Articles by Dice Staff
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Surprise! Facebook's Workforce is White and Male, Too
Facebook has released figures showing the diversity of its workforce and, as with Google and Yahoo before it, the numbers depict a company that's overwhelmingly male and white. Men constitute 69… -
4 IT Master’s Degrees That Could Boost Your Pay
Specialized master’s degrees in IT are cropping up at an increasing rate to cover everything from data science to technology management to enterprise architecture. Despite the wide range of areas… -
Should You Take That Counteroffer?
Dice President Shravan Goli’s latest column in Baseline magazine focuses on one of the thornier scenarios confronting tech pros: the counteroffer. “In my 20 years in technology,” he writes, “I’ve… -
Your Network's About Your Career, Not Your Job
Tip of the Day Too many people think networks are only about finding jobs. While that’s one part of it, the better way to think about your network is that it will help you grow your job and caree… -
6 Coding Competitions Worth Checking Out
More companies—both inside the tech industry and outside—are using coding competitions as a way to test out the skills of potential employees. It’s an approach that offers advantages for both par… -
Hack Reactor Tries MOOC Approach to Boot Camps
San Francisco-based boot camp Hack Reactor is launching a remote program that it describes as “the world's first work-from-home immersive coding school,” reports VentureBeat. Hack Reactor Remote… -
Create a Strong Open to Your Cover Letter
Tip of the Day We've talked before about how cover letters need to be concise and focused. Every paragraph needs to count. Your first paragraph is your introduction. It's where you create a stron… -
‘NanoDegrees’ Offer Entry-Level, Job-Specific Credentials
AT&T and the online education company Udacity have unveiled a "NanoDegree" program designed to teach the basic programming skills necessary to qualify for entry-level technology jobs. The program… -
Interview: Blackhawk Network CIO Christine Vonderach
Christine Vonderach is CIO of Pleasanton, Calif.-based Blackhawk Network, which uses proprietary technology to offer a broad range of gift cards, other prepaid products, and payment services in m… -
‘Where Else Are You Interviewing?’
Tip of the Day One of these days, an interviewer is going to ask what other employers you're talking to. There's not really a graceful way around answering, so take the question head on and provi…