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Seattle start-ups are claiming that Amazon is making it difficult to hire!
A giant sucking sound: Seattle startup CEOs say Amazon is sucking up all of the tech talent in the city. It’s tough enough to do a startup, let alone when you’re competing for talent against a juggernaut like Amazon.com. I’ve … Continue reading
Here’s Why the World Needs Recruiters!
Recruitment can mean different things to different people. There is a plethora of different business models within the staffing industry, so I thought it might be a good idea to define what I believe good recruitment is. This will perhaps … Continue reading
High-Tech Startups Lacking Skilled Workers!
High-tech startup companies are trying to add employees but are having difficulty finding qualified candidates, a new survey shows. While 87 percent of technology startups are hiring, an equal number are struggling to find enough people with the skills they … Continue reading
Why hiring B players will kill your startup.
Investor Jon Soberg says that ‘Good Enough is the Enemy of Great’ and that B players and C players are far worse than D’s and F’s. In fact, in my experience, B players are the worst hires you can make. … Continue reading
Half Of Startup Exits Last Year Were Valued At Less Than $50 Million.
Some 2,277 private tech companies were acquired in 2012, according to a recent report by M&A database CB Insights. For the 331 startups, which disclosed valuations and financials of the deals, acquirers paid $46.8 billion. More than 50% of the … Continue reading
Internet 2012 in numbers.
There is so much happening on the Internet during a year that it’s impossible to capture it all in a blog post, but we’re going to give it a shot anyway. How many emails were sent during 2012? How many … Continue reading
Are robots hurting job growth?
This could be the most important video so far this year 2013, though it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Technological advances, especially robotics, are revolutionizing the workplace, but not necessarily creating jobs. Steve Kroft from CBS 60 Minutes reports. Continue … Continue reading
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Tracy Ng, Software Engineer at VideoGenie “Matt is a really professional and all-around amazing headhunter/recruiter. He is definitely one of the best I have worked with and he knows the process inside out. He sets up great fits between candidates … Continue reading
Our hearts go out for the families and children of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Tragedies like these are unimaginable and senseless.
Think twice before accepting a job counteroffer.
When you’ve secured a job offer, you may believe your search is over. But you’re not done yet. After you receive an offer, your employer may make a counteroffer. HR and recruitment experts say that accepting a counteroffer is career … Continue reading
Goodbye Alyssa, we’re going to miss you a lot.. Field trip to Museum of Flight.
Goodbye Alyssa, we’re going to miss you a lot!! Should you decide to come back after school is finished, we’d be happy to have you back here at Verticalmove, Inc. Here are some pictures of the Seattle team visiting the … Continue reading
We wanted to wish all our friends and family a safe and relaxing 4th of July Independence Day.
CONGRATS Facebook on your IPO!
Facebook’s debut is modest, high volumes cause problems. Facebook Inc shares rose less than expected on their first day of trade on Friday and huge order volume caused technical problems that marred the coming out party of the No. 1 … Continue reading
Job Openings Highest In Nearly 4 Years.
U.S. companies in March posted the highest number of job openings in nearly four years, a sign that hiring could strengthen in the coming months after slowing this spring. The Labor Department said Tuesday that employers advertised 3.74 million job … Continue reading
1.5+ Billion Daily Transactions. Big Data, Hadoop/Map/Reduce. Kleiner Perkins.
Quova, Inc., acquired by Neustar, Inc. Location: Mountain View, CA Technical Stack: Java http://www.quova.com http://www.crunchbase.com/company/quova Quova is considered to be undisputed leader in location-based services for Contextual Targeting, Personalization and Behavioral Analytics! Location-based services is one of the hottest areas … Continue reading
Congrats to our friend Rob Das from Splunk. IPO up 108%.
Splunk, an enterprise data company, will be making its debut on the public markets this morning after pricing its IPO at $17.00 per share (this is up from the range of $11 to $13 per share). At this price, Splunk … Continue reading
Microsoft Launches A Whole New Company To Deal With Open Source.
Microsoft has spun off a subsidiary just to deal with its work on open source software and standards. The new company is called Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc., and it will be run by Microsoft’s long-term open source advocate, Jean Paoli. … Continue reading
The War for Talent Is Returning; Don’t Get Caught Unprepared!
Here is a heads-up alert for you: be prepared because not only will the infamous “War For Talent” be returning to impact your firm, but it is already underway in its full intensity here in the Silicon Valley. Begin planning … Continue reading
Why James Whittaker Decided To Leave Google.
Ok, I relent. Everyone wants to know why I left and answering individually isn’t scaling so here it is, laid out in its long form. Read a little (I get to the punch line in the 3rd paragraph) or read … Continue reading
Yahoo Will Get Almost Nothing For Selling Its Ad Tech Business.
