] SAN FRANCISCO -- Tech job postings on two popular online ] employment sites have increased sharply, a sign that the ] long moribund job market may finally be turning around. ] ] Craigslist tech job postings in the San Francisco Bay ] Area have doubled from a year ago and are up 50 percent ] from six months ago, said CEO Jim Buckmaster. Activity ] has particularly picked up in the past four weeks, he ] said. ] ] A similar picture has emerged at Monster.com, one of the ] Web's biggest job sites. Overall listings are up 19 ] percent in the past six months, said founder Jeff Taylor. ] The increases are centered in such tech job categories as ] software development (39 percent), call center jobs (36 ] percent) and engineering (21 percent). Wired News: Not So Quiet on Tech Job Front |