Articles by Dice Staff

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  Is Cybersecurity Education Failing?

  There’s no doubt that tech pros with security expertise are highly sought after. Yet in the face of that demand, it seems that schools are having a hard time producing enough graduates to fill op…
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  Lessons Tech Pros Learned on Their First Job

  In addition to a paycheck, first jobs often bring a bit of culture shock: the rules of the game are a lot different in the workplace than they were in school. For one thing, the stakes are higher…
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  Will Contract-to-Hire Limit Your Talent Pool?

  While the demand for full-time technology professionals continues unabated, a number of employers are attempting to expand their pipelines in a way that’s not only counterintuitive but seems to b…
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  Salaries of the Fastest-Growing Tech Skills

  April’s Dice Report explored the fastest-growing technology skills, based on an analysis of job postings and data from Dice’s annual salary survey. The results are below; percentages are based on…
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  Microsoft Claims Equal Pay for Men, Women

  When Satya Nadella became Microsoft’s CEO in early 2014, he pledged equal pay for employees regardless of gender and ethnicity. How’s that effort working out? According to a new blog posting by M…
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  Dice Report: Fastest-Growing Tech Skills

  In a marketplace where in-demand technology skills are ever-changing, it’s crucial for tech recruiters to familiarize themselves with the latest trends in order to stay competitive in the market.…
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  Using Virtual Avatars to Create Real Empathy

  We have reached a point where computers are needed to make our medical providers act more human. A new venture from Madison, WI-based Medical Cyberworlds has worked on such a product for the past…
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  How Media Affects Your Employment Branding

  In the new Definitive Guide to Employment Branding, by recruiting expert John Sumser, you’ll discover how Employment Branding (EB) is greatly affected by all aspects of media, including channels…
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  A Day in the Life of a Software Architect

  Technology constantly evolves, forcing tech pros into a constant race to keep up. While some find that stressful, others are invigorated by that steady churn. Mallika Iyer, who’s in her early 30s…
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  Leveraging Tech Pros' Salary Unhappiness

  For those employers with the budget to recruit top talent, the latest Dice Salary Survey offers some good news: Only slightly more than half of tech pros surveyed by Dice are happy with their cur…