Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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The Creative Resume That Interested Airbnb
Over at Business Insider, there’s a short piece on a most unusual resume. Reportedly tired of applying for a job at Airbnb and receiving no answer, a young marketing pro named Nina Mufleh decided… -
Analytics Suggest Gender Bias in Job Postings
In March, Kieran Snyder, CEO of machine-learning firm Textio, published a piece in Fortune that teased out the stark differences in how men and women write resumes. By using her company’s softwar… -
Yahoo Called Its Layoffs a ‘Remix.’ Don’t Do That.
Things aren’t fantastic at Yahoo at the moment. Despite a renewed focus on mobile and an influx of skilled developers and engineers, the company still struggles to define its place on the modern… -
'Real' Star Destroyer Selling on Craigslist
Did you see the latest trailer for the next Star Wars movie? A lot of people were blown away by one of the first images, which shows the wreck of an Imperial Star Destroyer half-buried in the san… -
Swift Tops List of Most-Loved Languages and Tech
When it comes to programming languages and technologies, developers are an opinionated lot. Mention how much you dislike JavaScript to the wrong person, for example, and prepare for a lengthy (an… -
Should Tech Firms Ban Salary Negotiations?
Earlier this month, Reddit CEO Ellen Pao told the Wall Street Journal that she would eliminate salary negotiations for new hires. “So as part of our recruiting process we don’t negotiate with can… -
Rising Cyberattacks Mean Opportunity for Security Pros
The Web can be a dangerous place: According to the latest annual "Internet Security Threat Report" from Symantec (PDF; registration required), sophisticated attacks such as highly targeted spear-… -
Strong Apple Watch Orders May Affect App Plans
Just under a million people in the U.S. may have preordered the Apple Watch on April 10, the device’s first day of release, according to a new report from Slice Intelligence. Slice Intelligence b… -
How Mission Creep Killed a Gaming Studio
Over at Kotaku, there’s an interesting story about the reported demise of Darkside Game Studios, a game-development firm that thought it finally had a shot at the big time… only to collapse once… -
Costly NY Startup Program Created… 76 Jobs
Last year, the New York state government launched Start-Up NY, a program designed to boost employment by creating tax-free zones for technology and manufacturing firms that partner with academic…