Places to Work’ Lists Seven from Seattle
Seattle Times | Rachel Lerman | Dec 8
“Seven Seattle-area companies are on a list of the 50 best places to work in 2016 compiled by Glassdoor, a Mill Valley, Calif., company that runs an online forum for employees to review and rate employers. Zillow Group, Expedia, Slalom Consulting, F5 Networks, Costco, REI and Concur all made the cut on the technology star-studded list. Glassdoor creates the rankings based on employee reviews over the past 12 months.”
DocuSign Confirms It’s Moving to Much Bigger Digs in Seattle High-Rise
Puget Sound Business Journal | Marc Stiles | Dec 8
“Based on the in-between figure of 157 feet per worker, DocuSign would have enough room for around 750 employees at 999 Third. Currently, DocuSign now has 560 employees in Seattle, said Perotto. He added that the company continues to hire people locally and globally but as a private company, it doesn’t share employee growth expectations.”
Latest Job Postings at DocuSign
Nokia Completes $2.8B Sale of HERE Mapping Tech to German Automakers; Seattle Office to Expand
GeekWire | Taylor Soper | Dec 7
“HERE has a substantial presence in the Seattle region following its acquisition of Medio Systems last year. The company told GeekWire that it plans to expand its office in Seattle as a result of the new ownership… “Our HERE Seattle site and its expertise in analyzing location-based sensor data in real time is crucial to that effort, and therefore, I expect our presence in Seattle to increase over time.””
Latest Job Postings at HERE
CareerBuilder’s Hottest Jobs of 2016 Predict a Bright Future for Tech Professionals
Forbes | Louis Columbus | Dec 5
“IT-related jobs are 28% of all average monthly unique job postings, making this industry the second most in-demand group of professions in the 19 hottest jobs of 2016. The following analysis aggregates together the 19 hottest jobs by the category, defining the relative percentage of all monthly unique job postings by occupation group…”
It’s Not Just the Tech — What Region’s Innovators Look for in Job Candidates
Puget Sound Business Journal | Ashley Stewart | Dec 4
“Seven technologists offered insight on recruiting challenges from some of the region’s most innovative companies on Thursday during Puget Sound Business Journal’s Leadership Innovation Technology awards. Here’s what they said…Brad Schick, Skytap Chief Technology Officer: ‘There’s a supply and demand problem in Seattle. We have a lot of great companies, so trying to convince someone to come to ours versus of other is difficult. One of the things we’ve done is focused on referrals from existing employees.’ “
To see what the other six technologists had to say, click here.
Check out the open positions at each of their companies, here: Smartsheet, F5 Networks, Redfin, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Snohomish County Public Utility District, Starbucks, and Skytap.
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