Articles by Dice Staff
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Your Layoff Survival Guide
By most metrics, the U.S. economy is on the upswing at the moment, with the tech industry in particular enjoying a low unemployment rate. Yet despite those upbeat numbers, layoffs can and do happ… -
Patch Up Your Resume Weakness
No career is perfect: No matter who you are, you’ll inevitably experience setbacks, layoffs, bad bosses, and other roughness. You’ll put those bad patches behind you, but they won’t disappear ent… -
The Highest-Paid Big Data Skills
Yes, “Big Data” has become one of those buzzwords, along with “cloud,” that’s way overused these days. But it’s clear that employers want tech pros who can analyze massive datasets and deliver ac… -
In Boston, Cloud and Apps Fuel a Hiring Binge
What's New This Quarter Well, here’s an interesting problem: Massachusetts has too many tech jobs and not enough tech pros to fill them. According to a March report from the Massachusetts Technol… -
Mind the Gap: How to Kick-Start Your Mobile Recruiting
During our latest Social Recruiting Pro Tips Webinar, recruiting strategist Jessica Miller-Merrell (@jmillermerrell) of Xceptional HR illustrated the growing importance of mobile devices in engag… -
Always Come to the Job Interview With Questions
There are lots of ways to mess up a job interview: Badmouthing a former employer or colleagues, getting excessively personal, arguing with the people in HR, and inflating your skill set. But a tr… -
For Developers, Startups Could Equal Big Salaries
Conventional wisdom suggests that, if you want to make truly big money as a developer or programmer, you should head to the biggest possible firm. On the surface, such advice makes sense: Who has… -
Building Your Tech Skills Without Quitting Your Job
Whatever your current position, continuing to grow your technical skills is crucial to landing your dream job over the next few years. But very few of us have jobs that afford the extracurricular… -
How to Live Down a Project Failure
If you’re on a project team that’s experienced a high-profile project failure, you’re probably wondering how you can live it down. Big projects suffer from scope creep, cost and time overruns, di… -
Self-Evaluate Before Salary Negotiations
Salary negotiations are a tricky business, and it always pays to do a little self-evaluation before entering into one. Every candidate has a long list of skills and experience that can help boost…