Tech jobs impact on cities

Interesting article in the Economist about tech jobs and their impact on cities. The part that caught my eye was the statistic that –

For every new high-tech job in a city, two well paid professional positions are created outside the industry

Interesting.

Jobs on consulting

Must view section on what Steve Jobs thought of consulting (start at about 15′ into the video). I of course, ended up watching the whole thing — it’s a great view into the tech industry about ~30 years ago, and more importantly the clarity of Steve’s thoughts. Impressive. Hat tip to ManagementConsulted for the link.

Startup jobs

Over 12k jobs at about 340 startups from A16Z. Worth a look if you are thinking of becoming part of the great resignation.

Software hiring on fire

No surprise that hiring in SW is on fire. But it’s good to see the numbers.

Although the report doesn’t cover all companies, the key takeaway seems to be that’s it’s going to be a competitive market for people.

From SMBC, July 7, 2021 (sorry no public report available).

Software jobs trends

Hiring is of course a measure of the robustness of a business. With that in mind, I found an article (RBC: Software job postings; Shape of the recovery, October 23, 2020) that sheds some lights on the tech mood.

While on a month over month basis things seem to be getting better for most, mature & infrastructure companies seem to be still behind compared to last year.

Glassdoor “face-lift” costs six figures?

Interesting article in the New Yorker a few weeks ago on the rise of Glassdoor and the changes that it has brought to the way companies manage their brand. Glassdoor, a company founded ~10 years ago, is the second most popular jobs website (after Indeed.com) and is now worth $1B. Apparently ~80% of job seekers in the US read its reviews. The part that caught my eye was the fact that while a “basic” profile page for a company at the site is free, to have a claimed page (“the face-lift”), one must pay Glassdoor a minimum of $6K a year to something well into the six figures. Sounds like a shakedown to me.