Plus, a Maryland gubernatorial candidate wants to go big on career training, and hiring trends right now.
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| | | | Tech jobs rising Nationally, tech hiring activity is at a two-year high. In October, a survey by IT trade association CompTIA found that firms posted 360,065 tech jobs, which was a 76,000-opening increase. Tech companies, meanwhile, added 8,300 new employees. Overall, tech industry employment is up 140,000 in 2021, CompTIA estimates. It comes at a time when the job picture is getting rosier for the economy as a whole. In last week's monthly jobs report, the federal government reported that the unemployment rate is down to a pandemic low of 4.6%, and the country added 531,000 jobs as a whole. Did you find a new tech role this year, or change jobs? We're interested in talking to you to learn about what roles are open, and who is getting them. Email us at baltimore@technical.ly to get in touch. — Technical.ly Deputy Managing Editor Stephen Babcock (stephen@technical.ly) | | | | | Top Stories | | By The entrepreneur wants to fund skills training and support for residents looking to transition into careers like tech, healthcare, manufacturing and trades. "We have the resources already in the state budget," he said. Read more » By In a recent Technical.ly Slack AMA, Ledyard talked about the career path that led her to national computer science education nonprofit CodePath, and the importance of retention in growing a diverse workforce. Read more » By Learn about programs and opportunities available in the region’s investment ecosystem. Read more » By With a $6.3 million proposal for federal relief funds, the city public library system wants to add digital navigators, teen tech centers and extended public Wi-Fi. Here's a look at the highlights. Read more » | Blast from the past "We have the oil": Tech leaders see a foundation in Maryland for cybersecurity and data science to drive even bigger job gains. Read more » | Your Job in Tech Search all open jobs and hiring companies Featured Jobs Responsible for planning and designing new software and web applications. Analyzes, tests and assists with the integration of new applications. Documents all development activity. Assists with...Find out more » Job Description What you will do Perform hands-on architecture, design, and development of systems and capabilities Build detection capabilities to identify suspicious activity and operationalize...Find out more » ABOUT US Inspire is a clean energy technology company on a mission to transform the way consumers access clean energy and to accelerate the world’s transition to a net-zero carbon future. We provide...Find out more » This Week in Jobs I hope this doesn’t sound too corny. Read more » SUBSCRIBE to TWIJ Post a Job Get a Job | Events View all events Promote your event | | |
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