Today the announced the launch of a designed to help fill Austin鈥檚 so-called 鈥渢echnology gap.鈥�
The chamber says that are having trouble finding qualified local candidates for mid-to-senior level positions. Last month the chamber found that 28 percent of posted job openings in the area were tech-related.Drew Scheberle is with the Austin Chamber of Commerce. He says a full and prospering technology workforce benefits the entire Austin economy.
鈥淚t creates a lot more sales tax, it helps improve the value of your home, it helps to create more restaurant sales, more dry cleaning, more grocery store receipts," said Scheberle, Senior Vice President of Talent and Education at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.
Already, more than 2,000 candidates have listed profiles on and there are dozens of job postings.
