Yearly Archives: 2011
How Cloud Computing is Changing Many Job Descriptions.
Software engineers appear to be in a good spot as a result of the growth of cloud. Consider the fact that earlier in 2011, CareerCast determined software engineers to be the best job to have in today’s economy, thanks in … Continue reading
60 seconds on the Internet these things happen. Interesting info-graphic.
60 seconds on the Internet these things happen. Interesting info-graphic. 13,000+ hours of Music streamed on Pandora.com, 12,000+ Ads posted on Craigslist, 13,000+ iOS Applications downloaded and installed, 600+ new video’s uploaded to Youtube.
5 Tech Trends to Watch in 2012.
2012 promises to be a very busy year in all things digital, but, as with any annum, there will be just a handful of big, memorable trends. Here, I’ve collected five such movements that are likely to make a big … Continue reading
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Jon Lao, Software Engineer, BlueWave Technology “Jim is an excellent recruiter that I was fortunate to work with. He was comfortable to talk to and highly responsive. He knew the technologies involved and is good at finding ideal opportunities. He … Continue reading
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John Setzer, Software Engineer, MOG “Jim is hands down the best staffing consultant I have ever worked with. He does a great job helping you find the right job for you, and he stays in touch. Nice Job Jim.”
The Definitive Guide To HTML5: 14 Predictions For 2012
From tech titans like Zynga, Facebook, Microsoft, Google and Apple, to startups just launching, the battle lines of 2012 will be drawn across the landscape of HTML5. Below are 14 bold predictions for how HTML5 will evolve in 2012. Continue … Continue reading
Where Are the Talent Shortages As We Start 2012?
These will be the five hardest slots for you (and any start-up) to fill in the new year. The year flew by mostly because it was a very, very busy one. Although the economy continues to face many challenges, the … Continue reading
Survey: Employees say it’s just ‘OK’ to work at Microsoft.
On a scale of 1 to 5, workers at Microsoft gave their workplace a 3.4 rating, but CEO Steve Ballmer’s approval rating continues to erode. That’s according to a new Tech Report Card survey from Glassdoor, which has Ballmer’s approval … Continue reading
Verticalmove (Seattle) Holiday Breakfast.
Verticalmove, Inc. Seattle (some of us) at our holiday Breakfast. Thanks Alyssa and Anastasia for making this happen. We’ve had a terrific year and look forward to an even better 2012 with the entire team: Jim Beatrice, John Levie, Matthew … Continue reading
Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail To Keep Their Best Talent!
Whether it’s a high-profile tech company like Yahoo!, or a more established conglomerate like GE or Home Depot, large companies have a hard time keeping their best and brightest in house. Recently, GigaOM discussed the troubles at Yahoo! with a … Continue reading
Box CEO Aaron Levie: To Create Something Exceptional, Do Sweat The Small Stuff.
Business schools and most jobs don’t teach you how important it is to sweat the small stuff. In fact, we’re mostly told the opposite–don’t be a micromanager, don’t be penny wise and pound foolish, don’t miss the forest for the … Continue reading
Google kills off projects and loses top talent. Dylan Casey leaves for a startup.
Google+ Lead Product Manager Dylan Casey, the guy most famously in charge of the recently launched Google Bar, is leaving Google to join social app Path, the company tells me. Casey, who had been at Google since 2003, will start … Continue reading
Most New US Startups Founded In Silicon Valley, Followed By… New York City
Lots of US cities claim they’re the best place to do a startup. So where are entrepreneurs actually starting companies these days? TechCrunch reader Yuval Baror took a look at CrunchBase to try to answer the question. His most surprising … Continue reading
As Job Dissatisfaction Heats Up, Don’t Let Your Company Lose The Game Of Musical Chairs
If the surveys are correct, 2012 could go down in history as the year of corporate musical chairs. The results of recent studies conducted by Gallup, Mercer, and Right Management are alarming. Despite–or perhaps because of–the economic turmoil, discontent among … Continue reading
Microsoft drops Dryad; puts its big-data bets on Hadoop.
