Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Top Employers for Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), Machine Learning Jobs
Let’s say you’re interested in working with artificial intelligence (A.I.), perhaps with a focus on machine learning. Why not? Although the market for A.I. skills remains relatively small, those… -
Technology Unemployment Remains at a Historic Low
The unemployment rate for technology occupations remains an incredibly low 1.5 percent, according to a new analysis by CompTIA. That’s noticeably below the national unemployment rate of 5.2 perce… -
Finance, Consulting, Tech Companies Lead Current Tech Hiring
The Delta variant of COVID-19 has complicated the return-to-office calculus for many employers. Big tech companies like Apple have opted to push back their reopening date; others have put any pla… -
Atlanta, Chicago Surpassing Silicon Valley in Tech Job Postings
For many years, Atlanta has done its best to cultivate a robust tech scene. Low rents, the presence of major corporations, and cool office space for startups all helped attract technology compani… -
What Do Developers Do When They're Stuck on a Coding Challenge?
No matter how extensive your software-development background, at some point you’ll get stuck while trying to code. What’s your best course of action when that happens? Where do you turn for help… -
Amazon Plans on Hiring 55,000 More Technologists, Corporate Employees
Amazon plans on hiring more than 55,000 technologists and corporate employees over the next several months, according to new CEO Andy Jassy. In an interview with Reuters, Jassy positioned the e-c… -
Google Delays Return-to-Office to January 2022, Citing Delta Concern
Google is reportedly delaying employees’ return to its offices until January 2022, driven by fears of the surging Delta variant of COVID-19. The search engine giant’s original plan had the vast m… -
Will Machine Learning Jobs Eventually Go Mainstream?
Machine learning (ML), a subdiscipline of artificial intelligence (A.I.), is a complicated skill to learn. However, experts predict that the need for machine-learning skills will only increase ov… -
H-1B Denial Rates Lower at Big Tech, Consulting, Outsourcing Firms
At some of the nation’s biggest tech companies and consulting firms, the denial rate for initial H-1B applications noticeably dropped between the first two quarters of fiscal year 2020 and fiscal… -
H-1B Visa Denial Rate Dipping Back to Pre-Trump Levels
The denial rate for H-1B visas dipped throughout the first two quarters of fiscal year 2021, raising the question of whether the Trump administration’s attempts to restrict the visa will have muc…