Articles by Dice Staff
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Using Stack Overflow in Your Job Search
How much can a recruiter learn about you from a question-and-answer session? A fair amount, it turns out, which is why a number of them turn to Stack Overflow when they’re searching for candidate… -
Use Caution With Anonymous Job Posts
Every so often, a tech pro will stumble upon an anonymous job posting. Is it worth applying for a position when you lack crucial information about the company? That depends on some key factors. L… -
'How Much Did You Make at Your Last Job?'
At some point during the hiring process, a recruiter or interviewer will ask you how much you made in your previous position. Some people choose to inflate their salary. While that’s a tempting d… -
Add Emotional Intelligence to Job Interviews
Most people spend so much time preparing for the technical aspect of interviews—i.e., answering questions about their skill sets and job history—that they forget to bring a very important element… -
Coping With a Demotion and Other Bad News
Maybe your boss promoted a colleague instead of you. Or maybe your company reshuffled your department, and you now find yourself on a lower tier of the org chart. Demotions and reshufflings put y… -
Twitter's App Future Remains Cloudy
At this week’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo., Twitter co-founder Ev Williams sat down with Walter Isaacson (journalist and author of Steve Jobs) to discuss Twitter’s future. Accordin… -
'Where Do You See Yourself in Ten Years?'
Nobody can predict the future, but the occasional job interviewer will still want you to try. “Where do you see yourself in [fill in the blank] years?” is one of those dreaded interview questions… -
In Seattle, VR Hiring Is Big
Tech hiring in Seattle, already strong, received a boost this year from tech firms looking for experts in virtual and augmented reality platforms. Microsoft, for example, is hiring aggressively t… -
FinTech Hiring Picks Up in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is always a hotbed for top talent, and a healthy portion of that talent is focusing its attention on financial-services technology. Banks, investment firms, and startups with visio… -
Explaining Your Job to Non-Techie Interviewers
On Reddit, there’s a popular subreddit titled “Explain Like I’m Five,” in which readers ask experts to explain complicated concepts in the simplest way possible. If you ever wanted to really unde…