'Net Features : jobs

Q1 Jobs Report Documents the Rise of E-Commerce

Michael Garrity — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Last week, Freelancer.com revealed the figures for what it found to be the 50 fastest growing online jobs for the first quarter of 2013. What the global outsourcing marketplace found was that the e-commerce industry continues to grow at an impressive rate, Android is starting to catch up with Apple, marketers are returning to the loving embrace of email over Twitter and Facebook and much more.

By analyzing 283,490 jobs during the quarter, Freelancer.com found that e-commerce is steadily dominating the “consumer retail landscape,” as other retail outlets with a brick-and-mortar presence are having trouble adjusting to a consumer base that is “no longer geographically captive.”

The e-commerce industry netted an impressive 19 percent increase in online jobs in Q1 2013, and as a result, e-commerce technologies have also been bringing in more employees. For example, shopping cart solution providers have increased jobs by 18 percent, while Magento, specifically, saw a 14 percent lift.

This has also spurred interest in Core Web 2.0 technologies, with an increased demand in jobs based around HTML5 (up 20 percent), CSS (15 percent), PHP (nine percent), jQuery (seven percent), MySQL (three percent) and WordPress (20 percent), largely because they allow e-commerce companies of all shapes and sizes to create mature, scalable online stores that “have all the feature of a massive retailer like Amazon” for a low price.

Elsewhere, in the mobile technology sector, Android jobs have gone up by over 20 percent, while iPad and iPhone-centric jobs only rose by 11 and five percent, respectively. This is primarily because Apple has had trouble penetrating the market in developing nations, which account for approximately 85 percent of the world’s population.

When it comes to social, Twitter has seen a nice boom, with jobs growing by 18 percent; this is significantly better than Facebook, for which jobs actually fell by four percent. However, both social networks have been taking a backseat when it comes to online marketers, who have been returning to email marketing as the primary way to drive customers to their websites. Email marketing jobs actually went up by 21 percent during the first quarter of this year.

On top of that, SEO jobs have been recovering from the industry's three percent slip in the fourth quarter of 2012, with SEO jobs rising by eight percent, and content based jobs like article submission or technical writing seeing increases of 54 and 26 percent, respectively.

Plus, 3D design jobs have been increasing steadily thanks to the introduction of 3D printers into the mainstream. 3D modeling jobs are up 21 percent, while 3D rendering jobs are up 13 percent and the 3D animation industry saw six percent growth.

Finally, back-office business process outsourcing (BPO) jobs saw a huge 113 percent increase in Q1, as small and enterprise-level companies, alike, have been outsourcing simple (and affordable) work to get ahead of the competition.

AARP Launches Job Board for 50+

Allison Howen — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:30:00 GMT

Finding a job can prove to be a difficult task, especially in today’s economy.

And although most media stories focus on how the economy is affecting the job search for recent grads, many have overlooked how previous generations are dealing with unemployment – until now.

AARP recently launched Work Reimagined, which is a social networking site that is powered by LinkedIn. The site connects professionals, who are on the job hunt and at least 50 years old, with employers who are currently hiring.

The site launched with job openings from almost 120 employers who have agreed to the Work Reimagined pledge – a commitment to treat all employees equally, regardless of their age.

“Work Reimagined enables experienced workers to come together in a vibrant online community to share your views and help move through ‘what’s next’ career moments,” says Rob Romasco, President of AARP. “It opens the way for access to workforce resources, as well as the opportunity to connect with other experienced workers in a peer-to-peer environment.”

Work Reimagined also offers job listings that are independent of LinkedIn, as well as features tips and advice to help people land a job or start a business. According to AARP, many top companies, including Toys R Us, Lowe’s and AT&T, have already taken the Work Reimagined pledge.

Creative Jobs in Demand on the 'Net

Allison Howen — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:30:00 GMT

It’s that time again, online employment platform Elance has released its quarterly Global Online Employment Report, which reveals escalating growth in online work, including an increasing demand for creative talent and traditional jobs.

According to the Q2 results, the number of businesses hiring on Elance increased 35 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago, and more than 80,000 of the new jobs posted were in the creative category – which is up 60 percent over a year ago.

In fact, the demand for creative skills such as web design (+574%), voice acting (+295%) and content writing (+256%) were each up extensively compared to the same time last year. The fact that companies are investing in creative talent could show a commitment to growth and indicate a shift in how businesses engage customers.

Although technology remains the top earning category for online jobs, the Q2 report also shows that more professionals with traditional careers are leaving the cubicle for the World Wide Web. For example, manufacturing designers (+241%), architects (+198%) and family attorneys (+179%), all saw triple-digit increases compared to Q2 last year. Additonally, engineering also saw a surge in online hiring, including Chemical Engineering (+182%), Electrical Engineering (+126%) and Civil Engineering (+100%).

“The ease of working online – coupled with the ability to instantly connect with a highly specialized global talent pool – is driving massive adoption of online work,” says Fabio Rosati, CEO of Elance. “For the first time, demand for technical talent is being matched by equally strong demand for creative talent.”

