Get a Mac, get a job
As the economy makes with the poop, we can all use a little bit of extra help finding work. Whether it's side projects, or full-time employment, there are plenty of jobs available for system administrators, programmers, and creative people -- all who use a Mac.
I've assembled a collection of sites and job boards that cater to those with a technical and creative skill set -- people who probably use a Mac. This is by no means a complete list, but should help anyone starting to look for work.
Comments consisting of "how could you dare possibly omit [insert name of board here]" will be met with resigned sighs from me, but cheers from our readers. So feel free to point people in the direction of boards that you've used or trusted before in comments.
Follow me across the jump for the list.
Jobs with Apple
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Apple Pro - For careers at Apple.
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Apple Retail - For jobs at Apple Stores, including Genius positions.
Technical
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37signals Job Board - Full-time design, programming, Rails, executive positions and more.
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37signals Gig Board - Freelance programming, design, and iPhone developer projects.
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Ars Technica Job Board - Full-time job positions for web developers, IT professionals, programmers, database administrators, freelance and project work.
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Authentic Jobs - Full-time and freelance positions for standards-aware designers and developers (and the companies seeking to hire them).
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Chinwag Jobs (UK) - Hundreds of online digital media, web, design, and technical vacancies.
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Freshwebjobs - Web professionals job board
- iPhoneWebDev - Though not exclusively for job listings, many people do post here with opportunities.
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League of Professional System Administrators - Sysadmin positions, mostly.
- Raven.me - Job listings for iPhone talent.
Creative
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Adrem (UK) - Architecture and design jobs.
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AIGA Design Jobs - From the American Institute of Graphic arts, the professional association for design.
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Coroflot - Portfolios and jobs for creative work
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Creative Hotlist - Run by Communication Arts magazine, all the design agencies I've ever worked with post and look here.
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Krop - Creative and tech jobs.
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ProgrammerMeetDesigner - Where programmers, designers, and entrepreneurs all look for each other for projects and jobs.
Recruiters
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529ltd - Design jobs in Portland, Oregon. Their Flash site is pretty irritating, though. Maybe they need a new one.
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Aquent - The leading staffing and talent agency for designers and marketers.
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Choice Creative Staffing - Freelance and permanent jobs for greater NYC.
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As a soon-to-be-grad... This list is perfect. Thanks!
August 22 2008 at 3:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnother good one for creatives is Design Observer's job board. http://designobserver.coroflot.com/public/jobs_browse.asp
August 22 2008 at 2:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNice. Mac gets you so much !
August 22 2008 at 6:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySweet! I didn't see a single job listed that fits what I do. (Photographic image manipulation/color correction)
August 21 2008 at 11:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAll the photo retouching I do is usually part-and-parcel of a larger project that involves a photo shoot (which are becoming increasingly rare with more diverse stock photography and shrinking client budgets).
The two things I would recommend are either (a) befriending an agency who can routinely offer you retouching work or (b) befriend a photographer for the same. Or both.
Hope that helps!
Shameless self-plug for MacYenta:
http://www.MacYenta.com
Thanks for listing Aquent as a recruiting resource for creative and marketing professionals. As some of you may remember, we were called "MacTemps" when we started out 20 years ago.
Matt
I didn't know they were opening an Apple Store in Santa Barbara! Applied.
August 21 2008 at 4:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOne more: http://jobs.43folders.com/
August 21 2008 at 3:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI can't believe I missed that one! From 'guy-I-wish-was-my-friend' Merlin Mann! Top-notch suggestion.
August 21 2008 at 4:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyTalentZoo is another good resource for creatives and those in the ad biz.
MacTalent:
http://www.mactalent.com/
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