Microsoft is dropping its ‘Dryad’ big-data processing work and focusing, instead, on developing a Windows Azure and Windows Server implementation of Hadoop. Continue Reading via ZDNET…
Lower Manhattan’s 60 Hudson Street is one of the world’s most concentrated hubs of Internet connectivity.
Lower Manhattan’s 60 Hudson Street is one of the world’s most concentrated hubs of Internet connectivity. This short documentary peeks inside, offering a glimpse of the massive material infrastructure that makes the Internet possible. Featuring interviews with Stephen Graham, Saskia … Continue reading
Why Digital Talent Doesn’t Want To Work At Your Company.
Why doesn’t digital talent want to work at your company? It’s not because you’re a consumer packaged goods company, rather than Google. It’s not because you’re in Ohio instead of Silicon Valley. It’s not because your salaries are too low, … Continue reading
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Mark Fleschler, Senior Platform UI Engineer, SuccessFactors “Jim was recommended to me by a few former colleagues and I must say that my experience working with him was a complete pleasure. He was very patient in dealing with my timeline … Continue reading
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Debbie Baldwin, Manager, Customer Support, Lyris “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jim for the past 2 months while looking to fill positions within my organization which has proven to be a difficult task. He quickly assessed our needs, … Continue reading
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Marcus McLaughlin, Software Engineer at WellnessFX “I worked with Peter on my search for my latest position. Peter was a great resource and did a great job of listening to what I was looking for and finding the positions which … Continue reading
What Kinds Of Silicon Valley Companies Are Dying Right Now?
What Kinds Of Silicon Valley Companies Are Dying Right Now? The tech market has booms and busts, but one thing stays constant: most startups don’t succeed. That means that whatever the market is doing, there’s a more or less constant … Continue reading
Yahoo’s value dropped 91% over past decade.
Yahoo has cost its shareholders so much money that a buyer would now be able take over the most-visited U.S. Web portal for less than the value of its stakes in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Yahoo Japan Corp. Yahoo … Continue reading
Unemployment rate for tech professionals dropped to 3.3 percent, from 5.3 percent in January.
The tech sector is fueling a job boom that stands in stark contrast to the malaise of the general job market. The nationwide unemployment rate ticked up to 9.2 percent in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At … Continue reading
A Tale Of Two Countries: The Growing Divide Between Silicon Valley And Unemployed America
For people who spend most of their days within a few blocks of tech start-up epicenters such as South Park in San Francisco, University Avenue in Palo Alto or the Flatiron district in New York, last week’s jobs report must … Continue reading
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Joseph Evasco, Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Cisco – Media Solutions Group (CMSG) “Jim was instrumental for getting me hired at a great company, he was very professional on each step of the process and always there to give me … Continue reading
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Kai Parviainen, Director at Salesforce “I’ve now used Matt twice to help with my recruiting efforts at Salesforce.com. Both times he has been efficient, produced great candidates and communicated well. I’m currently in the process of engaging him for the … Continue reading
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Amol Prabhu, Senior Software Engineer at Atlas Development Corporation “Matthew is the best recruiter I have worked with and I have no doubt in recommending him any potential candidate. He is very professional and honest. He took extra effort to … Continue reading
John Levie
Amy Sun, Senior Software Engineer, The Walt Disney Company “I worked with John in the last two months when I tried to explore new career opportunities. He was able to connect me to several great opportunities that were a good … Continue reading
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Jesse Greenwald, Software Engineer at Garmin “Jim was a fantastic resource during my search for a new job. Through his contacts he was able to connect me with a number of excellent opportunities at various companies. His extensive experience in … Continue reading
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William Charlwood, Quality Assurance Engineer at Electric Cloud “Jim got me into a great company, working with the best team I’ve seen. His connections are the best.”
Tech unemployment below 4 percent, jobs stay open for months!
Competition for tech workers continues to heat up, according to the latest survey from Dice.com that says the surge in hiring has pushed the tech unemployment rate below 4 percent in the U.S. (The overall U.S. jobless rate is 9.1 … Continue reading
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Mauricio Cuevas, Client Services Manager at EZ Shield, Inc. “Jim has several qualities that make him a remarkable recruiter. He shows personal interest in his clients, keeps them well informed, and provides frank and honest feedback. I am impressed by … Continue reading
Hire a recruiter. Now. Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners.
