Articles by Dice Staff

• 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…
• A Pre-View of the Palm Pre

  Is Palm ready for a renaissance with its Palm Pre smartphone? This "iPhone killer" arrives soon by way of Sprint, and it will fascinating to see how the public - and the IT department - embraces…
• Cloud Rains Opportunities for Software Developers

  Tapping into the cloud and getting a particular business application to run on it isn't as easy as it sounds. It typically requires at least a couple of savvy tech staffers to set up, maintain, a…
• Don't Let ID Thieves Hack Your Job Hunt

  Fortune magazine has a warning for you: ID thieves are trying to hack your job hunt. As you float resumes in cyberspace and apply to numerous job sites and listings, don't be surprised if some "h…
• Speed Sourcing: The New Outsourcing Trend

  First there was outsourcing. Now there's speed sourcing. CIO says its a new trend that aims to cut costs and accelerate work by replacing traditionally long and drawn out negotiations with third-…
• Wednesday's News: Using Facebook for a Job Search

  MBA Grad Seeks a Job with Microsoft; Posts an Ad on Facebook [ere.net] U.S. Stimulus a 'Potential Goldmine' for Wireless Telecoms [InformationWeek] IT Gets Ready for Recovery [CIO] Hottest Data C…