Code for America Looking to Hire Diverse and Qualified Candidates for Current Job Openings
Code for America is a new national non-profit bringing talent from the tech sector into public service to help communities solve core problems. The main program run is a year-long fellowship with teams of 3-5 web developers and designers working in partnership with city governments and other public institutions. Fellows design, build and deploy technology [...]
Read MoreFree Web App Helps Job Seekers Achieve A+ Resumes
With unemployment rates sky high, it’s best to cover all grounds to make you the stand out candidate. In most cases, this starts with your resume. RezScore created a free web app that instantly grades resumes. RezScore’s free resume grader will read, analyze, and assign a letter grade (A+ through F-) to any user’s submitted [...]
Read MoreSocial Media Options That May Help Unemployed African Americans
Recent reports show unemployment among the general population is about 9.1 percent, but an alarming 16.2 percent for African Americans, and even higher for African American males. Historically, the unemployment rate for African Americans has always been higher than the national average. However, now it’s at Depression-era levels. Many African Americans have become frustrated with [...]
Read MoreMinority Groups Protest Apple Hiring Practices
A small group of people assembled outside the Apple retail store in downtown San Francisco Friday, to protest Apple’s hiring practices. Faith Bautista, president of the National Asian American Coalition said it didn’t make sense to send jobs to Asia, while so many here in the States remain unemployed. Reverend Daniel Buford of the Prophetic [...]
Read MoreGoogle and Microsoft at War for Talent
Google and Microsoft are in a battle for talent for a diverse set of roles. There are set to fill more than 1600 and 4600 positions in coming months. Google’s uplift was in line with expectations to recruit 6200 globally this year when it was expected to hire more people than in any year in [...]
Read MoreRep. Jesse Jackson Jr.: iPad Responsible for Eliminating Thousands of Jobs
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. took the floor to speak on what he believes is one major cause of unemployment in America…the iPad. “A few short weeks ago I came to the House floor after having purchased an iPad and said that I happened to believe, Mr. Speaker, that at some point in time this new [...]
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