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Facebook Is Coming to Town and Is Hiring

Matt Hickey
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Uh, Facebook started hiring for its Austin office back in March. And they are opening offices up all over the world.

Wherever you are getting information, you need to get more of it.
kitschnsync on May 5, 2010 at 4:24 PM Report this
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They're hoping that by being closer to Microsoft, they'll be able to passively absorb more evil.
eclexia on May 5, 2010 at 4:38 PM Report this
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Nobody cares about Austin, other than the gin-soaked music crowds.
Will in Seattle on May 5, 2010 at 4:40 PM Report this
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“Minor leagues”?
Sben on May 5, 2010 at 4:40 PM Report this
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Capitol Hill definitely lacks good office space for mid-sized companies. I hope a few floors of it are included in the TOD site come 2016.
JoshMahar on May 5, 2010 at 4:41 PM Report this
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Then I suppose you have something in common with Austin, Will. Except the music part.
kitschnsync on May 5, 2010 at 4:41 PM Report this
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Minor leagues of tech? what place other than Silicon Valley has such a high density of tech companies as Seattle?
Tiffany on May 5, 2010 at 4:46 PM Report this
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All in service of helping my sister let the world know what she ate for breakfast and how she feels about it.
gloomy gus on May 5, 2010 at 5:04 PM Report this
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#8 - Raleigh-Durham is one, but I don't think Seattle is minor league in tech either. What the Seattle area strangely lacks, however, is a top rated technology school (medical research, notwithstanding).
Dougsf on May 5, 2010 at 5:59 PM Report this
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High downtown vacancy rates and dirt cheap rent has its advantages, I guess.

@6 - Zing!
Mahtli69 on May 5, 2010 at 8:07 PM Report this
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Not to be too callous, but if you're an unemployed software engineer in Seattle, it's probably for a reason. There's no shortage of demand for good engineers here, but tech companies (primarily MSFT) took advantage of the recession to trim the fat and lay off the bad ones.
Budes on May 5, 2010 at 8:38 PM Report this
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@9 UW is a top 5 Computer Science department.
on May 5, 2010 at 9:51 PM Report this
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@11 - Not to say that you probably aren't correct for the most part, but I'm fresh out of school with a lot of skill and no experience, and I'm having trouble finding software positions that are entry level or willing to give an unproven employee a chance yet.
kcrobinson on May 6, 2010 at 7:10 AM Report this
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Oh and thanks for this article. I just submitted my resume, and Facebook's application process is partially geared towards people in my exact position. This is really freaking exciting.
kcrobinson on May 6, 2010 at 7:12 AM Report this
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@1 first *engineering* office. the other office locations are sales-staff.
Josh Bomb on May 6, 2010 at 11:02 AM Report this
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15, Hickey added that crucial bit of information after my comment. Originally, it just read "first office"- now his post is accurate.
kitschnsync on May 6, 2010 at 11:18 AM Report this
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Minor leagues? Seriously? Hey, I'm glad we're getting Facebook. Over the next couple years, I can see Facebook growing significantly as a company and I'd love to work for them. Fingers crossed.
Rhetoralist on July 15, 2010 at 12:41 PM Report this

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