Articles by Dice Staff
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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… -
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… -
Pinterest API Open to Developers
It seems as if every popular website and app is no longer content to simply play out its creators’ original intent—now everything is a development platform. From Facebook and Uber to Internet.org… -
Should Developers Still Pay for Game Engines?
Game developers no longer have to pay for the software they need to make great video games, because the tools used by some of the biggest and most successful studios in the world are available to… -
Should Black Techies Whitewash Their Resumes?
A number of black tech professionals say there’s a lingering fear that stereotypical notions of a “typical techie” hurt their job prospects. When a hiring manager thinks of a “typical” software a… -
IBM CIO Thinks Agile Development Will Save It
It’s one thing to change the IT stack and workflow at a company with a few dozen employees. But how does a CIO for a firm with 380,000 employees drive a full-scale revamp of its development proce… -
3 Trick Interview Questions That Trip You Up
Job interviewers love their trick questions. Whether hitting you with a difficult technical problem or merely asking about your biggest weakness, there’s no end of curveballs they can throw as pa… -
Where Do People Work the Longest Hours?
The average American works roughly 47 hours per week, according to data released last year by Gallup. That number includes commuting time, which in some cities can add several hours per week. But… -
10 Answers to Your Burning Social, Boolean, and Passive Questions
Recruiting is a fast-paced and rapidly evolving space, and I frequently receive questions about everything from Boolean searches to social sourcing and nurturing passive talent. I decided to take… -
A Wallflower's Guide to Networking
Some tech pros love networking; they’ll merrily spend hours shaking hands and meeting new people. Others would jump through flaming hoops, while being pursued by tigers, in order to avoid attendi…