DynTek said this week it is expanding and hiring for customer service jobs in Boston.

DynTek is a provider of professional technology services to mid-market companies, such as state and local governments, educational institutions and commercial entities in the largest IT markets nationwide.

The company is supported by a sales, technical and customer service team based in Boston.

DynTek has offices in Albany, NY; New York City, NY; Mt. Laurel, NJ; Tallahassee, FL; Las Vegas, NV; and Newport Beach, CA.

Brian Zeno, District Sales Manager, said , “Our team has strong customer relationships in this area, which will be greatly enhanced by DynTek’s top medallion partner relationships, deep technical expertise and resources and national reputation. We look forward to contributing to DynTek’s growth objectives.”

“We have been successful in hiring a team of established, seasoned sales and technical professionals with a strong presence in Boston and greater New England,” said Ron Ben-Yishay, DynTek’s chief executive officer. “The team has expansive experience working within the healthcare, commercial and government sectors, which is a strategic fit within our East Coast operations. We expect this investment to yield immediate results and be accretive to our revenue and net income objectives.”

More Boston education jobs have been added, according to the latest news from Massachusett’s department of labor.

The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reported that the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary March 2012 estimates show that Massachusetts added 8,700 jobs over the month, for a total of 3,241,600 jobs. The March job gain follows a revised 7,200 job gain in February. The total unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 percent, 0.4 percentage points below the February rate of 6.9 percent and well below the national rate of 8.2 percent.

The private sector added 8,900 jobs in March. Five of the ten private sectors added jobs; the largest gains occurred in Professional, Scientific, and Business Services; Trade, Transportation, and Utilities; and Education and Health Services.

Year to date, the Bay State added 29,800 jobs; the private sector added 31,200 jobs. Over the year, the Bay State added 30,300 jobs; the private sector added 34,600 jobs.

Professional, Scientific, and Business Services added 4,900 (+1.0%) jobs over the month, the sector’s ninth monthly gain. Over the year, the sector added 17,000 (+3.6%) jobs due mostly to growth in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, which added 9,600 (+3.8%) jobs.

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 2,800 (+0.5%) jobs over the month with gains in two of the three components. Year to date, the sector added 6,900 (+1.3%) jobs. Over the year, the sector added 10,700 (+2.0%) jobs, as Retail Trade added 8,100 (+2.4%) jobs.

Education and Health Services added 2,500 (+0.4%) jobs over the month with gains in both components. Health Care and Social Assistance added 2,100 (+0.4%) jobs and Educational Services added 400 (+0.3%) jobs. Over the year, Education and Health Services added 2,300 (+0.3%) jobs.

Manufacturing added 300 (+0.1%) jobs over the month as the gain in Durable Goods outweighed the loss in Non-Durable Goods. Over the year, Manufacturing added 1,700 (+0.7%) jobs.

Other Services gained 100 (+0.1%) jobs over the month. Over the year, the sector added 2,700 (+2.3%) jobs.

Mining and Logging employment remained unchanged both over the month and over the year.

Care.com is creating nanny jobs in Boston, among other locations, by connecting babysitters and nannies with families who need caretakers.

Care recently announced its launch in the UK.

The company was founded in 2006. It has one million care providers register on its U.S. site, which receives an average of 6 million visits every month. The company, which has raised more than $60 million in funding from investors, including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, is now expanding internationally.

“The UK is the natural gateway to the world for Care.com,” said Sigrid Daniel, Head of International Business Development for Care.com. “It is the largest English speaking market outside of the U.S., our families face many of the same care challenges that American families do, and we have a long history and high quality of caregivers. Care.com is thrilled to provide a great resource for the large pool of qualified caregivers here in the UK. The site will enable caregivers to access a growing global network of job opportunities.”

“I’m delighted to be expanding Care.com’s service for families and care providers into the UK,” said Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Founder and CEO of Care.com. “Technology now enables us to be more connected and leveraging community relationships, whether truly local or through social networks, is critical. Care.com embraces digital technology to enable families to connect with the best caregivers for their loved ones through our unique tools and resources. Hundreds of thousands of families across America have used Care.com to connect with and meet care providers for their loved ones. As we expand our global footprint, I’m looking forward to helping UK families make informed hiring decisions whether they need childcare, elderly care or even pet care or housekeeping.”

