Articles by Dice Staff
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Boot Camps Introducing More Women to Tech
A new study from Course Report, a guide to tech boot camps, suggests that boot camps are introducing more women to the tech-employment pipeline. Data for the study came from 769 graduates from 43… -
Let Microsoft Guess How You're Feeling
If Microsoft’s current research pans out, software could learn to accurately gauge human emotion. The company’s Project Oxford, a collection of APIs designed to layer “intelligent solutions” into… -
Tech Pros' Quest for Work-Life Balance
When he was a Java developer for NBC from 2001 to 2006, Steve Nathanson freely admits, he worked more than the standard 40-hour workweek. When helping build an application for NBC News that relie… -
Adding a Qualifications Section to Your Résumé
Ask a random cross-section of tech pros whether someone should add a qualifications section to their résumé, and prepare to hear a lot of debate. The qualifications section, by concentrating your… -
October's Tech Unemployment: 2.8 Percent
The U.S. unemployment rate dipped to 5.0 percent in October, lower than analysts’ expectations. In the tech sector, the unemployment rate remained unchanged from September, at 2.8 percent; that’s… -
Integrating Social Media Into Your Recruiting
In the age of Millennials and Generation X, social networking has become a critical recruiting tool. According to a recent Dice survey, 92 percent of tech recruiters are currently using social me… -
Blogging to Boost Your Tech Career
A blog can prove a powerful thing, capable of exposing millions of people to new ideas, concepts, and advice. That potential influence means that starting a blog can strengthen (and grow) tech pr… -
How to Rev Up an Employee-Generated Social Content Engine
Content is king. That rule certainly applies for every form of communication and marketing, including social media. During the recent Social Recruiting Pro Tips Webinar, “How To Engage Millennial… -
Don’t Include These Things In a Cover Letter
When it comes to job applications, many candidates treat the cover letter as an afterthought. This is a mistake; your cover letter (along with your résumé) is your first chance to make a dynamite… -
Microsoft Wants Open-Source Experts
For years, Microsoft bared its teeth at the open-source community. Former CEO Steve Ballmer once famously referred to Linux as a “cancer,” and the company expended a lot of effort claiming that o…