Articles by Dice Staff
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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… -
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…