Tech Jobs

My Experience as a Field Engineer Off the Coast of Angola

Women 2.0 | Posted 05.21.2012

Women 2.0

The timer had started running 30 minutes ago. I was sweating from the exertion of rigging up a 500-pound tool string with my crew and the nervousness of being responsible of running a $2 million exploration job in an offshore oil platform in Africa.

The 13 Most Bizarre Job Titles In Tech

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 04.15.2012

Developments in the tech world have brought about amazing innovations and new ways of connecting that have altered the lives of many. They're also...

Stop the Presses: The Future of Newspapers

Daniel Burrus | Posted 04.12.2012

Daniel Burrus

Let's face it, newspaper publishers still haven't quite understood how to maximize and leverage the digital world, and thus increase their advertising revenue.

Where's the Web Heading? A Prediction

Daniel Burrus | Posted 04.06.2012

Daniel Burrus

Your personal assistant with Web 4.0 will search for you without you even specifically asking. Your personal assistant will know your preferences, your likes, and your needs, automatically compiling, presenting, and sharing what's pertinent.

How Lloyd Blankfein Changed My Life, And How Jack Dorsey Changed It Again

Akarshan Kumar | Posted 02.26.2012

Akarshan Kumar

If you are considering doing a job just for the money, it's time to grow up.

The Top 10 Trends In Tech Jobs

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 11.20.2011

It used to be that the only technological expertise you needed to get a job were basic word processing and webmail skills. Times have changed. Accordi...

InternMatch: Matching the Smartest Student Interns With the Hottest Tech Startups

Audrey Watters | Posted 05.28.2011

Audrey Watters

In a tight job market, even the best college students are finding that landing a good job after graduation requires more than just a degree. It requi...

SF Tech Jobs Climb Near Level Of Dot-Com Peak

sfgate.com | Casey Newton, Chronicle Staff Writer | Posted 05.28.2011

As technology companies' soaring valuations draw comparisons to the dot-com days, a new analysis highlights another similarity: The number of tech wor...

Tech Sector Adds 47,000 Jobs So Far In 2010

Bloomberg Businessweek | Olga Kharif | Posted 05.25.2011

Tech jobs are coming back after hitting bottom early this year, according to economy tracker Moody's Analytics (MCO). The U.S. economy has added 47,00...

Despite Recession, State Added 8,000 High-Tech Jobs In 2008

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

In the depths of the Great Recession, Illinois' high-tech industry added 2,900 jobs in 2008, a 1.4 percent gain from the previous year and better than...

Going Political - Not Postal

Donna Conroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Donna Conroy

I am an American tech worker, a refugee created by a broken social contract after building a wired field of high-tech dreams. It seems you only know us as "going postal" but now, we are going political.

Recession-Proof Jobs

BusinessWeek | Albert Sun | Posted 05.25.2011

These are tough times for job seekers. The U.S. unemployment rate held steady in June at 5.5%, the highest rate since October 2004. The outlook is esp...

Google Hiring Babysitters, Massage Therapists, Chefs

Silicon Alley Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 05.25.2011

Want to work for Google -- but you can't code and don't have an MBA? You're not completely out of luck: We've scanned the 793 positions open in the U....