Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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31 Tech Skills That Amazon Wants on Its Pandemic Hiring Spree
It’s no surprise that companies specializing in e-commerce have profited immensely during the COVID-19 pandemic. When it comes to these companies, though, perhaps none have enjoyed greater succes… -
7 Programming Languages Popular at Apple That Could Land You a Job
This year presented Apple with some unusual challenges for a technology company. Unlike Google, its arch-frenemy, Apple’s corporate strategy depends on selling lots of hardware via brick-and-mort… -
Tech Execs Push Biden Administration for H-1B Adjustments
Executives from big tech firms are already pressing the incoming Biden administration to reverse Trump-era rules around H-1B and tech immigration. TechNet, which bills itself as a “bipartisan net… -
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Salary Beaten by Company Engineers
Given how he’s one of the world’s richest people, you might expect Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to pull down a hefty annual salary—and you’d be wrong. However, Zuckerberg is also compensated in w… -
Weekend Roundup: Elon Musk Makes Bank, Xbox's Future
It’s not the weekend quite yet, but given how most of the U.S. will be taking the Thanksgiving holiday off, we decided to go ahead and post some of the week’s most interesting tech tidbits for yo… -
Google Bans Meetings for a Week. Can That Help Fix Burnout?
In an internal memo that leaked earlier this month, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a few steps to help his company’s employees avoid burnout. Key among them: An official ‘no meetings week’ sc… -
Can New York City Control Automation and A.I. in Hiring?
Whether or not you’re actively applying for jobs, you know that your application is most likely screened by A.I. software before ending up in the hands of a flesh-and-blood hiring manager. Becaus… -
What Google, Apple, and 13 Other Tech Companies Pay H-1B Workers
Whoever President-elect Joe Biden selects to head up Homeland Security and other agencies, it’s clear that H-1B (and tech immigration as a whole) could soon end up looking very different than it… -
Some FAANG Technologists Hope Their Companies Don't Go All-Remote
During the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work became a necessity for many technologists. Depending on the progress of a vaccine, companies will soon need to decide whether they’ll continue to embrace… -
15 Technology Skills That Employers Want Freelance Developers to Have
A huge number of software developers and engineers work in a freelance capacity. Some contract their services to a single company, while others perform a variety of jobs for many clients. Whateve…