JOBS, the Steve Jobs film staring Ashton Kutcher, hits theaters nationwide August 16

June 12, 2013 11:07 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

After it prereleased at the Sundance Film festival to ho-hum reviews, Open Road Films delayed the launch ostensibly to do a better job of marketing the film -- but possibly also to tighten up the editing and make some adjustments prior to national release.

If Steve Jobs applied for a job at Apple today, there’s no chance in hell he’d get hired

June 3, 2013 11:49 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Not political. Collaborators. People who really don't care who gets credit. Those are the type of people that Apple looks for in new employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook said recently.

States shine in new solar jobs interactive map

April 18, 2013 2:28 PM Selena Larson
Selena Larson

The Solar Foundation is making it easier to track solar jobs with the State Solar Jobs Map, an interactive online tool showing job numbers for all 50 states.

Over 119,000 Americans have a job in the solar industry, and with …

Apple hiring ‘ground truth managers’ to make sure iOS Maps match reality

March 28, 2013 3:40 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Apple is hiring seven "ground truth managers" to oversee teams that are collecting and testing better map data, which it desperately needs.

Funny or Die’s full-length Steve Jobs movie written and shot in 8 days, set for April 15 release

March 18, 2013 4:01 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Anyone else who wants to make a Steve Jobs movie? Get in line and take a number.

InnovateCV innovates the resume, the cover letter, and the application … right out of existence

March 14, 2013 3:07 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"Our enemy is the resume," Lewis said. "We want candidates to show their true colors … which you can't do in a black and white resume."

Intuit and LinkedIn team up to help small businesses compete for talent (exclusive)

March 12, 2013 6:20 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

The initiative, known as "Hire Smart," kicks off with a free event featuring a host of speakers, including "Apprentice" winner Bill Rancic, Intuit CEO Brad Smith, and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.

Suck it up, Marissa: Working from home just grew 35%

March 6, 2013 9:35 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

The latest U.S. census data says that working from home for at least one day a week grew 34 percent, and this comes just a couple of weeks after CEO Marissa Mayer famously killed Yahoo's telecommuting policy.

Want to work at Facebook? Here’s what its recruiters look for

February 13, 2013 12:06 PM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

Editor's Pick Facebook's recruiters took to Reddit to respond to questions on what they look for in employees. A hint: Your crummy GPA isn't a deal-breaker.

Ashton Kutcher was dumb enough to try Steve Jobs’s fruitarian diet

January 27, 2013 10:38 AM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

Ashton Kutcher's portrail of Steve Jobs was so intense that it landed him in the hospital, the actor revealed.

jOBS: Steve Jobs biopic to open in theaters April 19 (and now there’s a clip)

January 24, 2013 9:17 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Steve Jobs' life will live large once more on the silver screen starting in theaters around the country on April 19. Judging by Apple's stock market performance yesterday, the company he founded could use him back there too.

Google is the best company to work for in 2013, according to Fortune

January 18, 2013 8:36 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

I guess that's what benefits like paying your spouse for 10 years after your death will do for you.

Hiring and hirable in 2013: Agile developers

December 31, 2012 12:58 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

If you're a software engineer skilled in agile development, be very, very happy. You're in high demand, with 4.59 job postings for each and every agile developer who is looking for a job.

General Catalyst hires Adam Valkin from Accel’s London office

December 20, 2012 12:57 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Six months after the departure of cofounder John Simon, General Catalyst Partners has scooped up Adam Valkin from Accel Partners, where he has worked since April 2010.

Highly-paid, well-educated, and employed people use Twitter for constant, background job hunting (Jobvite poll)

November 30, 2012 3:22 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

A company's best, most educated, and highest-paid staff are continually trolling on Twitter for a better job. They're not actively looking for a new job, just keeping an ear to the ground in case one comes up.

UK government posts, then takes down James Bond job opening for an “elimination specialist”

November 23, 2012 9:37 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

But, for at least an hour, there was a job posting on the UK government's website for an James Bond-style "elimination specialist." And yeah, the job code was 007.

Facebook’s government partnership on jobs results in barely functional app

November 14, 2012 10:08 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Close enough for government work? We guess so. But these days, we expect more from Facebook. The now-publicly traded company can't make big promises about delivering hope to jobless Americans then return a result so uncharacteristically subpar.