Demand for high-level candidates remained steady in January across the country, especially in tech and government; however, the unemployment rate remains high. According to the Bright Employment Report, the labor market gained 189,000 net jobs in January 2013. Out of context, this seems like a healthy number, but in fact this level of demand for […]
Catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If you’re one of the lucky people who work in Silicon Valley, these meals are everyday luxuries. But what happened to snack? When was the last time you had a scheduled snack time? You may flash back to the hazy days of kindergarten in which you sat down with your mates and […]
The first week I joined Bright, I came across a piece by Francisco Dao about the state of product innovation in Silicon Valley, lamenting that most web and mobile startups these days lack the experience and research talent to work on breakthrough technology. Feeling a pang of pride, I forwarded the article to my new […]
Happy 2013 everyone! Historically, December tends to be one of the slowest hiring months of the year, and December 2012 was no exception. Bright predicts 141,000 jobs were created in December 2012. Despite this slow down, there remain numerous Bright regions in the employment landscape. Comparing the first half with the second half of the […]
