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UserTesting To Create 70 Tech Jobs In Edinburgh
UserTesting, a Silicon Valley company which helps firms to tweak their websites and apps for the best user experience, is creating 70 new tech jobs in Edinburgh. The recruitment drive in the Scottish capital has been...
Austin Claims Top Spot As Leading Tech Hub In WFH World
CompTIA’s latest report provides a great look at how the pandemic has impacted tech hubs. For the second year in a row, Austin clinched the number #1 spot as the go-to city for tech jobs. For the second year in a row...
Small startups are getting fewer job applicants — your opportunity?
Sometimes the biggest opportunity comes from swimming upstream. A new National Bureau of Economic Research study reveals that, since the pandemic’s onset, highly qualified job seekers are choosing larger startups...
Mass layoffs loom for Silicon Valley service workers
A recent report by the trade union-aligned Working Partnerships USA organization highlights the impending threat of mass layoffs among lower-wage service workers at Silicon Valley tech companies. Many have encouraged or...
The Work-From-Home Revolution Will Be The Best Thing To Ever Happen To Silicon Valley
This year has been an enormous economic challenge for our country. The Covid pandemic has forced businesses to close and lay off workers in droves, and caused sharp changes in how and where people work –...
Winter is coming, and millions may lose their jobs in restaurants and hospitality
There’s the absence of additional stimulus funding that could help aid the purchase of cold-weather equipment or keep staff on payroll, as well as a resurgent pandemic that’s prompting lawmakers across the nation...
What It Is Really Like To Interview In The Most Competitive Job Market In Silicon Valley
For most recent college graduates the technology sector is attractive. Silicon Valley seems like a really exciting place. Innovation is happening on a regular basis. Some of the companies those graduates might use every...
The Next Silicon Valley Will Have No ZIP Code
As of May 2020, Silicon Valley was home to 2,000 tech companies — the greatest concentration anywhere in the world. Between 2011 and 2019, Silicon Valley startups received more than $113 billion of funding. Add in an...
5 questions about forging a career in fintech answered
Wondering what it takes to carve out a career in fintech? It’s an industry going from strength to strength with plenty of different opportunities. You can opt to work for a specialised firm, such as Revolut or Stripe...
Tech Companies Continue to Bulk Up in LA, Driving Job Growth
Tech jobs are growing at a rapid clip in Los Angeles, fueled by an increasing appetite from local companies as well as industry leaders that are expanding their presence here. An influx of qualified graduates from local...
These jobs will likely suffer the most in 2021 due to COVID-19
Glassdoor released its Workplace Trends report for 2021, breaking down the sectors most impacted by COVID-19. I spoke with Glassdoor chief economist, Andrew Chamberlain, and he breaks down pandemic effective jobs into...