Articles by Dice Staff
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Thursday's News: Lessons in Surviving a Layoff
Surviviing Layoffs: Five Lessons from the Trenches [ComputerWorld] The Open Source Opportunity [webworkdaily.com] The Most Dreaded Interview Question [Yahoo] Microsoft Program to Offer High-Tech… -
Thursday's News: Check Out the IT Job Search Bible
IT Job Search Bible [CIO] Job Sites Get Personal [WSJ] IT Job Stats: Grim, But Some Hopeful Signs [InformationWeek] Monster to Cut 160 Jobs, Open Tech Center [Forbes.com] Targeting 'Feel-Good' Be… -
The Layoff Survival Checklist
We hope you'll never need this step-by-step guide to surviving a layoff. But if you do, following these steps will put you on your way to a new opportunity. 1. Negotiate a Good Deal It may be pos… -
Thursday's News: CompTIA Offers Free Certifications for Veterans
Free Certifications Help Vets Fight Unemployment [ComputerWorld] U.S. IT Outfits Slice 34,800 Jobs [theregister.co.uk] Wanted on Wall Street: Techies [WSJ] GE Clean Technology Center Bringing Job… -
Career Doctor: Handling Those Tricky Interview Questions
Even a minor gaffe can derail an interview. It's always a good idea to practice your responses to potential questions and assess your interviewing style. By Dave Willmer Question: "Unlike others… -
Tuesday's News: Virtualization Skills Will Become a Standard Job Requirement
No Virtualization Skills? Better Get Started [CIO] Cuts are Here to Stay, Companies Say [WSJ] Employers Cutting Back 401(k) Plans, Study Shows [CNNMoney.com] MySpace Plans 300 More Layoffs [WSJ]… -
Calculate Your 'Career Currency'
Even if you can't change the state of today's employment market, perhaps you can increase your "career currency" with actions both big and small every day. In a helpful BusinessWeek article, work… -
Wednesday's News: You've Landed a Job. Now What?
Making an Easy Re-Entry into the Workforce [WSJ] IT Job Market Update: Hiring Stalled, Salaries Slashed [NetworkWorld] MySpace Cuts Workforce by 30 Percent [NYT] Is That a Cloud on Healthcare's H… -
Tuesday's News: Work-Sharing is an Underused Alternative to Layoffs
Work-Sharing May Help Companies Avoid Layoffs [NYT] Federal CTO Sees IT Leading U.S. Out of Recession [InformationWeek] On a Furlough, but Never Leaving the Cubicle [NYT] Semiconductor Equipment… -
'Gentlemen's Agreements' Mean Caution in Non-Competes
"Gentlmen's agreements" in business, when competitors promise not to, say, poach each other's talent, aren't anything new. When two companies strike such a deal, few eyebrows seem to rise. But if…