Path.To Helps Job Seekers Find The One

Michael Garrity — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:00:00 GMT

Finding “The One” can be difficult, not to mention stressful. It requires patience, optimism and a real understanding of what you’re looking for so that, in the end, both parties can be satisfied. Thankfully, the Internet has come along to streamline the selection process for everyone out there looking to settle down.

I am, of course, talking about looking for a job. Like looking for love, finding one’s ideal job is hardly an easy task; even if someone knows exactly what they want, it isn’t always readily available.

The folks behind Path.To realized this, and recently launched the Web’s first online job search service that provides job seekers with unique compatibility scores that will help them discover the opportunity that is just right for them. In other words, this is like eHarmony for job seekers.

The new Path.To Score ranking system will analyze each applicants individual characteristics, as well as those of each business and unique position available, to ultimately match up the top talent with the top job.

Path.To will determine the Score primarily based on three different criteria:

- Social Graph Path.To will be able to utilize a user’s interests from their Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as their contributions and reputations on online professional communities (including Behance, Dribbble, Forrst and Github) to get an idea of the applicant’s interest level in professional topics.

- Personality The service will also identify and incorporate information about what a user finds important at their next position, which can be anything from dress code to office culture to benefits, which will allow them to better match applicants with their ideal work environments.

- Skills and Experience While Path.To will obviously highlight an applicant’s work experience and education, the service will also focus on specific skills that each unique position requires, enabling users to show off their experience through skills-based endorsements.

Currently, Path.To is only available in the San Francisco Bay Area and works exclusively with the interactive design, software engineering and IT professions. This is in large part because of the rapid growth that many companies, both emerging and established, in the Silicon Valley are currently undergoing. The service plans to expand into other markets, most notably Chicago and New York, by the end of 2012.

At present, there are jobs being featured by over 100 different tech companies on Path.To. Who knows, maybe one of them is right for you!

Linux Skills Are In High Demand

Administrator — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:00:00 GMT

The Linux Foundation and Dice.com conducted a joint research study to understand the hiring outlook for Linux professionals – and it’s quite rosy.

Of the 2,000 survey respondents, more than 8 in 10 (81 percent) said that hiring Linux talent is a priority in 2012, and more than half of the firms surveyed said that they are increasing Linux hires relative to jobs created in other skill areas.

The problem is that 85 percent of respondents indicated that finding Linux talent is "somewhat" to "very" difficult, which makes those skilled in Linux very sought-after talent in 2012.

The best part will likely be the pay. While pay increases for tech professionals averaged just 2 percent in 2011, Linux professionals have seen 5-percent increases year-over-year and a 15-percent jump in bonus payouts, according to the recent Dice Salary Survey.

To start 2012, according to the report, hiring managers are pursuing Linux developers (67 percent) and systems administrators (55 percent) most often to fill open positions, although IT managers (20 percent) and outside consultants (15 percent) are also in demand.

The survey also revealed that companies are most aggressively targeting the mid-level professional, with 75 percent of respondents looking for Linux professionals with three to five years of experience.

Jobs: Tech, Cloud on the Rise

Allison Howen — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:45:00 GMT

A recent report from online work platform Elance, shows that more work is migrating to the tech industry, even including a greater demand for jobs in the cloud.

Unlike the traditional employment market, the number of businesses that are hiring online workers has increased 107 percent in the last year.

Hiring trends from the past quarter include an increased need for those that have skills with 3D multimedia and video, as well as skills in mobile — including a 32 percent increase in demand for iOS skills, a 25 percent rise in demand for those with iPad-specific skills and a 14 percent increase for workers with Android skills.

Additionally, the report shows an increased focus on CRM and customer data, including a 35 percent rise in demand for Salesforce.com experts, a 9 percent increase for SugarCRM and 29 percent increase for Data Interpretation.

According to the report, the top five overall skills in demand include PHP programmers, Wordpress programmers, article writing, graphic design and HTML programmers.

Top Tech Jobs in the Industry

Mike Phillips — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:03:00 GMT

CyberCoders, a leading worldwide recruiting firm, has done some heavy research and found that the tech hiring picture is looking rosy. Not only are companies hiring more tech positions but also at higher salaries. In February 2010, CyberCoders listed 59,500 tech job postings, compared to 150,000 in February 2011.

"There is a heavy demand for job candidates with experience using JavaScript, C#, and SQL, MySQL, and PHP," said Matt Miller, chief technology officer, CyberCoders. "Developers are required to build rich dynamic web applications, and with the mobile and web industries moving faster than ever before, engineers are needed across a multitude of verticals. Companies must have a diverse tech team that can handle web, mobile and app development as companies grow. We are also seeing companies continue to pay high salaries for these difficult to fill positions."

According to CyberCoders, the most common tech job available is Product Manager, with an average salary of $106K. That's followed by IT Manager ($94K) and Systems Engineer ($87K). As for the top skills sought after in 2011, CyberCoders lists JavaScript (1), followed by Java (2), SQL (3), HTML (4), C# (5), CSS (6), MySQL (7), PHP (8), Linux (9) and AJAX (10).

