Bay Area Hiring Round-Up: Apple Hiring Thousands, Getting Spacy
Steve Jobs has made his second big announcement of the week: Apple is building a spaceship like campus in Silicon Valley to house over 12,000 employees. A sketch of the new facility looks a bit like a flying saucer; you can see a picture here – and check out over 2,000 job postings at Apple in California here.
In other Silicon Valley news, we see signs of the tech hiring boom continuing — with trickle down growth in the financial services sector. Here’s a round-up:
- Financial services advisory firm Robert W. Baird is expanding their team in San Francisco with two key hires, and gunning to grow more.Co
- Data management firm Splunk has a new office in Cupertino, California to supplement staffing needs. They’re growing quickly, HQ is in San Francisco. Career info and big number of job listings here.
- Mobile app company StackMob just received $7.5 million in funding; Xconomy reports that they will also be hiring. No listings on the site; but a contact list of staffers on the site.
Companies that grow fast often hire fast—very fast. For insider tips on how to get hired, check out our Insider interviews on the StartWire blog. Coming up: Tips from insiders at Google, McGraw Hill, and Eventbrite!
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