Wells Fargos is on the fast track to hire employees for 404 banks in and near the Washington Beltway. Their goal: to hire 1,000 new employees by May.
Jobs run the gamut from tellers and personal bankers to store management. It’s quite possible that a few will also be focused on marketing: The staff-up is being done in advance of Well Fargos re-branding campaign. Currently, openings are in branches operating under the Wachovia brand—acquired by Wells Fargo in 2008. Come fall, they’ll be known as Wells Fargo.
Want the 411 on these positions? Look under both Wells Fargo and Wachovia. (And if in the Bay Area or Charlotte, check out opportunities there, too. Still lots of hiring elsewhere, too.)
In 2010, Groupon hired 3,880 employees for jobs in 565 cities. This counts as “explosive growth,” especially when you consider they started the year with 120 employees in 30 cities.
We see over 250+ active job postings in the U.S. for Groupon, most of which are in Chicago and Palo Alto. Check out their digs in the Windy City.
Airbnb, a start-up based in San Francisco, has booked over a million reservations for folks looking for a friendly couch or guest bedroom.
The company’s also looking for 15+ new people to staff up the office.
State Farm has announced that profits more than doubled last year, reporting net income of $1.8 B. The Bloomington, Illinois based company is aggressively hiring nationwide for positions from the San Francisco Bay to Savannah, Georgia and New York City.
Last week, recruiters held a virtual career fair to chat with potential candidates. Like a good neighbor, they didn’t ask to come in the house—they billed it as an opportunity to learn about jobs while wearing your PJs. (Though I’d anticipate no offers if you showed up for a State Farm interview in this attire.)
Here’s a link to current State Farm openings and a quick tip: If you apply to work for an insurance company or financial services firm, expect to be asked permission for a credit check before you are hired.
Want to know what to expect and how to protect your credit? Check out this tip from the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection.
You might overlook this event…a networking soiree with the Publisher of San Francisco Business Times and their real estate reporter… but you shouldn’t.
Real estate folks and publishing types are ALWAYS plugged into who is doing well (meaning hiring) and who is not (meaning firing). Why? Growing companies buy advertising and lease/buy office space.
Only 2 job postings on the web right now…but I have to assume there will be more to come. I’d get plugged in here. Throw this search string — site:linkedin.com/pub amprius — into to Google and see if you recognize anyone.
Announced by the Mayor. Check out the story here.
Multi-gaming company that just raised a $30M Series C. To make room for the hiring, they just leased 25,000 square feet in Orrick Building on Howard Street.
The jobs are here.
Add another 200 new jobs to the 6,000 Google announced earlier this year. The Detroit News reports the addition, with a spotlight on positions in Ann Arbor.
The lion’s share of Google job listings currently posted are in major metro areas from Silicon Valley and New York to Chicago. But a quick look at the listings for Ann Arbor shows the diversity of positions available nationwide:
The Ann Arbor office is looking for technical specialists for Google Book Search, Google AdWords and YouTube, as well as advertising associates, sales representatives, and account managers for online sales and TV, among others.
Source: The Detroit News
This is slightly dated (Q4 Data)…but still interesting.
Other factoid: San Francisco radically gaining steam…seeing a sharp increase in jobs per capita. If I blur my eyes, tech is driving these moves.
