Getting Hired

Tips from the inside

The prospect of employment at Yahoo! is not what it once was; after the company announced 1,000 layoffs in early 2008, then-CEO Jerry Yang said in October 2008 that Yahoo! would likely cut at least 10 percent of its staff in 2009. That said, the company does maintain an employment site at careers.yahoo.com, where potential employees can search through a list of available positions throughout the company by location, job title, job function and keyword search. Candidates can also electronically submit a profile or a resume/CV without applying to a specific job by creating an account on the career site. For those who don't see a specific job that catches their eye, Yahoo! accepts resumes for the future via e-mail at jobs-international@yahoo-inc.com. Prospective applicants should bear in mind, however, that due to the company's recent troubles, hiring is slow and may be frozen entirely in many departments.