The Dennis Flint Orchestra has secured a key hire for creative jobs in Boston.

Dana Meyers, a Boston resident, to become the band’s leading guitar player after their former player resigned.

Dennis Flint Orchestra is considered a fiery, blues band. It is an active musical highlight in Boston’s evolving nightlife. The ensemble performs pieces such as, “Memphis Blues,” “Born Under a Bad Sign,” and “Preaching the Blues.”

Dennis Flint, director of the orchestra, discovered Meyers playing in a student nightclub in downtown Boston. After completing her performance and making her way off stage, Dennis Flint approached her and offered her the job.

“Dana was phenomenal,” said Dennis Flint. “She hit every note perfectly. I had to offer her the chance to play in the Dennis Flint Orchestra, I knew she would fit in perfectly.”

Meyers jumped on the chance to play in the Dennis Flint Orchestra and immediately accepted Dennis Flint’s offer.

“Dennis Flint Orchestra is widely known in the Boston nightlife,” said Dennis Flint.

The Dennis Flint Orchestra currently consists of seven musicians: Billy May, vocals; Lesile
Shapiro, saxophone; Tom Rodger, Drums; Mia Lowel; bass; Dana Meyers, guitar; Sam Gleen, piano; Robert May, banjo.

The newly re-staffed ensemble plans to set out on a regional blues tour across the East coast beginning May. They will perform at major nightclubs and various universities. Tickets will go on sale mid-April, according to their website.

“Dennis Flint Orchestra is ready to continue playing and performing music everyone loves,” Dennis Flint said.

London-based Aframe, the cloud video production platform, has announced that the company has launched its service in North America and will be creating IT jobs in Boston.

Aframe has established operations in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles where it has deployed the company’s private cloud infrastructure to support its growing US client list.

The move gives Aframe local presence in the world’s top three global production centers – London, New York, and LA – where data centers provide the ingest and high-speed upload facilities to meet the needs of major video production, feature film, advertising and corporate projects.

Fuelling the company’s expansion is a new $7 million Series A round of venture capital funding, provided by Octopus Investments (“Octopus”) and Eden Ventures, with participation by existing investor, Northstar Ventures.

Aframe also named Mark Overington, part of the founding team at Avid Technology and its former head of marketing, as president of Aframe North America. While at Avid, Overington grew the company from an idea to $500 million in revenues, and established Avid’s nonlinear editing platform as the catalyst behind the industry’s shift from editing as cutting tape into editing as a fully digital process.

Aframe was co-founded by David Peto, a former founder of a London post production facility with a belief that making video should be about talent, not technology. With Aframe and the power of cloud computing, users can share, search and collaborate without on-site equipment or full-time staff, and only requiring an internet connection. As the video production industry embraces another transformational shift – to cloud computing and away from costly purchases of on-premises solutions – Aframe’s new funding and expansion into North America positions the company for growth.

A new survey from Manpower posits that the level of confidence about Boston jobs is growing.

According to the seasonally adjusted survey results, the Net Employment Outlook for Quarter 2 2012 is +10%, up from +8% during the same period last year and from the +9% Outlook during Quarter 1 2012.

Of the more than 18,000 employers surveyed, 18 percent anticipate an increase in staff levels in their Quarter 2 2012 hiring plans, while 6 percent expect a decrease in payrolls, resulting in a Net Employment Outlook of +12%. When seasonally adjusted, the Net Employment Outlook becomes +10%. Seventy-two percent of employers expect no change in their hiring plans. The final 4 percent of employers are undecided about their hiring intentions.

For Quarter 2 2012, employers have a positive Outlook in all of the 13 industry sectors included in the survey: Leisure & Hospitality (+26%), Mining (+20%), Professional & Business Services (+17%), Durable Goods Manufacturing (+15%), Wholesale & Retail Trade (+14%), Nondurable Goods Manufacturing (+13%), Transportation & Utilities (+13%), Financial Activities (+11%), Information (+10%), Construction (+9%), Other Services (+8%), Education & Health Services (+7%), and Government (+5%).