“Even though it flies in the face of conventional wisdom, I’m advocating that all my portfolio companies hire recruiters when they are trying to fill senior or key positions. Immediately.” The talent market has gotten as competitive and aggressive as … Continue reading
LinkedIn IPO could value company at over $3 billion!
(Reuters) – LinkedIn Corp said it would offer 7.84 million shares in its initial public offering, which could value the company at over $3 billion at the high end of its offering price range. The company, which owns LinkedIn — … Continue reading
Facebook’s Prineville Data Center Pics.
Facebook has opened its first energy efficient data center in Prineville, Oregon. Pictures and information about the Open Compute Project are available. “And it’s now handling millions of status updates,” Tom Furlong, Facebook’s director of site operations, told the crowd, … Continue reading
Jonathan Heiliger, the VP of Technical Architecture for Facebook is leaving.
It’s been announced that Jonathan Heiliger, the VP of Technical Architecture for Facebook, is leaving the company at the end of this summer. Heiliger has been the public face for the Open Compute Project, which reveals the Server and Data … Continue reading
Matthew Allen
Vasuki Seshadri, Senior Software Engineer at Z2Live, Inc. “Matthew was very proactive and efficient in helping me in my job search. Due to his numerous contacts in the industry, he had lined up several interviews within a few days of … Continue reading
Jim Beatrice
Gabriel Turk, Manager of Technical Support & Customer Service at AudioFeast, Inc. “Jim is a great recruiter that takes the time to know you and help match you with the best possible opportunity on the market. Always friendly, cheerful and … Continue reading
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Gareth White, Technical Program Manager at Rovi “Jim gave me a lot of great advice, helped me target my job search and make the most of web job finding resources. He is very friendly and professional.”
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Philip Soffer, VP of Product Marketing at Lithium Technologies “Jim is a great recruiter. He knows the right questions to ask of both the hiring manager and the candidate, and he never, ever wastes your time. Yet he’s mercifully patient … Continue reading
YouTube founders acquire Delicious!
It looks like social bookmarking site Delicious will have a healthy afterlife. Yahoo, which acquired the site in 2005, just announced that Delicious has been sold to YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. Hurley and Chen are apparently incorporating … Continue reading
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Allen Xiao, Software Engineer at Redfin “Jim was great at helping place me find a job in San Francisco. He cared to check up frequently to make sure my move was going smoothly.”
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Steven Atkinson, Senior Software Engineer at Kaazing Corporation “I’ve worked with Jim and VerticalMove on a couple of occasions when I needed to find a job. The difference with Jim is that he takes the time to understand the person … Continue reading
John Levie
Steven Atkinson, Senior Software Engineer at Kaazing Corporation “When john initially talked with me on the phone, he spent the vast amount of the time asking very pointed and insightful questions about what I was thinking and what I should … Continue reading
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Joe Paulsen, Lead Web Developer at Gaia Online “I had the opportunity to work with Jim several years ago in my job search. Jim has a large network of connections and only works with companies that have excellent reputations. He … Continue reading
83% of U.S. Startups Plan To Hire in 2011
Eighty-three percent of startups said they are likely to hire in 2011, according to the Startup Outlook 2011 [PDF] report released Friday by investment firm Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The percentage represents a 10% jump over last year, when 73% … Continue reading
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Eric Fain, Executive Web Producer at TimeDance, Inc. “Jim and I worked together over a decade ago. Jim quickly gathered a slate of excellent, well qualified candidates which made the hiring process a breeze – this is generally something I … Continue reading
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Terry Siu, Software Engineer at EVRI.com “I had the great pleasure of working with Jim in obtaining my latest position. Jim represents the highest quality of professionalism and integrity towards looking out for your best interests. He was extremely efficient … Continue reading
Hiring surge brings recruiters to Bay Area campus job fairs!
