Introducing Dice Skills Center
Ever been handed a requisition for a tech candidate, only to find it features two or three languages you’ve never seen before? If so, never fear: Dice’s new Skills Center, now in Beta, offers...
View ArticleTech Hiring Trends Q1 2015: Unemployment Dips (Again)
Employment data from the first quarter of 2015 suggests that the technology industry’s hiring momentum continued virtually unchecked into the new year, with the unemployment rate averaging 2.3...
View ArticleCommunicate Effectively with Our Recruiting Toolkit
Recruiters need to be great communicators in order to find the best talent for organizations and clients. They could probably get everything they need from hiring managers and candidates if they had a...
View ArticleTech Unemployment Continues to Fall
Unemployment among tech pros dropped to 1.9 percent in April, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s the lowest unemployment rate since June 2008. Not all technology...
View ArticleTech Managers’ Checklist for Making the Right Hire
Today’s technology jobs are tied directly to business outcomes, which means that successful hires must offer more than expertise in jQuery or .NET or JavaScript. As part of being a great tech manager,...
View ArticleMay 2015: Top-Paying Tech Security Jobs
The high-profile security breaches of the past few years have made it clear that organizations need to do everything necessary to safeguard their technology stack and databases against both internal...
View ArticlePointers for Recruiting In a Demanding Market
While salary is certainly an important factor for job candidates, it’s not the only thing that can sway their decision: solid perks, best-in-class co-workers, and a sense of “changing the world” can...
View ArticleGot a Hilarious Recruiting Story?
Most of the time, recruiting candidates for a job follows a predictable pattern: You engage across all platforms, talk up the benefits of potential employers, and arrange meetings. But every so often,...
View ArticleThe Key to Researching Your Top Candidates
It takes a lot of time and effort to craft the perfect recruiting message, especially since top candidates are regularly bombarded with emails and social-networking notes from recruiters. Everybody...
View ArticleJuly 2015: Puppet, Chef, Cloud Architects In Demand
More companies are shifting from on-premises datacenters and servers to cloud-based services, creating added demand for system administrators and “cloud architects” who can effectively deploy and...
View ArticleTech Unemployment Dips (Again)
The technology industry’s unemployment rate dipped again in the second quarter of 2015, to 2.1 percent, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That’s a slight decline...
View Article7 Tips for Tech Recruiting on Twitter
Tech pros are extremely active on Twitter, but recruiting them via the social network can prove a tricky business. Here are some quick tips for doing so, courtesy of Dice’s 7 Steps to a Tech...
View ArticleAugust 2015: Fastest-Growing States for Tech Jobs
The fastest-growing state for technology jobs this year so far isn’t California – where Silicon Valley’s legion of startups and well-established tech firms continue to dominate headlines – and it...
View ArticleCheck Out the Dice Recruiter Chrome Extension Update
You may have heard of Chrome Extensions, which layer additional information onto Webpages visited via the Google Chrome browser. Lots of developers use these browser extensions to enhance Website...
View ArticleCheck Out Our Social-Recruiting Webinar
In our Webinar last week, recruiting expert John Sumser shared some fundamentals that any recruiter can use to fully leverage the power of social recruiting. Although 93 percent of recruiters plan on...
View ArticleWhat Recruiters Should Look for in Developers
What makes a great developer? That’s a vital question for recruiters and HR staffers, who need to find the best in order to ensure their companies succeed at building excellent new products. As any...
View ArticleWhen Recruiting, Think Outside the Box
When it comes to recruiting, there’s a lot to be said for relying on a combination of traditional methods and social media to get the word out about new positions. But sometimes a company needs to...
View ArticleCheck Out Developers’ Top Programming Languages
Knowing the most popular programming languages among developers can help recruiters discover the best talent, by zeroing in on those tech pros who are clearly keeping in-demand skills up-to-date. In...
View ArticleNew Insights Into Developer Habits
A new global survey of developers (PDF), conducted by research firm IDC and commissioned by the Application Developers Alliance, offers some key insights for recruiters searching for top talent. The...
View ArticleRecruiting Academics for Tech Work
Given the low unemployment rate in tech, and the challenges in attracting top talent, it’s no wonder that more tech companies are turning to academia for the biggest brains they can find. Take Uber,...
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