Careers in California

Financial Engines - If you’re intrigued by what Financial Engines is doing with retirement investing, you should check out their Careers page.

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Bling Nation - Check out jobs at Bling Nation. Right now they have a Marketing Internship and an Online Marketing and Website Evolution Leader position posted.

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Watercooler - Watercooler has already raised $9.5 million in venture capital, so they’re certainly in a growth stage. This is also evident when you look at their Jobs page.

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Accruent - If you’re intrigued by what Accruent does, then you should check out their Careers page. They have a ton of entry level positions available.

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Fanscape - Fanscape appears to be extremely sophisticated when it comes to word of mouth marketing, which means that they’d be a great place to start your career.

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NileGuide - NileGuide" helps travelers discover and connect to the most satisfying and relevant travel experiences” and they're hiring travel writers.

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Altimeter Group - If you’re an early adopter and want to help businesses overcome their fear of technology, then you should take a look at jobs at Altimeter Group.

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Groupon - Groupon offers a new deal every day, and that's translating into big bucks. They're growing at an insane rate and hiring constantly trying to keep up.

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Aol - I decided to hit up Aol’s Career site and look through their job openings. I was shocked to see that Aol currently has 749 vacancies!

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Reprise Media - I encourage any new grad with an interest in marketing to lean towards online marketing. A good start would be checking out Reprise Media’s Jobs page.

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Ammunition Group - The problem with innovation firms like Ammunition Group is that they’re typically small and really hard to land a job with, but it's still worth a shot.

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Jumptap - If you want to help Jumptap beat Google at mobile search, you should take a look at their Jobs page. They have quite a few opportunities for new grads.

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National Council on Crime and Delinquency - Right now the National Council on Crime and Delinquency is looking for entry level Research Associates.

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ON24 - If you want to be part of what ON24 is doing, you can check out their Jobs page and their Job listings for more info.

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AudienceScience - And what about careers at AudienceScience? There are some options for new grads posted in their Job Listings.

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Commonstudio - When you come across ideas that grab you, you need to act on them. Reach out to the folks at Commonstudio and see if there might be a role for you.

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Quantcast - As the web becomes more and more mainstream as a media channel, Quantcast is going to have the opportunity to grow and grow. And that means jobs!

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The Institute for College Access & Success - If you’re concerned wit college accessibility, and you have a background in research, then you might want to check out Jobs at TICAS.

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The Advisory Board Company - Right now the The Advisory Board Company has just over 40 jobs posted, and I’ve picked out the following as being ideal for new grads.

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AEG - Getting a position at a legitimate sports and entertainment company is not easy, but with AEG you have a shot.

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Sportvision - Sportvision is constantly developing new technology to make sports more fun to watch on tv, and they're hiring new grads to help do it.

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MITRE - MITRE, headquartered in headquarters in Bedford, MA and McLean, VA, is an “organization chartered to work in the public interest” & they're hiring!

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The Second City - If you can walk your way through an improv skit and get some laughs, then a job interview should be a piece of cake. Especially if it's with Second City.

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Foodzie - Foodzie doesn’t list any positions on their Careers page, but they do say that they want to hear from interested people.

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Ticketfly - Ticketfly is another company that I found on Fast Company’s list of “The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies,” and they are hiring.

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GreatNonprofits - GreatNonprofits has 3 positions posted on their Idealist page. All are in online marketing and at different level (Senior to Intern).

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Man Made Music - Trying to break into the music industry and not all that concerned with working at a major record label? Man Made Music might be the perfect place for you.

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Blippy - Blippy is still in its early stages, so they aren’t very specific on their Jobs page. You'll have to reach out to them and tell them where you can add value.

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DonorsChoose.org - DonorsChoose.org has created an amazing platform for giving, and I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. I'm sure it'd be a great place to work.

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Forrester Research - If you find some of the reports fascinating and not boring, then you should probably consider an entry level career at Forrester Research.

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RKS - I’m not sure what it takes to get an entry level job at RKS, but you can be sure that you have to be very good at what you do.

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Zinch - Zinch is growing and hiring. If you check out their Jobs page, you’ll see they're looking for people in a number of positions to work in their San Fran office.

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Organic - The interesting thing about Organic is that most of their 40 job openings are at pretty Senior levels. Their only real entry level job is Interactive Strategist

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Dealer.com - The thing that really stands out about Dealer.com is their culture. They’re aiming to be the “most sought after automotive web solutions provider in the world.”

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Riot Games - With all of the recent investment, Riot Games is growing its headcount rapidly. Their Jobs page will show you that they have nearly two dozen full-time openings

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Joby - Joby is still a relatively small company, but they’re expanding their products lines by filling new niches with the same idea and technology. And they're hiring

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Demand Media - Think that making money from web content is near impossible? There's a dirty little secret: it's not. Demand Media knows how to, and they're hiring.

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VolunteerMatch - Now, I must admit that VolunteerMatch doesn't have any jobs posted right now, but that shouldn’t stop you from reaching out to people on their staff.

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Sparkseed - As of now, Sparkseed doesn’t have any full-time jobs listed on their website or their Idealist page, but they do seem to have a decent sized staff.

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SpaceX - SpaceX has been growing like crazy—in late 2005 they had 160 employees, and now they employ more than 800 people. They're still growing and hiring new grads.

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Ceteris - For most new grads, grasping exactly what Ceteris does is pretty hard. The best way to get a feel for them is to take a look at examples of their work.

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DriveCam - San Diego based DriveCam offers devices and services that save lives by making people safer drivers, and they're hiring.

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Academia.edu - If you’re as excited about this idea as I am, you should check out Academia.edu’s Jobs page. Right now they’re looking for a Software Engineer.

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ING Direct - ING Direct has a handle on where banking is headed, so they should be the place to be if you want to work in “retail” banking.

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Intellectual Ventures - If you’ve always been fascinated by invention and you think that you have the intellect, then you should check out Intellectual Ventures’ Jobs page.

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Palantir - Palantir appears to do a lot of on-campus recruiting with a focus on engineers from elite schools, but they have other entry level opportunities as well.

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LinkedIn - Maybe you’ll do something similar by landing a job at a job-search focused company like Mountain View, CA based LinkedIn.

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Educational Testing Service - A career with the Princeton, NJ based Educational Testing Service would take you right back to Junior year in high school with all the standardized tests.

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Engadget - If it's hardware (or really cool software), and it's cool, Engadget will be all over it. Yesterday they published a blog post that said that they are hiring.

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Argus Information & Advisory - Argus Information & Advisory assists financial institutions in making marketing and risk management decisions, and they're hiring new grads.

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