Activity on the hiring front is increasing in the Bay Area. Despite still record high unemployment rates, the tech industry in the valley is still going strong! After years of gloom, college students are flocking to campus job fairs this … Continue reading
Amazon failure takes down sites across Internet
NEW YORK (AP) — Major websites including Foursquare and Reddit crashed or suffered slowdowns Thursday after technical problems rattled Amazon.com’s widely used Web servers, frustrating millions of people who couldn’t access their favorite sites. Interesting, though, Verticalmove’s systems are all … Continue reading
Leading Consumer Dot-Com in Scottsdale, AZ seeks Director of Platform Engineering.
Verticalmove, Inc. is immediately searching for a Director, B2B Platform Engineer for a leading consumer facing dot-com in the Scottsdale, AZ area (relocation assistance available). The client is Profitable. 1,600% annual customer growth. $1.33 matching for each $1.00 invested in … Continue reading
Seattle Technical Forum, Predictions of Mobile Computing!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 6:00 PM the Seattle Technical Forum will be discussing Predictions of Mobile Computing at the Bellevue City Hall (Bellevue, WA). They are expecting 130+ people from local IT companies, organizations and startups to attend, which … Continue reading
Unemployment falls in two-thirds of states.
The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of the nation’s states last month, the latest evidence that the strengthening economy is encouraging many employers to boost hiring. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the unemployment rate dropped in 34 states in … Continue reading
Congrats, Zillow files for IPO!
Zillow Inc., the online real-estate information service, filed papers on Monday for a proposed initial public offering that is expected to raise as much as $51.8 million, becoming the latest Internet firm to test investors’ appetite for its shares.
Location Aware Mobile Services. Voted one of the top Mobile Apps for 2010.
Verticalmove is building a revolutionary new location aware (mobile) applications company. In 2010 they were named as having one of the top 10 Mobile Applications, considered one of the worlds top companies in Retail aside Apple, Groupon and Amazon. Within the … Continue reading
New Touch/Social Tablet group for the 4th fastest growing company in the world.
We’re building a new ‘Touch Social/Mobile’ team aimed at building applications upon tablet devices such as iPad, Motorola Xoom and Samsung for a $2 billion-dollar company that is considered to be 4th fastest growing company in the world – period. … Continue reading
Matthew Allen
Priya Matpadi, Principal Software Engineer at Kodak, Inc. “It is my pleasure to recommend Matthew Allen to all prospective candidates and hiring managers. Matthew is very well connected in the Bay area and has established deep relationships with awesome companies. … Continue reading
U.S. Cracks Down on ‘Contractors’ as a Tax Dodge…
If your business leverages temporary staff (Independent Contractors) you might have misclassified workers on staff and you should know that the IRS is cracking down. The New York Times claim that the Federal Government has started a program to audit … Continue reading
John Levie
Scott Carpenter, Senior Software Engineer at Skytap, Inc. “I worked with John while making my most recent career transition. I was very impressed with John and Vertical Move throughout my job search. John was very responsive during my search and … Continue reading
Verticalmove, Inc. Launches it’s new web presence.
Verticalmove, Inc. is launching it’s new web presence, built from the ground up with open-source CMS and CRM systems deployed on Amazon.com’s AWS cloud-computing platform. Candidates now can search for positions within client companies by drilling down with various criteria. … Continue reading
Matthew Allen
David Kendall, Senior Software Engineer at MobiTV, Inc. Matthew is one of the most “on the ball” recruiters I have ever worked with. He is very well connected, has great communication skills, and kept me fully informed at every step of … Continue reading
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Gleb Krivosheev, Senior Software Developer at Microsoft Research “I’ve enjoyed working with Priest in the past and would happy to do again if needed.”
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Jerry Zhang, Senior Software Engineer at Salesforce, Inc. “I’ve worked with Mathew twice in my career, he’s a very enthusiastic recruiter, has a honest, clear and effective communication style, very knowledgeable and up-to-date on software industry. He is capable of … Continue reading
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Zhidong Zhao, Software Engineer at Microsoft, Inc. “Priest is a seasoned recruiting professional, a thorough and effective recruiter who knows the market very well. It is a pleasure working with Priest. I was impressed by his quick response, large network … Continue reading
