There’s been loads of activity in the Geo industry, starting with jobs, lots of them! Just have a wander around GeoJobs.BIZ and check out the latest opportunities that include positions for: Developer Advocate, Product Engineers, Interns, Software Developers, consultants, and many more! The following are just a sampling of some of the opportunities available to […]
Job Tips – Most Memorable Interview Blunders
When it comes to a job interview, the first few minutes may be the most crucial – Half of Employers Know if a Candidate is a Good Fit Within the First Five Minutes. A new survey from CareerBuilder finds that nearly half (49 percent) of employers know within the first five minutes of an interview […]
Tech Employment Figures Continue To Rise
Some employment figures/research to share… The October issue of TriNet SMBeat, a monthly analysis of small business employment and human capital economic indicators, showed that month-over-month net job growth continued across the United States. Construction had the most significant jump with 3.35% in net job growth in October coming mainly from Texas, California and Florida. […]
The Top 15 Hottest Careers for College Grads
Something of interest for you job seekers and recent grads… University of California San Diego Extension has assembled the fifth annual edition of “Hot Careers for College Graduates.” According to the research, jobs within the past year categorized according to the BLS under “professional and business services” have grown the most. Overall, the study indicated […]
US Government Shutdown Effect – Newsletter Bounce Backs
On the upside, we sent out another fine GISuser Today Geo industry newsletter today, the downside though are these email bounce-backs that we’ve received, and plenty of them! Best wishes to all of our Federal Government worker colleagues and friends, Government contractors and others affected by the recent Government #shutdown
Top 10 Cities Hardest Hit by the US Fed Government Shutdown
Wondering which areas of the US will be hardest hit by the Fed. shutdown? Here’s a list of the top 10 areas… looks like Colorado Springs, VA beach, Honolulu, and the D.C area will be hurting lots if this thing continues much longer! Click through to the Washington Post piece for a decent data visualization […]
Consider having a BCIT GIS student undertake a project or a practicum
The current year of BCIT GIS students started their classes the first week of September. Part of their course load is to locate a sponsor, who will undertake a project or practicum with them in the January – May 2014 timeframe. Would you consider having a BCIT student undertake a project or a practicum with […]
GeoTech Career Opportunities to Consider
Hopefully by now you’ve had a chance to check out our new career resource (now in its second month) at GeoJobsBIZ. There’s been about 200 opportunities listed and the growth has been steady in visits and users. If you need to recruit Geo/Tech talent hopefully you’ll give it a shot and those of you simply […]
Nokia HERE Needs A Head of Marketing (Chicago) #job
I normally don’t post jobs here on the blog, however, this one is too cool of an opportunity. Also, the way I figure it, anyone who is a prime candidate for this gig with HERE (Nokia) surely reads this bog… if not they really should be! Based in Chicago, IL, the head of HERE, Americas […]
Badge System Tracks Student Achievement in Online Geospatial Programs
An interesting idea from American sentinel U re. competency based learning in Geospatial. American Sentinel University’s GIS program chair, Stephen McElroy, Ph.D., GISP, will highlight how the university’s badge system is used to document competency-based geospatial learning as part of its new online Geospatial Learning Lab in his presentation ‘Badge System to Document Competency-based Geospatial […]