Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Software Developers, IT Support Specialists Top Hiring List
Organizations everywhere need software engineers and developers. That’s the one clear takeaway from the latest CompTIA jobs report, which breaks down tech-industry hiring every month. IT support… -
Google's Extended Hiring Freeze Could Impact Company Culture
Google has reportedly extended its hiring freeze as part of overall plans to slow hiring through the rest of 2022. According to Business Insider, Google will continue to hire for “critical roles.… -
Data Scientist: Still the 'Sexiest' Job of the Century?
A decade ago, researchers Thomas H. Davenport and DJ Patil co-wrote an article naming data science the “sexiest job of the 21st century.” The article got a lot of attention—but does the assertion… -
Amazon Giving Out Record Amounts of Stock to Employees. Why?
How does a company retain its most valuable employees? Does it come down to money, or building a culture so incredible that nobody ever wants to leave? At Amazon, the quest to retain valuable tec… -
How Will the Biden Administration Actually Tweak the H-1B Visa?
The Biden administration still wants to tweak the H-1B program. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a much-delayed proposal (now scheduled for May 2023) that could adjust the de… -
Are Employers Losing Interest in Hiring for Remote Tech Positions?
Are employers less interested in hiring for remote positions? The latest CompTIA job report suggests that companies are still hiring many thousands of all-remote technologist jobs—but the number… -
Texas, California Compete for Most Tech Job Demand
At the beginning of 2022, it seemed like Texas had a lot of tech-hiring momentum behind it. Dallas, Houston, and Austin were attracting significant amounts of tech-related investment, and compani… -
10 Cities Enjoying a Spike in Tech Job Demand (Not All are Huge)
When it comes to tech hubs, New York City and the cities of the Bay Area (i.e., Silicon Valley) draw a lot of attention. But as new job-posting data makes clear, many other cities across the coun… -
Would You Take a Pay Cut to Work Remotely? Here's What You Told Us!
Whether employees should be allowed to work remotely full-time is rapidly becoming one of the great debates of modern life. Many companies (including some prominent ones, such as Airbnb) have who… -
Python Stays at Top of TIOBE's Popular Language List
Python continues to dominate the TIOBE Index’s monthly list of the world’s most popular programming languages—but Python’s weaknesses leave other languages some room to rule key tech segments. “I…