Interviews

3 Interview Questions Every Developer Should Ask

Nate Swanner, 

November 15, 2017

In almost every job interview, the interviewer will inevitably ask if you have any questions. Most of us say “no,” which is the wrong strategy. Here are three …

Getting a Job When Tech Firms Move to Your City

Nate Swanner, 

October 24, 2017

With Amazon searching for a home for its second headquarters, cities everywhere are clamoring for the chance to become the new Seattle. The e-commerce giant promises …

5 Things to Read Before Your Next Interview

Nate Swanner, 

October 18, 2017

Being well-prepared for an interview can make or break your chance at actually landing the job. That’s especially true in tech, where a hiring manager can …

Uber Alums May Have Trouble Finding Work

Nate Swanner, 

March 8, 2017

Uber’s hall of shame 2017 continues. On top of yet another blog post claiming deeper discrimination inside the San Francisco-based startup, former employees are reporting they’re finding it …

Is It Time to Kill the Whiteboard Interview?

Nate Swanner, 

November 21, 2016

Tech interviews are hard enough, but for many tech pros there’s an aspect that’s downright unbearable: the whiteboard. Developers complain about it often (and have for years), …

Do This Before Tackling Whiteboard Questions

Dice Staff, 

September 21, 2015

If you’re a tech pro who specializes in software development, sooner or later you’re going to have to face a whiteboard question. Whiteboards are a great …

In Interviews, Show How You’re Improving

Dice Staff, 

September 17, 2015

Many candidates spend job interviews positioning themselves as experts in their particular field, and that’s great—so long as they can back up those assertions with actual …

Job-Interview Tips for Academics

Nick Kolakowski, 

September 16, 2015

Sooner or later, most academics wonder whether they should leave the university and join the commercial world. That decision is an extremely personal one: While the …

Overqualified? Here Are Some Interview Tips

Nick Kolakowski, 

September 8, 2015

So you’ve applied for a job for which you’re overqualified—the position requires far less experience, or fewer skills, than you actually possess. To make things a …

Turning Interview Negatives Into Positives

Yael Grauer, 

September 3, 2015

Honesty is important in job interviews; you don’t want to position yourself as something you’re not, especially as the truth has a way of eventually coming …