Employment
Seattle Boasts More Than 110,000 Job Openings But Ranks Near the Bottom of the Top 25 Best Cities for Jobs
The citys hot job market is undercut by its high cost of living, putting it at a competitive disadvantage with other emerging tech hubs, study finds
If youre hunting for work, a just-released study shows that Seattle may have a place for you, with a job market that ranks among the Top 25 in the country, although the citys high cost of living drives down its position in the ranking to No. 23. That places it just above two large Texas…
Alaska Airlines Plans to Hire Several Thousand New Employees This year
The projected openings cover a wide range of jobs, including pilots, flight attendants, customer-service agents and software engineers, the company says
Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, regional airline Horizon Air, plan to hire some 2,800 employees this year across a range of jobs as the carrier continues to spread its wings as a major commercial airline company. The companys parent, Seattle-based Alaska Air Group, expects that most of the new jobs will be based at…
Seattle Shines in Both Job and Pay Growth Over the Past Year
Glassdoor report ranks the metro area near the top of the pack in both measures
Seattle posted the second-highest pay growth and the third highest job growth year over year as of May among 10 of the nations largest metro areas, according a job-market report released by job and recruiting platform Glassdoor. Seattle as of May had a total of 111,591 open jobs, up 3.4% from a year earlier, ranking…
Amazon, Facebook Expansion Plans in Bellevue Could Spur a Homebuying Frenzy
City's home prices slipped in the past year, but the online giants' plans could reignite the market
This story originally ran on Redfin. Theres a spotlight on Bellevues real estate market after Amazon gave up plans to occupy a skyscraper with the capacity for up to 5,000 employees in downtown Seattle. The move is intensifying speculation that Amazon will focus its hometown growth on the Eastside suburbs over the next few years….
Bellevue Online-Game Company ArenaNet Terminating 143 jobs
Layoffs are due to the cancellation of unannounced projects, company spokesman says
Online video-game company ArenaNet, based in Bellevue, is laying off 143 employees permanently starting March 1, according to a notice filed with the state of Washington under the federal WARN Act. The company, launched in 2000, became a subsidiary of Seoul, South Korea-based NCSOFT in late 2002 and released its first online, multiplayer title, Guild…
Mom to Employer: “Do You Mind if I Sit in on My Son’s Interview?”
More than one-third of managers are annoyed when job seekers get help from helicopter parents.
Do Mom and Dad know best when their children are looking for jobs? Not always, new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam suggests. More than one in three (35 percent) senior managers interviewed said they find it annoying when helicopter parents are involved in their kids’ search for work. Another one-third (34 percent) of respondents prefer…
Tech Diversity Champions
News from WTIA
The Seattle area faces a severe shortage of qualified coders. One way local organizations such as the Washington Technology Industry Association are addressing that shortage is by helping to train women, minorities and veterans currently underrepresented in the regions technology workforce. To use the interactive graphic pictured here, use this link.