Take the ferry, find a job

Earlier this month, John Cook, the P-I's venture reporter, blogged about the lengths companies are going to find job candidates. There are some signs that the tech industry is, well, accelerating on our side of the Puget Sound as well. eAcceleration, an anti-virus service provider based in Poulsbo, is using a particularly creative way to fill more than a dozen open requisitions for new hires at the 200 employee-strong company. Instead of resorting to the usual headhunter or an assortment of ads, eAcceleration has been staffing a recruiting table aboard the Bainbridge Island-Seattle ferry run. The idea is to convince tech workers who are commuting from the Peninsula to the Seattle/Redmond area that they can improve their quality of life by working closer to home. It adds a new dimention to the 35-minute trip...travelers can buy a newspaper, grab a cup of coffee or a beer and get a new job. Now that's multi-tasking.

-posted by Rachel