In an op-ed for the New York Daily News, CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein wrote that the lack of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education is a national security problem. The need for a STEM-related workforce is growing, but few interested young students go on to earn [Full Story…]
New Web Initiative Brings NY Into 21st Century
October 30, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan that will give New Yorkers the ability to access permits and conduct various state business online. The new initiative will also encourage software developers to create a "New York app store" according to NY Post. The plan will supposedly save taxpayers $100 [Full Story…]
#NYCTech Job Growth Slows
October 15, 2012 at 2:31 pm
NY tech companies hired 900 people in the past three months, but the rate of new job growth has slowed. Cook Associates Executive Search says hiring at digital and Internet companies increased by 3.2 percent in the third quarter of 2012, down from 5.6 percent in Q2 and 6.2 percent in Q1. One bright [Full Story…]
NY Second In Tech Sector Job Growth
August 21, 2012 at 8:02 am
NY ranks second only to San Francisco in terms of the growth of jobs in its tech sector over the last two years. According to "Tech-Twenty Office Markets," a report conducted by CBRE Global Research and Consulting, high-tech service jobs soared 22% in NYC in the second quarter from the same period [Full Story…]
Can CornellNYC and NYU PolyTech Fill Need for NY Engineers?
June 1, 2012 at 8:11 am
Last week's announcement by Google to house students of CornellNYC Tech earned a positive reaction from the city. According to Crain's New York Business, this reaction is an indicator for how much demand for engineers exsists in NY. The lack of available techie skill has been deterring [Full Story…]
25,000 New Jobs Created for NYers via Website, Says Cuomo
March 14, 2012 at 4:04 pm
According to Governor Andrew Cuomo, in the past four months 25,000 jobs have been created through the NY State government's Jobs Express website. Besides job listings, the career site also offers job seekers resume writing assistance, interview techniques, and other useful tools. Union [Full Story…]
NY Number One for Tech Jobs in March
March 13, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Startups, social media companies and an increased focus on technology at communications firms have made NY the premier job destination for the past 13 months, March included. According to Dice.com, the NY/NJ area had over nine thousand job listings this month, a six percent increase from a year [Full Story…]
NY Job Board for Passion Seekers Launches
March 12, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Escape the City, a job service that launched in London in 2010, and recently established in NYC, is a second-chance job board for people who are tired of corporate work and seeking for a meaningful career adventure. The service compels passion chasers, who’ve gone from working in finance to [Full Story…]
Foursquare, Google, Twitter and Facebook Battle for NY Tech Talent
January 30, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Business Insider reports that a source close to Foursqure said about one third of its employees have worked at Google. A scan of LinkedIn reveals that the company has hired at least 18 people who've worked for Google, most of them coming directly from the tech giant. Twitter and Facebook have [Full Story…]
Startup Tech Job Fair in NY Takes Place Tomorrow
November 10, 2011 at 4:19 pm
As NY continues to be a premier location for the tech industry, tech startups in NY are attempting to make themselves more visible to job seekers. Continuing this trend is the Silicon Alley Talent Fair, which will be held tomorrow in NY at the Altman Building on 35 W. 18th Street, starting at 1 p.m. [Full Story…]
NY Jobs Site Reaches 20,000 Hits in 24 Hours
November 2, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Jobs Express, a newly launched website from the State of NY's Labor Department, has attracted 20,000 hits in its first 24 hours. The site, which currently lists more than 42,000 job openings, also offers help with resume writing, interview techniques and other tips to help NYers seek jobs. The [Full Story…]
Cuomo’s Tech Project to Bring NY State 6,900 Tech Jobs?
September 28, 2011 at 11:04 am
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday a high tech research project in NY involving Intel, IBM Corp., GlobalFoundries, TSMC and Samsung to develop new computer chip technology that will ultimately increase speed and capacity. The project will cost $4.4 billion, but will retain or create [Full Story…]
JIBE Closes $6 Million Series A Funding Round
May 23, 2011 at 9:22 am
Business Insider reports that NY-based JIBE, the social job listing startup that lets you attach a personal connection when you apply to a job board listing, announced recently that is has closed a $6 million Series A funding round. The round saw participation from Draper Fisher Jurveston, DFJ [Full Story…]
NYC Startup Job Fair Coming in April
March 29, 2011 at 7:11 am
The second annual NYC Startup Job Fair will be taking place on Friday, April 8th, at AOL's headquarters on 770 Broadway. The event was created in order to connect qualified students and job-seekers with New York-based startups that have already raised at least one round of funding. Internships are [Full Story…]
David Looks for Data About the Size of NYC’s Tech Industry
September 2, 2010 at 1:37 pm
In his blog on Crain's New York Business, Greg David wrote this week about how three tech companies from NYC were named to the World Economic Forum - Foursquare, Knewton and Second Market. Though this was a great achievement and indicative of the tech growth in the city, after much [Full Story…]
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