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.

 

Amazon’s Seattle Growth Continues, Leases 817k Square Feet in 2 Towers East of Main Campus

GeekWire | John Cook | Mar. 24

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-continues-to-grow-in-seattle-inks-lease-for-817000-square-foot-towers-east-of-main-campus/

“Amazon does not break out its Seattle area employment, but its worldwide headcount continues to swell. At the end of 2014, the company employed 154,000 people, which includes workers in its network of fulfillment centers across the globe. The Puget Sound Business Journal estimates that Amazon.com will have enough office space in Seattle by 2019 to house more than 70,000 employees.”

Latest local job postings for Amazon

 

This Data Shows How Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland Entrepreneurs Think Differently

Geekwire | Taylor Soper | Mar. 23

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/this-data-shows-how-seattle-san-francisco-and-portland-entrepreneurs-think-differently/

“Seattle-based entrepreneurs demonstrate more stable emotions and are better at coming to an agreement. Entrepreneurs in the Bay Area, however, are more conscientious, energetic, and social than their counterparts up north. These are a few findings from more than six years of research conducted by The Founder Institute (FI)…The biggest difference between Seattle and San Francisco entrepreneurs was that those from the Bay Area are nearly 10 percent more social, energetic, and assertive. Seattle entrepreneurs, meanwhile, were 7.7 percent more ‘moderately agreeable,’ meaning that they are ‘more flexible and can balance cooperation with antagonism.’“

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Top Jobs for STEM: Big Data, IT Product Management

InformationWeek | Kevin Casey | Mar. 23

http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/team-building-and-staffing/top-jobs-for-stem-big-data-it-product-management/d/d-id/1319560

“Doubtful about growing demand for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills in the global job market? You should probably skip a recent report from advisory firm CEB that predicts up to 19 million new tech- and engineering-related jobs will be created worldwide during the next 15 years. Not exactly a small number, even if the reality falls a few million short.”

 

Point B Makes Best Companies to Work for List, Seeks Tableau Developer

GeekWire | Monica Nickelsburg | Mar. 19

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/geekwork-picks-point-b-makes-best-companies-to-work-for-list-seeks-tableau-developer/

“Point B’s work environment is garnering some buzz. The management consulting firm made Oregon Business Magazine’s list of the Best Companies to Work For last month and in 2014 Consulting magazine named it one of the top two Best Firms to Work For…The employee-owned firm is looking to expand its Seattle team. Point B has an opening for a Tableau Developer with a strong understanding of data relationships and behaviors. This dev should have experience building Tableau dashboards, a high technical aptitude, and a demonstrated ability to work on site and remote teams.”

Latest local job postings for Point B

 

30 Tech Skills That Will Get You a $110,000-plus Salary

Business Insider | Julie Bort | Mar. 19

http://www.businessinsider.com/tech-skills-that-will-get-you-110000-2015-3?op=1

“Being a tech professional is a good career with plenty of high-paying jobs. But it’s an ever-changing job market. One day a skill is hot and the next it’s not. Job site Dice.com recently published its 2015 Salary Survey, which named the highest-paying tech skills.”

 

Entelo Wants to Help Companies Hire Diverse Employees As They Scale Up

TechCrunch | Cat Zakrzewski | Mar. 19

http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/19/entelo-wants-to-help-companies-hire-diverse-employees-as-they-scale-up/#NHJzV5:GsuJ

“’You always want to hire the best person for the job,’ said Entelo CEO Jon Bischke. ‘To find that person, you should be hiring from a diverse pool.’ Bischke said Entelo’s tool is about helping you expand that pool. He said often when early startups are hiring, they don’t think about building diverse teams. ‘Companies get started through networks,’ he explained. ‘Odds are the early engineers in a company are going to look a lot like the founders.’ Bischke believes diversity in tech could improve if companies look outside that network early. The earlier companies start thinking about diversity, the more diverse they will be as they scale, he said.”

More information on Entelo