Articles by Nick Kolakowski

  • Go to article How Much Vacation Time Do Tech Pros Get?

    How Much Vacation Time Do Tech Pros Get?

    How much vacation do tech professionals get? The answer to that question can help you negotiate the specifics of your own PTO. According to Dice’s latest Tech Salary Report, the vacation available to tech profe…
  • Go to article Which Benefits are Important to Tech Professionals?

    Which Benefits are Important to Tech Professionals?

    Which benefits do tech professionals want? According to Dice’s latest Tech Salary Report, health insurance, PTO, 401k matching and pension benefits remain most important to tech professionals. While the share o…
  • Go to article These Tech Companies Pay Software Engineers the Most

    These Tech Companies Pay Software Engineers the Most

    Which tech companies pay software engineers the most? It’s easy to see why that question pops up again and again in software engineering circles. Levels.fyi, which regularly crowdsources compensation data from…
  • Go to article How Do Tech Professionals Increase Their Pay?

    How Do Tech Professionals Increase Their Pay?

    Tech salaries stagnated last year. Despite that trend, many tech professionals managed to secure notably higher compensation, including salary and bonuses. How did they earn those increases, and how can you do…
  • Go to article Are Tech Professionals Using A.I. When Applying for Jobs?

    Are Tech Professionals Using A.I. When Applying for Jobs?

    Are job seekers relying on artificial intelligence (A.I.) as part of their job hunt? A new study suggests that a significant percentage of those on the job market are turning to generative A.I. tools to improve…
  • Go to article Do Tech Professionals Need Certifications?

    Do Tech Professionals Need Certifications?

    Here’s a pressing question for many tech professionals: do they need certifications to land a job or boost their salary? According to the latest edition of Dice’s Tech Salary Report, some 51 percent of tech pro…
  • Go to article Tesla Considering Layoffs: Report

    Tesla Considering Layoffs: Report

    Tesla may be preparing layoffs, according to a new Bloomberg report. “[Tesla’s] US managers had to make the binary assessment of their deputies’ roles in recent days, according to people familiar with the matte…
  • Go to article What Can Tech Pros Earn in Different Industries?

    What Can Tech Pros Earn in Different Industries?

    For tech professionals on the job hunt, here’s some good news: companies in pretty much every industry need tech talent. Even the most old-school business requires a website, at the very least, and often a data…
  • Go to article Tech Jobs with the Biggest Increases in Postings

    Tech Jobs with the Biggest Increases in Postings

    Which tech jobs saw the biggest increases in job postings in January? The answer to that question could hint at the long-term prospects of certain tech specializations. According to CompTIA’s monthly Jobs Repor…
  • Go to article Tech Layoffs Rose in January

    Tech Layoffs Rose in January

    Tech layoffs rose again in January after months of declines, according to a crowdsourced analysis by levels.fyi. As you can see from the following chart, layoffs were last this high in the first quarter of 2023…
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