Articles by Dice Staff
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Standard Job Titles Trump Unique Job Titles on Resumes
by Scot Herrick Job titles are important to people. They are often used to provide unique recognition to people on the job - usually to provide the title and not the pay. After all, who wouldn't… -
IT Professionals Needed to Mind Biotech's Data and the Systems It Lives on
By Chandler Harris Science and technology often go hand in hand, but nowhere is that more evident than in biotechnology. More than ever, the field's research and innovation is being driven by tec… -
Google Wave Is Gone, But Workgroup Challenges Remain
by Don Willmott The best thing to happen to IT last week was the sudden and unexpected death of Google Wave. It's not that I derive any particular joy from seeing a potentially groundbreaking par… -
In San Diego, IT Begins Its Climb Back From a Deep Dip
California still has close to 1 million high-tech employees, and that number has held steady through the worst of the recession, but prospects for all those workers have been limited over the pas… -
Litigation Support Heats Up
With fears of a double dip recession, and no job feeling particularly safe, law firms continue to buck the trend when it comes to hiring. Law firms and corporations with their own legal departmen… -
Create Killer Resumes From Your CV
by Scot Herrick Most of us have been pounded about the fact that we need a resume. An updated resume. One that can be instantly sent off to apply for a position. Even multiple resumes for differe… -
Which Financial IT Skills Are In Greatest Demand?
The technology skills most sought by financial employers are C, C++ and C#, followed by Java/J2EE, according to an analysis of job postings on our sister site, eFinancialCareers. The next-most fr… -
Stealth Resume Errors: Spell Check Won't Catch These Mistakes
Relying on spell check and grammar check to catch the errors in your resume? Not smart. We all know they may fail to spot misused words like affect when you mean effect or than when you mean then… -
Survival Strategies for IT Contractors
To be successful, IT contractors have to conquer all sorts of challenges. by Don Willmott | August 2007 Are IT contractors treated unfairly? Ask around and you'll hear all sorts of horror stories… -
Are You Cut Out For Contracting?
To succeed as a contractor, it's critical to go beyond examining your technical strengths and weaknesses. You have to understand what makes you tick. By Ingrid Goldbloom Bloch | August 2008 Wheth…