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Spotlight On Seattle Careers

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on April 16, 2021

Public Market in Seattle

I am knowledgeable about Seattle careers because I lived there for a decade and it will always be one of my favorite places to which to return. Seattle is known for rainy drizzle, gorgeous scenery, plentiful coffee, and technology. Seattle is also considered a desirable location in which to land employment or start a business.

There are eight Seattle area companies named in Fortune Magazine’s “Best Companies To Work For” list in 2018. They are (listed with their Fortune position on the Top 100):

  • 12. Baird
  • 26. Adobe Systems
  • 43. Recreational Equipment (REI)
  • 54. Slalom Consulting
  • 64. Dropbox
  • 86. T-Mobile USA (Located in Bellevue, not Seattle)
  • 58. Perkins Coie
  • 88. Nordstrom

From my experience, it isn’t easy to move to Seattle and land a job without Seattle connections unless you have a terrific track record to beat out significant competition. Seattle is a city that values Seattle-based work experience and education. For this reason, many people move there and are underemployed while they build up their resumes and meet the locals. Difficult as this strategy may be, it works.

Seattle is also a city where almost everyone is tech savvy and a lot of networking takes place online. If you don’t live in Seattle and you wish to move there, one way to do so is to become an industry insider by joining online professional organizations and becoming known to the insiders who know where the job openings are.

If you are interested in moving to the Puget Sound or you are already there and exploring your employment options, here are some lists to help you:

Seattle Advertising, Public Relations, and Design Firms
Seattle Career Coach and Career Counselor Directory
Seattle Colleges and Universities
Seattle Government
Seattle Hospitals
Seattle Jobs Resources
Seattle Newspapers
Seattle Nonprofit Organizations
Seattle Recruiters and Employment Agencies
Seattle Resume Writers
Seattle Tech Jobs
Seattle Venture Capital

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