Articles by Dice Staff

• 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…
• Bookkeeping 101 for Contractors

  If you're considering contracting - or any kind of self-employment - you need to understand these essential pieces of tax and financial information. by Mathew Schwartz Get Relevant Tax and Financ…
• Contracting for the Reluctant

  If you're out of work, your best chance of a paycheck may come from contracting work. Here's how to turn your experience into an assignment. By Dona DeZube At the same time economic challenges ha…