Articles by Dice Staff

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  Tech Unemployment in Q3 Remains Low

  The technology industry’s unemployment rate jumped a bit in the third quarter of 2015, to 3.0 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While that’s the highest rate since…
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  Building a Career Beyond Tech Support

  There’s always a lot of debate within the tech sphere over whether tech support can serve as an effective first rung in the career ladder. For every pundit or expert who believes that tech pros w…
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  Unexpected Interview Qs for Data Scientists

  Rising demand for data scientists has forced employers to spend a lot of time weeding out candidates who aren’t really qualified to crunch and analyze information. In the words of Adam Flugel, a…
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  Managing the Email Flood

  What’s one key way to boost your productivity? Limit the amount of time you spend on email. Over the past twenty years, email has risen from workplace curiosity to essential tool, available not o…
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  Embracing the 1-3-5 Rule

  As any tech pro knows, it’s easy to be busy, but difficult to be productive. Meetings, phone calls, and reactive tasks can fill up a schedule, leaving you at the end of the day with essential tas…
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  Recruiters: Take Note of Voluntary Quits

  According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), more technology professionals are voluntarily walking away from their current jobs. Preliminary BLS data suggests that…
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  When Poaching Wrecks a Tech Company

  Thanks to a notably low unemployment rate in the technology sector, tech pros with the hottest skills are almost certainly employed, and earning hefty salaries. For many companies, that means the…
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  6 Ways Mobile App Builders Can Boost Pay

  Mobile development has become so hot, with so many tech pros learning how to build apps, that it’s become difficult to set yourself apart as a talent who’s truly exceptional—the kind of person wh…
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  Web-Dev Candidates Should Have These Skills

  When researching candidates with a strong Web-programming background, it’s important to note which languages they mention in their C.V. and social-media profiles. While many languages go into cre…
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  Take our annual survey to help us track compensation throughout the tech industry. Then we'll be able to share the most accurate information on salary trends, industry averages and high-paying sk…