But haven't we seen this before? Companies went on all-out hiring binges before the dot-com bust of 2001. But, according to Heidi Golledge, CEO and co-founder of CyberCoders, "There is a greater demand for candidates who have diverse skill sets than in the late nineties and 2000-2001. Typically the hiring demand ten years ago was fueled by the need to build websites backed by new venture funding – and a hope that a companies’ concept would be the next Google or Yahoo. Companies were hiring based on projected revenue. Start-ups now, typically have more experienced management, a sounder foundation and a much higher chance of success."

Online Media Market's Strong Outlook

Agency Style : feature — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:02:00 GMT

The economic recovery might be slow but at least one sector is adding jobs at a respectable rate. Internet media companies and Web portals have added 14,300 jobs since the recession began, according to Ad Age DataCenter's analysis of Bureau of Labor...(read more)

Yahoo's Contributor Network, Exploring the Freelance Marketplace

Mike Phillips — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:00:00 GMT

Yahoo has fulfilled their vision when purchasing Associated Content six months ago. Rebranded as Yahoo Contributor Network, Yahoo is poised to be the biggest freelance market on the Internet. This week, we talk about the new offering from Yahoo and the new environment of freelancing - a surprisingly strong industry and one that can benefit both freelancers and those who hire them.

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Need a Career? Go Mobile!

Mike Phillips — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Dice.com - a job board specializing in the tech industry - released findings from an online survey that shows a major lack of mobile developers in the workforce. The very good news is that companies are looking to hire.

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, "Almost 57 percent of employers and outside recruiters that hired for mobile-related jobs this year plan to boost such hires in the next 12 months, the survey, conducted on behalf of Bloomberg Businessweek.com, showed. More than half the respondents described the supply of quality mobile-software designers and engineers as 'scarce.' "

Driving this great need and opportunity is companies' desire for mobile apps - from iPhone to Android and BlackBerry. Of course, where there is demand, there is money to be made.

The survey found that:

The most common salary range for mobile developers was $75,000 to $100,000, with 28% of respondents saying they pay $100,001 to $125,000.
Experience with Apple's mobile platform carried the most weight on résumés, with 72 percent of recruiters saying they are hiring for development of iPhone applications, and 38 percent saying iPhone expertise is the most attractive among platforms.
About 60 percent are hiring for Android development, and 23 percent said new recruits with knowledge of Google's platform are most highly prized.
This month, Dice's site had 758 job listings requiring skills or experience with the iPhone, up from 264 a year ago. The site had 685 listings requiring Android skills, up from 158.

Inside Hiring Online

Administrator — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:56:00 GMT

Freelance marketplace Elance released results of its online hiring practices survey which revealed that the majority of businesses (64%) prefer online hiring versus the traditional model of hiring onsite. That's not surprising when you're dealing with an audience that hires freelance workers online with some frequency (nearly 50% had 2-5 hires in the past 12 months) but it might give some added comfort to those looking to do some hiring online.

Of those that do hire online 87% view it as a critical business strategy to enhance profitability and competitiveness according to the Elance survey. The reason employers like hiring online is that it is cost effective, flexible (staffing up and down as needed), accessible (always-on access), geographic reach, better candidate information and increased visibility (able to monitor work and collaborate online).

“The majority of businesses report that while they are not adding many new employees onsite, they are opting to hire and distribute work to online teams as a core strategy to help them do more with less. Elance provides these businesses with a full featured online workplace that enhances their ability to hire and manage talent and get work done,” said Ellen Pack, Vice President of Marketing at Elance.

One of the most interesting aspects of the survey was a section on the criteria employers consider important when hiring online - take a look below.

Social Job Search with SimplyHired

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:22:00 GMT

Job search engine and recruitment advertising network SimplyHired released some new social job search features thanks to an integration with Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter.

Most noteworthy of the features is the LinkedIn mashup, which enables job seekers to view business connections instantly in their search results. The feature is an evolution of the Simply Hired “Who Do I Know” tool which allows users to connect to LinkedIn froma SimplyuHIred.co.uk job listing to find out if they have a contact within the organization. The altest release however takes that tool to a new level by allowing job seekers to see immediately see whether someone in their network is affiliate with a potential employer.

“Given the competitive employment landscape, it is imperative now more than ever for job seekers to leverage all possible avenues in pursuit of their dream job,” said Sachin Shah, director of international, Simply Hired. “With hundreds of applicants vying for any one role, a personal or professional connection within an organisation can give a job seeker the crucial advantage. Our new features show job seekers that there is hope; that their network of connections is more powerful than they believe.”

IT Hiring; Opportunities Still Exist

Pete Prestipino — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:30:00 GMT

Today’s economic climate and amid high unemployment rates, it’s easy to assume difficulties of finding work in any field. But a closer look at information technology (IT) hiring reveals a much brighter picture. By learning about indemand skills and what employers value most, you give yourself the best chance to succeed under challenging conditions.

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