Articles by Dice Staff

• 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…
• Attend OpenSource World for Free

  Any career coach will tell you attending industry trade shows is a great way to get new ideas, meet people who matter, and collect and distribute business cards and resumes. If you're into open s…
• Friday's News: Feds Allocate Millions for Jobs Lost to Outsourcing

  Feds Dole Out $450 Million for U.S. Jobs Lost to Outsourcing [NetworkWorld] EBay CEO 'Cautiously Optimistic' [WSJ] More Reason for (Guarded) Hope on Jobs [NYT] Rethinking Their Ambitions [WSJ] VC…
• Making Even the Best Excuses Won't Cut It

  Give a song and dance too many times and it could cost you your job. by Amy Rauch Neilson You blow a deadline on a big project. But you can't help that you came down with the flu the day before.Y…
• Thursday's News: California, Texas Have the Most Green Jobs

  Study Cites Strong Green Job Growth [NYT] California Leading Growth in Nation's Green Jobs Economy, Study Finds [Los Angeles Times] South Carolina's 'Clean Tech' Workforce Soars 36 Percent over T…
• Friday News: May Job Losses Slowed, But Unemployment Hits 9.4 Percent

  Job Losses Slow; Unemployement at 9.4 Percent [NY Times] 13 Cities Post Unemployment Above 15 Percent [Yahoo] Summit on Job-Hunting Set Next Week [The News & Observer] Silicon Alley vs. Silicon V…
• Wednesday's News: Most Technical Sectors Shedding Jobs

  Market for Tech Jobs Remains Volatile [CIO] Most Job-Seeking Techies 'Finding Work in Months' [silicon.com] Hey Grads, Check Out These CEOs' First Jobs [Silicon Alley Insider] Keep Raising the Ba…
• It's The Cover Letter, Stupid

  "A great resume will get you not-rejected, a great cover letter will get you hired." At least that's what David Heinemeier of 37Signals thinks. After reviewing scads of candidates, he's come to t…