SAN FRANCISCO, January 14, 2010 – The Linux Foundation
(LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating
the growth of Linux, today announced its new Linux Jobs
Board is now available on the popular online community
destination for all matters Linux, Linux.com:
http://jobs.linux.com/ .
The JobThread Network, an online recruitment platform, reports
that the demand for Linux-related jobs has grown 80 percent
since 2005, demonstrating that Linux professionals represent
the fastest growing job category in the IT industry. The new
Linux.com Jobs Board will provide employers and job seekers
with an important online forum in which anyone can find the
best and brightest Linux talent or the ideal job
opportunity.
"Linux' increasing use across industries is building high demand
for Linux jobs despite national unemployment stats," said
Jim Zemlin, executive director at the Linux Foundation.
"Linux.com reaches millions of Linux professionals from all
over the world. By providing a Jobs Board feature on the
popular community site, we can bring together employers,
recruiters and job seekers to lay the intellectual
foundation for tomorrow's IT industry."
Employers interested in posting a job opening have two options;
they can post their openings on Linux.com and reach millions
of Linux- focused professionals or they can use the JobThread
Network on Linux.com to reach an extended audience that
includes 50 niche publishing sites with a combined 9.8
million visitors every month. For more information and to
submit a job posting, please visit: http://jobs.linux.com/post
.
Linux.com is already a showcase for Linux experts who
participate in the online community and gain guru rankings
for answering questions, posting tutorials or writing
content. Job seekers can include their LinkedIn details on
their Linux.com profile, including their resume. They can
also subscribe to the Linux.com Jobs Board RSS feed, receive
alerts by email and follow opportunities about Linux-related jobs
on Twitter at www.twitter.com/linuxdotcom.
Linux community members and business users at all levels use
Linux.com to find tutorials; news and analysis; Linux
distribution information; industry blogs; forums, and more.
Linux.com hosts a unique collaboration forum for Linux
experts – users and developers – and provides
the tools needed to connect with each other and with Linux.
Information on how Linux is being used, such as in mobile, can also
be found on the site.
Linux.com members can submit articles and information for review
and discussion by peers on the website. To join the
Linux.com community, of which there are more than 11,000
registered members, please visit:
http://www.linux.com/community/register
. For existing members, content can be submitted at:
http://www.linux.com/submit-an-article .
About the Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to
fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the Linux
Foundation sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds
and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies
and developers from around the world. The Linux Foundation
promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by hosting
important workgroups, events and online resources such as
Linux.com. For more information, please visit
www.linux-foundation.org.
