Articles by Dice Staff
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Ninja Job Titles on Resumes Fail
By Scot Herrick "Ninja" is the latest fad to try and describe a person's job skills. The Wall Street Journal reports: In 2009, the growth of "ninja" as a new job description far outpaced the grow… -
Justice Department Wants to Know if Tech Leaders Agreed Not to Hire Each Other's Employees
Google, Intel, IBM, Apple and IAC are all under the Justice Department's microscope as investigators try to determine whether tech companies have agreed not to poach each other's employees, this… -
Monday's People News
Moves EnterpriseDB Hires Former Sun Microsystems and Red Hat Executive Karen Tegan Padir as Vice President of Products and Marketing [EnterpriseDB] Java Creator James Gosling Leaves Oracle [eWeek… -
Thursday's People News
California CTO Resigns [InformationWeek] Mergelab Cofounder, Jobster, iLike Vet to Join Google [louisgray.com] Intelimedix Names New CEO [Intelimedix] SanDisk Appoints Sumit Sadana as SVP-Strateg… -
Clinging to Job Titles May Not Be Worth the Effort
How attached are you to your job title? Does it really mean anything? In the traditionally hierarchical world of programming and IT, "junior," "senior," "executive," "programmer," "manager," and… -
The Power of Negative Thinking
For decades, Americans have been attracted to the "power of positive thinking." In fact, it's become one of the hallmarks of what it means to be an American. We're so optimistic! It's part of our… -
Does Boston's Exposure Bode Well for Cybersecurity Specialists?
A recent study by Symantic found Boston is the second-riskiest metropolitan area when it comes to malware. (Seattle had the distinction of being first. ) Could this mean more opportunities for cy… -
Career Advice, From Einstein No Less...
So what could a Nobel laureate shake-the-foundations of reality genius have to teach us about tech careers? A lot. Or, at least ten things. The Dumb Little Man blog recently posted 10 Amazing Lif… -
Personal Laptops at Work: Good Idea or Bad?
We've mentioned before that's it's becoming increasingly trendy for organizations of all sizes to invite - or require - some of their employees to use their personal laptop as their business comp… -
SXSW: Some Hidden Meanings in Coworking Discussion
A panel discussion on coworking at South by Southwest split its time between exploring opportunities for those who want to serve coworkers, and enlightening those who want to understand the trend…