Articles by Dice Staff
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Dealing With Illegal Interview Questions
Over at Lifehacker, there’s a comprehensive breakdown of some of the most common illegal job-interview questions, and how to deal with them. Unfortunately, many a job seeker has run into inapprop… -
The Definitive Guide to Engaging Top Tech Candidates
Top tech talent doesn’t respond to generic “seeking rock star programmer” spammy emails. Personalized messaging is key to hitting your response-rate goal and generating a slate of top candidates.… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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…