Articles by Dice Staff
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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… -
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…