The “app economy” created 466K jobs, counting your developer’s favorite barista

Apps are everywhere these days, with founders from Instagram and Shazam starring in Super Bowl commercials. According to a new study from the non-partisan group TechNet, apps have created 466,000 American jobs since they arrived with the modern day smartphone in 2007. Dig into the data, however, and you’ll find only about a third of those are actual tech jobs.

It turns out that there were really only about 155,000 developer and tech support positions … Continue Reading

No more paper resumes! GetHired.com uses video to snag your dream job

Finding a new job isn’t easy, but a new company is trying to give you the best advantage. GetHired.com is video-based job market where you can hunt for jobs and get recruited by employers. The site launched Sunday with $1.75 million in seed funding.

“The whole idea behind GetHired.com is that employee hiring is inefficient. Most job boards are expensive, costing around $400-$500 to post jobs; smaller businesses can’t afford that. Our whole system is … Continue Reading

How to get a programming job at a startup (infographic)

We have only a few days before the new year ball drops and 2012 is upon us. Many will hope for good health, good fortune and good friends, but in this economy, even more may hope for jobs.

If you’re a programmer, here’s an infographic of tips to help you get that job you’re looking for.

Silicon Valley has a number of resources for programmers looking to stretch their digital fingers into the startup world. … Continue Reading

Apple job posts reveal Siri’s future: API, sleeker interface and more

It’s not every company that makes waves over new job postings, but Apple is not every company. Apple has two positions open for iOS engineers to work on the next generation of Siri, the voice-powered personal assistant for the iPhone 4S.

The new posts mention that the engineers will be working on a Siri API, which would allow applications to use the voice recognition functionality to carry out a variety of tasks.

The  contents of … Continue Reading

As vets come home, White House, Google & LinkedIn try to help them find new jobs

I remember when my stepdad got out of the Navy for the first time. Finding a new, non-military job ended up being so challenging that he eventually gave up and enlisted again. He didn’t get out of the Navy for good until his retirement more than a decade later.

While I’m proud of my family’s service to Uncle Sam, veterans do need better ways to transition from military to civilian life — and the military … Continue Reading

Forrst launches new jobs service for designers & devs

Popular web design and development community Forrst has just launched a new service for posting and finding jobs on the site.

The new job posting and job listings portions of the site allow employers and web pros find each another for full-time and freelance collaboration.

“I’ve hired three people (two full-time and one freelance) from Forrst myself,” said Forrst founder, Kyle Bragger, in an email exchange with VentureBeat earlier this week. “I believe in it … Continue Reading

Facebook teams with U.S. government to help in jobs crisis

Facebook is partnering with the Department of Labor and other government agencies to help unemployed Americans get back to work, the company announced today in Washington, D.C.

The Social Jobs Partnership, as the initiative is properly called, will “help to close the gap between people and employers, said Facebook’s VP of global public policy Marnie Levine.

The partners in this initiative realize that people are already using social media to find jobs and that companies … Continue Reading

LinkedIn launches new headhunting-like service for job recruiters

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals is launching a new service called Talent Pipeline that focuses on helping job recruiters find and place job seekers, the company announced Tuesday at its Talent Connect customer event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The recruitment process used by many recruiters of major companies involves watching several social media activity feeds for talent leads, gathering resumes from multiple job board services and communicating with potential hires. The idea behind Talent … Continue Reading

LinkedIn launches plugin for one-click job applications

LinkedIn on Monday launched a new plugin that makes the process of applying for a job as easy as clicking a button.

The new “Apply with LinkedIn” plugin can be embedded on the job listings pages of company websites, and it simplifies the way job seekers can submit their resumes to companies they want to work for.

“There’s a lot of emotion and anxiety in applying for a job,” Adam Nash, LinkedIn’s Vice President of … Continue Reading

Sector analytics provider Quid nets $10M, Max Levchin joins as an advisor

Quid, a provider of analytics for specific job sectors, announced today that it has raised $10 million in its third round of funding and has added PayPal co-founder and Slide founder Max Levchin to its board of advisors.

“At PayPal, they were able to combine algorithms, visualization and people together to really understand core networks,” Quid co-founder Sean Gourley told VentureBeat. “For us to get that insight of how you use computers, algorithms and data … Continue Reading

Gigwalk adds Microsoft, offers 110K paying odd jobs (Infographic)

Microsoft’s search engine Bing will soon add crowdsourced photos to its map results. It will do so using the on-demand job board Gigwalk, which boasts 110,000 “gigs” just 9 weeks after its launch.

Gigwalk is a mobile app that allows brands to post odd jobs, or “gigs,” that need real-time attention. Examples include taking a photo of a menu, verifying a street name, confirming product placements in stores, etc. The company, which can only survive … Continue Reading

VentureBeat hires Wired’s Dylan Tweney, and still looking for more awesome team members

Big changes are afoot here at VentureBeat, and we’re looking to staff up with more full-time writers, freelancers, and reporting interns.

To wit, we’re extremely delighted to announce that Dylan Tweney, long senior editor of Wired, has joined VentureBeat as executive editor. Dylan brings 15 years of experience, is unflappable in character and has a way of making complicated IT technology understandable. Before Wired, he worked at Ziff Davis Media and Mobile Magazine.  He’ll be … Continue Reading

Steve Jobs takes stage at Apple's iPad 2 event despite health concerns

Steve Jobs took the stage today to unveil the iPad 2, the next version of its tablet computer — to the surprise of just about everyone, given that he recently announced he would take some time off from Apple for health reasons.

Concerns about Jobs’ health weighed on investors and ended up sending Apple’s shares down after he announced his temporary medical leave of absence in January. Apple shares fell as much as 6 percent … Continue Reading

President Obama dines with the Silicon Valley elite in Woodside

President Barack Obama came to Silicon Valley today to dine with the the region’s technology leaders to talk about how to create more jobs and improve education.

The crowd reportedly included Steve Jobs, the Apple chief executive, who made time for the President despite having taken a leave of absence for medical reasons. It also included a who’s who of the digerati. In Silicon Valley, you could say that it doesn’t get any bigger than … Continue Reading

Americans hitting second-tier job search sites a lot more

President Barack Obama came to Silicon Valley today to dine with the the region’s technology leaders to talk about how to create more jobs and improve education.

The crowd reportedly included Steve Jobs, the Apple chief executive, who made time for the President despite having taken a leave of absence for medical reasons. It also included a who’s who of the digerati. In Silicon Valley, you could say that it doesn’t get any bigger than … Continue Reading