Startup Spotlight: Jobaline looks to help hourly workers hook a job

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We write a lot about the shortage of workers in the fields of software development and engineering. But the majority of workers in the U.S. — roughly 59 percent —  pull down hourly paychecks in jobs such as dishwashers, baristas, sales clerks, landscapers and janitors. Jobaline, a six-month-old Kirkland startup led by former Microsoft manager Luis… Read More…

Employment matchmaker Jobaline hooks $1.5 million from Madrona and others

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A stealthy Seattle area startup by the name of Jobaline has reeled in $1.5 million in fresh funding, money that the company plans to use to continue development on a new service that matches hourly workers with employers. Former Facebook general counsel Rudy Gadre is leading the round, with Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group also participating… Read More…