After Kara Swisher broke the news that Yahoo was selling off its ad tech platforms, we decided to call around to a few industry sources and see what they were hearing. They confirmed Swisher’s report. Yahoo is trying to unload … Continue reading
Moving To The Cloud Will Create 14 Million New Jobs By 2015, Microsoft Says.
Some 14 million new jobs will be created by 2015 thanks to cloud computing, a new study predicts. Buthalf of these jobs will be in India and China. Still, 1.2 million new “cloud-enabled” jobs will be created in the U.S. … Continue reading
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Alex Worden, Software Engineer at Google “Matthew is the first port of call for me whenever I’m looking for a new career opportunity. He is always clued in on the most promising startups and established companies that are growing fast. … Continue reading
A billion smartphones in use by 2016 – many of them for work.
The number of smartphones being used around the world is expected to grow to 1 billion by 2016, with about 350 million of those being used for work. Forrester Research made those projections in a study released on Monday and … Continue reading
Facebook files for $5 billion IPO!
At long last, the Holy Grail of Internet IPOs is here. Facebook filed Wednesday to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering. In 2011, Facebook earned $1 billion on sales of $3.7 billion. As of December 31, Facebook had … Continue reading
Web economy in G20 set to double by 2016, Google says.
The value of the web economy in G20 countries will nearly double by 2016, according to Boston Consulting Group. Driving the spurt from $2.3tn (£1.5tn) to $4.2tn (£2.7tn) will be the rapid rise of mobile internet access. The study, supported … Continue reading
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Andy Chen, Director, Engineering Recruiting, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers “I have worked with many recruiters and Matthew and team easily stands out as one of the top firms. They are diligent, transparent, and honest. I would highly recommend Vertical … Continue reading
Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang Exits Company!
Jerry Yang is exiting the Yahoo! Inc (YHOO). board and its management team, the latest casualty of an overhaul that led to the ouster of Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz and left the company in search of strategic options. Yang, … Continue reading
Amazon’s virtual supercomputer is one of the fastest, sort of.
Amazon’s huge cloud buildup has resulted in the Seattle company creating one of the world’s fastest supercomputers – sort of. According to Wired magazine, Amazon created a virtual supercomputer on its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), which ranked 42nd fastest in … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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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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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Santosh Rau, Director, Core Infrastructure Development at Salesforce, Inc. “Matthew was very responsive and helpful in my job search. He is very professional and looks out for you. I would recommend him to any one looking for technical positions.”
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Lou Donayre, Director of Operations at Ecofactor, Inc. “Matt is an exceptional and outstanding professional with no equal. Matt vastly exceeded my expectations with his abilities to match requirements with resources. I would recommend Matt highly to anyone seeking to … Continue reading
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Yan Tan, Lead Software Engineering at Salesforce, Inc. “Matthew is a great recruiter. He recently worked with him once. He showed great deal of professionalism. He took a lot time to understand my situation and explained potential opportunities in great … Continue reading
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Darrell Gillmeister, Director of Engineering, Mobile at Salesforce, Inc. “Without a doubt, Matthew is by far the best recruiter I have ever worked with and sets the bar very high in this industry in terms of professionalism and commitment. Matthew … Continue reading
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Aiguo (Andrew) Dong, Director of Engineering, VMware, Inc. “Matt had worked with me as a contingency-based recruiter multiple times in the last 6 years or so. He presented to me opportunites when I was looking for a job, and recruited … Continue reading
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Wallace Peng, Senior Software Engineer at Salesforce, Inc. “Matthew was very responsive, effective. With his help, I found my current great job in a short time. I would recommend him to any of my friends who are looking for technical … Continue reading
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Nigel Griffin, Senior Software Engineer at Vuze, Inc. “Matthew is easily the best recruiter I have ever worked with. He helped me find a fantastic job at a great company, and was there every step of the way to make … Continue reading
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Mike Genovese, Senior Technical Support Engineer at Day Software, Inc. “Matthew contacted me via LinkedIn, after seeing my resume on my profile. He put me in touch with a company that had a position that was virtually perfect for me. … Continue reading
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Michael Feldhusen, Senior Technical Support Engineer at Day Software, Inc. “Matthew found my resume and put me in touch with a company that had a position that was perfect for me. Without him, I would never have this position. I … Continue reading
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Leo Katana, Director of Technical Support at Day Software, Inc. “When I first spoke to Matthew he told me that he would not bombard me with resumes that were unsuitable. He would go for quality as opposed to quantity and … Continue reading
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Boris Klots, Senior Director of Engineering at Yahoo, Inc. “I have been interacting with Matthew over the last 7 years. Matthew combines a comprehensive view of industry trends with great understanding of people and corporate dynamics. This combination makes him … Continue reading
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Scott Glaser, Senior Software Assurance Engineer at Salesforce, Inc. “Matthew was very responsive and helpful in my job search. I would recommend him to any of my friends who are looking for technical positions.”
