Articles for Job Hunting
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New Facebook Portal Uses Alexa as Trojan Horse Into Homes
In January, news site Cheddar reported that Facebook was working on a voice-only home hub named ‘Portal.’ It was right, and now Facebook Portal is here. What Cheddar got wrong was the nature of P… -
Lesser-Known Technology Jobs With Growing Salaries
In today’s talent market, having cutting-edge technical skills and/or a CS degree is potentially a ticket to a lucrative career in programming, software development or engineering. But what if yo… -
Power Shift: How Employers Are Attracting Interviewees
With tech unemployment hitting notable lows, employers are realizing that the balance of power has shifted toward tech candidates, requiring a new approach to interviewing and hiring. “Given the… -
4 Financial Things to Consider When Quitting a Job
How much is your time worth? For WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton, a year of his life was worth roughly $850 million—that’s how much money he left behind when he decided to quit Facebook, which bo… -
Who is Synechron and How Is It Accelerating Digital for FinTech?
Synechron is a 20+ year old, privately-held company and one of the leading digital transformation consulting firms focused exclusively on the financial services industry. Our teams work to accele…Sponsored -
Google Android at 10 Continues Its March to Conquer Mobile
Ten years ago this week, Android made its debut on a commercial device, and everything changed—both for Google and the technology industry as a whole. Although technically an open-source platform… -
How to Know When to End the Recruiting and Interview Process
The tech interview process is a long, winding road that sometimes goes nowhere. Much of it is out of your hands, and you only have one point of contact for most of the process: your recruiter. He… -
Apple Sets Trend, Demands All Apps Have Privacy Policy
Does your iOS app have a privacy policy? A landing page? If not, you’re going to need one very soon. Starting October 3, all apps distributed through the App Store and via Apple’s TestFlight beta… -
Best Action Verbs You Can Include in Tech Résumés
A résumé is a complicated document, with lots of things to cram into relatively little space. Given the constraints, many tech pros tend to focus on the nuts and bolts of their accomplishments—ho… -
'Developer Song' is Everything Wrong With Tech Conferences
2012 was a peak year for tech and software developers. It was a full presidential term beyond the worst economic collapse in recent history, and tech was still surging hard, leaning into mobile.… -
5 Things Developers Say That Ruin Tech Interviews
Tech interviews are sometimes a trial by fire. Most tech pros just want to escape with their dignity intact. You can certainly accomplish that aim (and win the job), but saying the wrong thing co… -
5 Things A Recruiter Wants You to Know About the Tech Interview Process
Of all the things that can be said about getting a job in tech, there’s a universal truth that resonates with every candidate: the process seems to take forever. But why? Many technologists voice…Sponsored