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There seems to be quite a disparity in Careers.Stackoverflow job listings between cities here in CO. Boulder and Denver both list over 10 jobs each, but Colorado Springs has zero. I know Denver is quite a bit bigger than C-Springs, but zero?

Are there reasons why this might be the case, other than simple expected randomness in rate of usage between cities? Has the SE team marketed the careers site more aggressively in some cities than others?

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  • Speaking as a (non-Native and therefore suspect) Coloradoan, COSprings is a bit of a wasteland unless you're into DoD-related work.
    – Shog9
    Commented Mar 9, 2012 at 19:31
  • @Shog - sigh, I'm a non-native Coloradoan too, and I think there's a lot of truth in your statement. I'm no pacifist, but wasteland and DoD contract work seem to go well together.
    – Adam Rackis
    Commented Mar 9, 2012 at 20:06
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    The job-listing already ignored some reasonable big countries having lot's of developers like India (just one job) and you are worrying about cities ;)
    – noob
    Commented Mar 10, 2012 at 21:11
  • @Shog9 - well c-springs is on Careers now -- I convinced my boss to post our opening there. Spend that $350 wisely :)
    – Adam Rackis
    Commented Mar 22, 2012 at 14:51
  • Woohoo! Best of luck, @Adam!
    – Shog9
    Commented Mar 22, 2012 at 15:27

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@Adam the Careers team does not target specific cities. If you take a look at how Colorado Springs stacks up against Denver and Boulder on other sites, you will see the same trend :( Thus, this is more a reflection of the market than a specific marketing activity...BTW WE LOVE COLORADO!

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  • Fair enough - I never knew there was such a market in Boulder. I always thought it was just a sleepy college town. Thanks for your answer!
    – Adam Rackis
    Commented Mar 9, 2012 at 20:14
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    Never underestimate the draw of <strike>cheap labor</strike> college towns to employers...
    – Shog9
    Commented Mar 9, 2012 at 20:18

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