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Prasanta Behera, Chief Architect at ShareThis, Inc. “Matt was very diligent in providing great candidates and keeping the process flowing smoothly. He is personable and builds a long term relationship. I have used Matt to find candidates as well as … Continue reading
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Salvatore J. Meola, Vice President of Engineering, Aeroprise, Inc. “I’ve worked with Matt helping me find the highest caliber of engineers and technical staff. His attention to my requirements and selection of candidates is superior. Personally, I enjoy working with … Continue reading
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Yelena Martynov, QA Engineer at Ziosoft Inc. “Matthew is a caring and very professional headhunter/recruiter that truly understands the candidates needs and sees far beyond what’s on a piece of paper. His integrity and work ethics are unsurpassed. It has … Continue reading
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Paul Anderson, Career Psychology Consultant at ProLango Consulting Inc. “I met Matthew through the Seattle Job Social, which is an event that Verticalmove, Inc. has helped to promote and sponsor. I like how Matthew, through his company, has extended his … Continue reading
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Victoria Kozel, Principal Quality Assurance Engineer at CA, Inc. “I was working with Matthew on multiple occasions when I was looking for a new job opportunity. I am a senior white box test developer, so finding the right placement for … Continue reading
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Brandon Bazemore, President at New Outlook Financial Group, Inc. “If only I was a worked in the tech field instead of finance! Matt does an amazing job of juggling all of his priorities while still managing to keep a reputation … Continue reading
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Puneet Arora, Vice President of Sales, SaaS at Oracle, Inc. “Matt introduced me to BlueRoads where I spent 3 years. While at BlueRoads I used Matt for a few strategic sales hires. Matt made the recruiting process easy and got … Continue reading
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Pamela Minthorn Joneja, Engineering Manager at Interwoven, Inc. “Matthew is the first person I go to whenever I am hiring. He does an excellent job of screening candidates, so I always know that the candidates he gives me will be … Continue reading
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Tim Carlson, Director of Education at Infobox, Inc. “Matthew provided me with some of the best candidates for several positions I was hiring for. His profiling and filtering of potential applicants was very effective, and with every submission, he did … Continue reading
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Jose Silva, Senior Project Manager at Cisco, Inc. “I have known Matthew for 14 years as an excellent recruiter who understand the value of relationships; both with potential employees and employers. His business ethics are of the highest standards and … Continue reading
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Cesare Rotundo, Director of Customer Solutions at E2open, Inc. “Matthew demonstrates the value that headhunter can provide. While many in the recruiting industry mostly match the last position held in job seekers’ resumes with the title of the open position, … Continue reading
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Maria Bianchi, Regional Sales Manager at Precor, Inc. “Matthew “walks the talk”! He is approachable, reliable, and responds in a timely manner. In the field of recruiting and headhunting, there is nothing more valuable than a professional who is well … Continue reading
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Pramod Venugopal, President/Founder at Perseus Technology, Inc. “I have worked with Matthew since November 2007 and have nothing but the utmost respect for him. As a Technical Recruiter, it is important to be technically proficient in the fields you recruit … Continue reading
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Quoc Vu, Engineering Manager at Bloom Energy, Inc. “I had the chance to work w/ Matthew (VerticalMove) during my job search at the begining of 2008. Matthew really know the internet space very well and always offer sound and insightful … Continue reading
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S Raghupathy, Director of Engineering at Vendavo, Inc. “Matt was a key resource in building our technical team. He was resourceful and helped find great candidates for our company. More importantly, he understood the requirements for the open positions, filtered … Continue reading
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Anne Fliegel, Technical Recruiting at CGI, Inc. “I have had the pleasure to work with Matthew as a colleague in a previous recruiting firm or two. Matthew is outstanding at finding those hard to find candidates, has the out of … Continue reading
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Mark Alkhazov, Staffing Director at NCSoft, Inc. “Matt is the epitome of a top-notch recruiter; intelligent, quick, attentive and thorough. I had the chance to work with Matt on a number of searches, and I can honestly say that his … Continue reading
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Jad DeFanti, Director of Operations at Limelight Networks, Inc. “Matthew is an excellent communicator as a recruiter who can encapsulate the big picture of a role and also deliver the important details. In addition, he offers the critical insights into … Continue reading
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Tiffany Gaily, Technical Recruiter at Rambus, Inc. “I could write a novel about the valuable contribution Matt Allen brings to the table- he is the expert in his field! He can conceptualize and articulate original and powerful value propositions to … Continue reading
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Julian Rozentur, Quality Assurance Manager at PGP, Inc. “I can highly recommend Matthew. He is very friendly, listens well, and gets great results”
