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.

 

10 Twitter Accounts to Follow to Help You Find a Tech Job

TechRepublic | Erin Carson | May 12

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-twitter-accounts-to-follow-to-help-you-find-a-tech-job/

“When you’re on the job hunt, you’ll try just about anything. Though, after hours of perusing job boards, it’s hard to channel some creativity to how and where you look for potential employment opportunities. If you’re on Twitter, you might consider these accounts, which tweet out a variety of tech job postings from different companies in different locations around the world. This is by no means all that’s out there — these days many hiring managers and recruiters even tweet when they’ve got a position to fill. You can also keep an eye on the hashtag #techjobs to see what’s cropping up.”

 

KustomNote Rebrands as Transpose, Raises $1.5M for Holistic Information Management Platform

GeekWire | Taylor Soper | May 11

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/kustomnote-rebrands-as-transpose-raises-1-5m-for-holistic-information-management-platform/

“Transpose, a new Seattle startup that bills itself as a holistic information management platform, today announced a $1.5 million funding round. Seattle-based venture capital firm Founder’s Co-op led the round, which also included participation from Alliance of Angels and New York-based The Gramercy Fund… The fresh funding will be used to bolster the product and hire more employees.”

Latest Local Job Postings at Transpose

 

Can Sears innovate? Retailer Aims to Reinvent Home Services at New Seattle Tech Center

GeekWire| Todd Bishop | May 11

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/can-sears-innovate-retailer-aims-to-reinvent-home-services-from-new-seattle-tech-center/

“A newly assembled Sears Home Services engineering team, operating from the company’s fledgling tech hub in Seattle, thinks it can do better. A dominant player in the world of home appliances and repair, Sears plans to use predictive algorithms — combined with its years of appliance and home-repair data — to diagnose problems before the service call takes place… That’s one of many initiatives under way at the new Sears tech hub at Seattle’s Columbia Center, which already employs 30 people and could double in size over the next nine months.”

Latest Local Job Postings at Sears

 

Recruiting New Employees in Seattle? These Are the Top 5 Hardest Jobs to Fill

Puget Sound Business Journal | Jacob Demmitt | May 11

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/05/recruiting-new-employees-in-seattle-these-are-the.html

“If you’re a Seattle company trying to hire a mobile app developer right now, good luck. Companies all across the Puget Sound region are embroiled in a recruiting battle for the talent they need. But Tom Leung, CEO of Seattle-based Poachable, says even in this kind of market there are certain specialties, like game and app developers, that take the competition to a whole new level.”

 

Intel Addresses Diversity Issues, Increases Hiring Of Women and Minority Groups

Tech News Today | Natalie James | May 7

http://www.technewstoday.com/23508-intel-addresses-diversity-issues-increases-hiring-of-women-and-minority-gro/

“At senior positions, Intel now hires 33% women at least, according to Intel CEO, Brian Krzanich. At the Push Tech Summit in San Francisco, Mr. Krzanich confirmed that 41% of the total hires at Intel since January consisted of individuals from minority groups. This figure shows an increase from the last year’s 30%. The reason to disclose these figures at the conference was specifically because of the theme of the conference that revolved around diversity in the tech industry. The current workforce of Intel now totals to approximately 106,000 employees and the phenomenon of diverse hiring has taken place across all departments including engineering, human resource, and finance.”

 

Comcast to Build Spokane Call Center, Creating 675 Jobs

The Spokesman-Review | Addy Hatch | May 6

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/may/06/comcast-to-build-spokane-call-center-creating-675/

“Comcast will build a new call center in the Spokane area that brings 675 jobs to the region, the company announced Tuesday… It’s one of three new customer-service centers Comcast will open this year. The others are in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona. Together, the three facilities will create more than 2,000 jobs.”

Latest Job Postings at Comcast