Articles by Dice Staff

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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  ‘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…
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  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…
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  ‘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…
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  The 10 Most In-Demand Contracting Skills

  The news is good for IT contractors: Demand remains consistent across a number of business sectors and all experience levels. Besides a general dearth of technology talent, recruiters point to a…
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  Don’t Rely on Social Networking Alone

  Tip of the Day For your networking efforts to be effective, they have to take place in the real world. Put another way, you can't build relationships by hiding in your office or relying on social…