Articles by Dice Staff
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Valve Is the Favorite Employer Among Game Developers
Game developers would rather work for Valve than run their own studio, according to a survey by the International Game Developers Association. There's good reason the company behind Half-Life and… -
How to Look for Work Without Alerting Your Boss
Job hunting takes time. A lot of time. So trying to plan your next move while working full time is, to put it mildly, a challenge. It’s complicated by the need for discretion: When you’re looking… -
One Way to Keep Your Boss From Looking Over Your Shoulder
Tip of the Day It's never easy to get work done when your boss is hovering around your desk. In fact, it's nerve-wracking. But what are you supposed to do? This is your boss, after all, so you ca… -
Tips for Becoming a Better Networker
In his new column in Baseline magazine, Dice President Shravan Goli talks about professional networking: “I think of networking as part basic socializing and part insurance: a bench of peers to r… -
Some Companies REQUIRE Employees to Take Vacation
You'd expect it to be good for morale, but apparently it's also good for business: Some companies are insisting—even forcing—their employees to take time off. One is Quirky, a New York startup th… -
How Game Developers Turn Kickstarter Failure Into Success
When you ask random strangers on the Internet to give you money, there are no guarantees. That’s true in almost any scenario, including when video game developers use Kickstarter to crowdfund the… -
The Key Skills Needed by Big Data Engineers
A mix between data scientist and engineer, Big Data engineers are a new breed in the technology community. Do you have what it takes to be a pioneer? The skills required for Big Data engineering… -
Why Don't Software Engineers Get More Respect?
Not many people would argue that technology isn't central to business nowadays. It’s hard to imagine any kind of company of any size operating without some kind of technical system in place to su… -
Transferable Skills Guide: QA Engineer
Return to Main Article – Transferable Skills Guide Overview Sourcing tech professionals with certain emerging or hard-to-find skills can be a challenge – even for the most seasoned recruiter. In… -
Show Off Your Passion for Technology in Job Interviews
Tip of the Day When it comes to getting a job, you have to demonstrate your expertise—indeed, your passion—for technology and pass a technical interview to score top pay. Hiring managers want to…