Articles by Dice Staff
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You've Heard of Speed Dating. How About Speed Networking?
By Dino Londis You've heard of speed dating: Single people meet as many people as possible in a round robin looking for a partner. Well imagine you've just got a two week notice and you don't hav… -
Working for a Younger Boss
If you work long enough, and experts say we won't be retiring anytime soon, at some point you'll probably report to a younger boss. In fact 69 percent of workers age 55 or older already report to… -
IBM Aims to Partner with Boston Technology Startups
What does "Smartcamp," which debuted in Ireland last year, have to do with Boston-area technology companies? It's a program IBM is extending into the Boston area in an effort to partner with the… -
Surviving Your Probationary Period
by Dino Londis What is the difference between a probationary period and at-will employment? Most workers in the U.S. are at-will, meaning that either they or their company can terminate the emplo… -
Monday's People News
Moves Former MySQL Chief Lands at Eucalyptus [NY Times] Yahoo Chief Technologist Sam Pullara Leaves To Become An EIR At Benchmark [TechCrunch] Siri Hires Mobile Expert Gummi Hafsteinsson Away Fro… -
The Rise of Self-Encrypting Hard Disk Drives
By Mathew Schwartz What's the best way to secure sensitive or regulated personal information on PCs? Simple: encrypt the data. Except historically, neither of the leading approaches to encryption… -
Electronic Medical Record Technology Is Coming to Fruition
We've mentioned before that electronic medical records (EMR) is a high-growth market for tech professionals, with more than 300 companies working on technologies and who knows how many consultant… -
Monday's People News
Become.com Names Charu Rudrakashi as CTO [Become.com via BW] FiatLux Imaging Appoints New CEO [FiatLux via BW] Matthew Carlomagno Appointed EMS Technologies' Corporate Director of People and Infr… -
Thursday's People News
Sun's Open-Source Exec Departs in Wake of Oracle Acquisition [ChannelWeb] W3C Getting a New Chief Executive [Boston Globe] Former Nortel Wireless CTO John Hoadley Joins Taqua [Taqua] Fred Barrett… -
What's Your Personal Brand? Ask Your Colleagues
By now you've heard this piece of career advice a hundred times: Writing a resume isn't enough. You have to "brand" yourself. But what does that really mean in practical, real-world terms? How ex…