Tools for Better Hiring
ClearanceJobs Compensation Survey Results for 2012
Earnings are up for security-cleared professionals, but so are career concerns. Get salaries by title, geography, clearance level, government agency and more. continue…
Dice Tech Salary Survey Results
It pays to hire the right tech talent. But how much does it cost? Find out with Dice’s Tech Salary Survey Results. continue…
Basic Steps for Attracting ‘Rock Star’ Tech Talent
We’ve uncovered the technology recruiters’ golden ticket. Passive tech candidates have told us the best ways to find them when they’re not in the job market. continue…
Checklist for a Great Online Job Posting
This handy checklist helps make sure you include the necessary elements in your job posting to attract the best tech candidates. continue…
Ten Tips on Screening Resumes
How to screen through the masses quickly and effectively so that you spend your time on the tech candidates who are most likely to succeed. continue…
Making Weak Job Postings Say “Wow”
A well-crafted job posting creates buzz and causes great candidates to not just take notice but to take action and respond. continue…
Tech Skills Glossary for Non-IT Professionals
ASP, CSS, ITIL, SAP, XSL. Confused by all the “tech speak” alphabet soup? Decode it with this handy tech skills glossary. continue…
Top Questions You Must Ask to Write a Great Job Description
Use this reference to write more effective job descriptions and uncover qualified technology candidates more quickly. continue…
Top 8 Techniques to Improve Your Tech Job Postings
Job postings often create candidates’ first impressions; sometimes they’re the first — and only — shot you have at convincing a tech candidate to apply. continue…
From the Dice Employer Blog
Find Your Superheroes: Passive Tech Candidates
Passive technology candidates are a little like superheroes. You know they’re out there, but they can seem hard to find. But not on Dice: 6 of 10 candidates are coveted passives. continue…
Employers Need to Impress Candidates Too
Today’s job seeking veterans often breeze through interviews, because they prepare by studying effective techniques and tips on the Internet. In fact, they’re so well-schooled on the fundamentals that their decision to accept an offer may ultimately hinge on their evaluation of the interviewer’s preparation and performance. Unfortunately, interviewers often fail to impress by committing one of these critical mistakes. Winging It Interviewers need to read the candidate’s resume, prepare a list of questions and coordinate with other interviewers, because candidates… continue…
Get the Real Scoop on Prospective Employees
You can conduct interviews, assessments and run a background investigation, but reference checks are the only way to confirm your conclusions and get the real scoop on prospective employees. Former managers and peers have first hand knowledge of a candidate’s assets and liabilities and they’ll tell you everything you need to know, once you get them talking. Prepare Figure out what you want to know and create a short list of open-ended questions to illicit the information. Remember, it’s better… continue…
Are Social-Media Policies Defunct?
Should companies attempt to restrict their employees’ comments and activity on social media? Or should they give up the policy crusade and learn to embrace social media, as one HR professional recently recommended? After all, employers had similar concerns about the Internet just a few years ago and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to author and enforce a social-media policy since the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that certain employee comments about work conditions, benefits, and other conditions of employment… continue…
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