Articles by Dice Staff

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  Are Video Games the Gateway to Programming?

  Want more people to program? Encourage them to play more video games, at least according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In an online Q&A, Zuckerberg suggested that a lifetime spent playing vide…
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  What It Takes to Earn Six Figures in Tech Security

  The latest Dice Report details those tech-security jobs that can earn six-figure salaries—but what does it take to obtain those jobs, and what do you actually need to do in those roles? Let’s exp…
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  Avoid These Resume Tricks That Rarely Work

  It always pays to write a resume and cover letter that are as honest and straightforward as possible. Sometimes, however, job candidates feel like they need to resort to trickery in order to get…
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  Job Advice for Grads From IBM, EMC, and Yahoo

  It’s May, which means students everywhere have been scouring websites, meeting with company recruiters on campus, attending hackathons, and generally doing everything in their collective power to…
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  5 Things to Delete From Your Cover Letter

  Writing a cover letter is stressful: You only have a limited amount of space to make a convincing pitch for your skills and experience. Lots of cover-letter advice focuses on how to draw connecti…
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  Philadelphia Builds Tech Scene on Millennials

  To hear the city’s technology leaders tell it, Philadelphia has a vibrant tech scene whose biggest problem is a lack of visibility. And to be sure, the region is home to a respectable amount of t…
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  Bridging the Gap Between UX and Security

  A newfound focus on privacy and security has emerged in the post-Snowden era, and users are increasingly interested—or at least have a heightened awareness—of these issues. But on the product sid…
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  Your 'Should I Join This Startup?' Checklist

  Over at TechCrunch, investor and author James Altucher has posted an interesting questionnaire for anyone considering whether to join a startup. While many of his questions are straightforward—“H…
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  Avoid Excessive Perkiness in Cover Letters

  Writing a good cover letter takes a fair degree of practice, skill, and knowing what prospective employers want. After a couple years of writing them, most job candidates are very good at hitting…
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  Airlines Want Fast-Paced Tech Pros

  From the screen in your seatback to the kiosk you use to check into your flight, airlines and airports are increasingly technology-driven. And that’s just the aspects that customers can see; insi…