This Week's Most Popular Stories

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are the five stories Dice users liked best this week.

Fate of H-1B Reform Uncertain in the House: Despite the Senate’s passage last week of a comprehensive immigration reform bill, the debate over guest workers – specifically H-1Bs – is far from over. In large part, that’s because the House of Representatives has different ideas about immigration in general.
What Interviews Say About a Company’s Culture: We hear a lot about how interviewing is a two way street, and how you should be interviewing the company to learn as much about them as they’re learning about you. But did you know that you can learn a lot while they’re asking you questions?
5 Things to Learn About Computer Science Degrees: Computer science degrees come with a common misconception, which often discourages students from pursuing them: They’ll turn you into an isolated code cruncher. That’s not really the case.
Resumes: How to Effectively List Technical Skills: You know the problem: Everyone who reviews your resume — whether they’re a recruiter, an HR staffer or the hiring manager — spends mere seconds on it and wants to decide just one thing: Is this person worth calling in for an interview? To make them think Yes, every part of your resume has to be well thought out and carefully constructed.
Is the Demise of COBOL Greatly Exaggerated?: Some people say COBOL is kind of like a Wall Street bank: It’s too big to fail.

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are the five stories Dice users liked best this week.

Fate of H-1B Reform Uncertain in the House: Despite the Senate’s passage last week of a comprehensive immigration reform bill, the debate over guest workers – specifically H-1Bs – is far from over. In large part, that’s because the House of Representatives has different ideas about immigration in general.
What Interviews Say About a Company’s Culture: We hear a lot about how interviewing is a two way street, and how you should be interviewing the company to learn as much about them as they’re learning about you. But did you know that you can learn a lot while they’re asking you questions?
5 Things to Learn About Computer Science Degrees: Computer science degrees come with a common misconception, which often discourages students from pursuing them: They’ll turn you into an isolated code cruncher. That’s not really the case.
Resumes: How to Effectively List Technical Skills: You know the problem: Everyone who reviews your resume — whether they’re a recruiter, an HR staffer or the hiring manager — spends mere seconds on it and wants to decide just one thing: Is this person worth calling in for an interview? To make them think Yes, every part of your resume has to be well thought out and carefully constructed.
Is the Demise of COBOL Greatly Exaggerated?: Some people say COBOL is kind of like a Wall Street bank: It’s too big to fail.