When the industry sector data is compared quarter over quarter, employers in the Construction, Nondurable Goods Manufacturing, Transportation & Utilities, and Leisure & Hospitality sectors anticipate a considerable hiring increase, while employers in the Durable Goods Manufacturing, Wholesale & Retail Trade, and Professional & Business Services sectors anticipate a moderate hiring increase.

Doyenz said today that it is opening a new satellite office and hiring for sales jobs in Boston.

The provider of cloud-based recovery services for small and mid-sized businesses the Boston office will support the Doyenz’s rapidly expanding sales and marketing team.

For the new Boston office, Doyenz plans to hire an additional 25 employees, with positions ranging from sales account executives and marketing program specialists to more technical sales engineers. To learn more about the open positions, candidates are encouraged to visit the Doyenz careers page.

“Doyenz is actively hiring sales and marketing executives in the greater Boston area to support the company’s continued expansion across the United States,” said Eric Webster, chief revenue officer at Doyenz. “As a Bostonian myself, I know first hand what a strong talent pool the area produces, with many sales professionals having deep experience in the technology industry. This team will be essential to our growth as we continue to build upon our increasing momentum in the market.”

McElroy Films LLC said this week it is expanding and adding production jobs in Boston.

McElroy Films new location at 50 Mall Road in Burlington, Mass houses a staff of editors, sales and marketing, and a new theater room with additional space to expand.
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A new survey shows that many companies are recruiting for Boston IT jobs, among other skill sets.

During January 2012, more than 18,000 job ads were posted online that required data analysis skills, according to WANTED Analytics, a source of business intelligence for the talent marketplace.

With the amount of data generated by businesses growing every year, hiring demand for employees to analyze and utilize this information is increasing across business functions. Overall, the volume of job ads in January 2012 increased 35% compared to January 2011 and about 75% versus the same month in 2010.

Computer Systems Analysts, Management Analysts, and Market Research Analysts were the three occupations that most commonly required this critical skill set. Computer Systems Analysts saw the most job ads with data analysis requirements - more than 3,600 jobs were posted online during January at a 45% year-over-year increase. Other positions with high-demand for analytical skills were Software Engineers, Industrial Engineers, and Operations Research Analysts. All of these occupations experienced an increase in hiring demand when compared to January 2011.

Metropolitan areas with the highest volume of job listings for in-depth analytical skills during January 2012 were New York (New York), Washington (DC), San Francisco (California), Los Angeles (California), and Boston (Massachusetts). Employers in New York not only placed the highest number of online job ads for this skill set, but are also experiencing one of the highest year-over-year increases in demand at more than 50%.

Companies that are sourcing candidates with data analytics abilities are likely to find openings difficult-to-recruit. According to the Hiring Scale, companies in San Francisco are currently experiencing more difficult conditions when recruiting candidates with analytical backgrounds. Hiring demand in San Francisco continues to grow (up about 23% compared to January 2011), while the local talent pool of qualified data-savvy professionals is not growing at the same pace. Employers in this area are likely to compete heavily to attract qualified talent and experience a longer time-to-fill than other areas across the United States. In comparison, the Hiring Scale also shows that the best markets for recruiting analytical skills are St. Joseph (Missouri), El Paso (Texas), and Tucson (Arizona). These areas are likely to fill job openings faster than the rest of the United States, since hiring demand is low compared to the available talent supply.

XPertTech announced this week it is actively seeking to hire for IT jobs in Boston.

The company needs 30 mobile application developers on all platforms for a large project they won in the San Francisco area. They need these 30 mobile app developers ready to design, code, and create within 30 days.

“This is a substantial undertaking knowing that expert mobile developers are becoming a scarcity as the job market consumes these talented professionals,” says Matt Ramos, Manager of Recruiting for XpertTech.

“82% of our clients have said they plan on developing a mobile app in 2012,” said Joe Budzienski, Executive Vice President. “As an app fanatic myself, it’s amazing how quickly this industry has evolved; the possibilities are infinite. To me this is just as exciting as the ‘invention’ of the internet. Whether you have just graduated college and have been developing in your dorm room between classes, or have worked as a senior engineer who realized app development was your true calling, we want to speak with you. The only thing we ask is you live, breathe, and eat APPS!”

The company said positions include iOS, Android, and Windows among other mobile app platforms. There are several additional job openings within the organization that range from Javascript Development to Salesforce Administration.