Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Which Tech Freelancing Skills Pay the Most Per Hour?
Take a seat and prepare yourself for some shocking news: tech freelancers can pull down a sizable amount of money per hour. New data from Upwork (an online freelancing platform) suggests that tec… -
When Good UX Means the Difference Between Safety and Disaster
On January 13, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency sent a smartphone alert to thousands of island residents and tourists: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. T… -
Software Developer: Best Job in the Country?
Software developers have the best jobs in the country, according to a new analysis by U.S. News & World Report. To arrive at that conclusion, the magazine utilized a handful of measures: median s… -
One-Third of STEM Workers Lack a Bachelor's (or Better)
Think you need a college degree to land a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) job? Think again. According to new data from the Pew Research Center, some 35 percent of the STEM workf… -
Relatively Few Women Still in Engineering, Computer Science
Which STEM jobs feature the greatest percentage of women? Short answer: not the ones involving computers or engineering. The longer answer, fueled by some new data by Pew Research, is that women… -
4 Steps to Great Cover Letter Writing
There’s no complicated secret to writing a great cover letter: you need to make it as direct as possible. That doesn’t mean keeping your language simple (although that’s always a help); the best… -
5 Tips for Revamping Your Résumé in 2018
It’s the start of a new year, which means that many tech pros are looking for a new job. And why not? Unemployment within the technology industry remains low, and those with the right mix of spec… -
Are Developers Really Interested in Apple's ARKit?
[caption id="attachment_143220" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Augmented Reality (AR)[/caption] Developers aren’t gravitating toward ARKit, Apple’s framework for building augmented reality (AR… -
Which Digital Assistant Will Fail Next Year?
Tech firms (and more than a few independent developers) have embraced voice-activated digital assistants as the way of the future. Amazon’s Echo devices, powered by Alexa, were bestsellers during… -
Are Tech Firms Targeting Only Younger Workers?
At the end of 2017, ProPublica and The New York Times published a report suggesting that Amazon, Verizon, Facebook, and other big firms aim their Facebook recruitment ads exclusively at younger w…