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Tim Chen, Senior Engineering Manager at PGP, Inc. “Matt has been a great boon to me as a manager at PGP. Whenever I have hiring needs I look to a few proven recruiters that provide a pool of quality candidates … Continue reading
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Matt Tager, Technical Recruiter at AtHoc, Inc. “As a corporate recruiter, I don’t often have a need for a third party recruiter and when I do, they have to do more than source resumes from the job boards. Matt and … Continue reading
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Andy Brockman, Director of Engineering at IBM, Inc. “I worked with Matthew for approximately 2 years when I was a hiring manager. Unlike many other recruiters who sent me large numbers of unqualified resumes or uninterested candidates, Matthew spent the … Continue reading
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Rob Das, Founder and CTO at Splunk, Inc. “I have known and worked with Matthew on many occasions for many different positions both as the hiring manager and for finding work myself. Matthew is very technical and really strives to … Continue reading
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Benjamin Halsted, Senior Software Engineer at Gaia Interactive, Inc. “Matthew asked me what was most important to me in finding a new position and stayed with that criteria. He was personable and very easy to talk to. I would work … Continue reading
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Michael Radwin, Vice President of Engineering at Anchor Intelligence, Inc. “Matthew is among the best technical recruiters I have ever worked with. When he presents a candidate, he shares plenty of detail and background, saving me time and energy. He … Continue reading
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Jacob Golder, Senior Engineering Manager at CNET, Inc. “I’ve known and worked with Matthew for years. He’s the first and only recruiter I call when I need to hire the impossible!”
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Debbie Miller, Quality Assurance Manager, Hewlett Packard, Inc. “Matthew is a rarity when it comes to recruiters. He actually listens to what you are saying and doesn’t waste your time with resumes of candidates who don’t fit your needs. Over … Continue reading
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Jens Tellefsen, Vice President of Product at Netbase, Inc. “Matthew helped recruit several top-notch product managers on my team. He stands heads-and-shoulders over most of the recruiters I have worked with over the last ten years.”
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Christopher Minson, Senior Director of Engineering at Interwoven, Inc. “Matthew is one of the top recruiters that we are using to build an A++ team. I endorse him enthusiastically, except if you are trying to hire the same sorts of … Continue reading
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Michael McEvoy, Vice President of Engineering at Rearden Commerce, Inc. “I’ve worked with Matthew on a number of key hires – he gets results and delivers the people I need with the right skills when I need them, often with … Continue reading
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Aravind Balakrishnan, Vice President of Engineering at Baynote, Inc. “I have worked with Matthew Allen as a recruiter for several years at Interwoven. He took time to understand the details of each position and was able to provide with very … Continue reading
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Michael Allen, Senior Engineering Manager at PGP, Inc. “Matthew’s personal integrity shines through in all his work as a recruiter. He’s vested both in the engineers he discovers and the companies he represents. He gets us great recruits.”
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Keith Hankin, Senior Software Engineer at Shutterfly, Inc. “Matthew worked with me to find a job and got me my position at Shutterfly. He is very good communicator and was able to understand what type of position I was looking … Continue reading
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Jim Beatrice, Principal at Verticalmove, Inc. “I’ve worked with Matthew for more than four years now. He’s a very knowledgeable headhunter who is creative, proficient and extremely technical. In fact, he’s responsible for designing, coding and deploying the tools/databases that … Continue reading
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Axel Schultze, Founder & CEO at Blueroads, Inc. “I used Matthew a few times and liked the work and the collaboration. We got the people we needed and we always found a way to work it out whether it was … Continue reading
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Rafael Gonzalez Caloni, Vice President of Marketing at PSS Systems, Inc. “Matt is a highly effective recruiter who takes the time and effort to truly understand not only the positions for which he is recruiting, but also to internalize the … Continue reading
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David Rowley, Vice President of Engineering at Limelight Networks, Inc. “We used Matt exclusively at Kenamea for recruiting and he did a great job of representing our company well to candidates, and screening candidates before they were presented to us. … Continue reading
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Shyawn Karim, Technical Recruiter at Verticalmove, Inc. “Matt is a smart, intelligent, natural born leader that is very easy to work with. He provides a very pleasant environment to work in with all the tools needed to exceed. I am … Continue reading
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Maurice Fuller, Executive Director of Operations at Excell Data “Matthew Allen is a phenomenal recruiter.”
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John Levie, Technical Recruiter at Verticalmove, Inc. “Matthew is an incredible recruiter. It’s not often you see someone with such great technical knowledge and people skills. He can uncover some of the greatest candidates using creativity and persistance and yet … Continue reading
