Nick Kolakowski has written for The Washington Post, Slashdot, eWeek, McSweeney's, Thrillist, WebMD, Trader Monthly, and other venues. He's also the author of "A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps" and "Maxine Unleashes Doomsday," a pair of noir thrillers.
Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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'Tech Connects' Podcast: A Deep Dive into Tech Workplace and Culture
“Tech Connects,” Dice’s podcast, digs into the tech hiring, recruiting, and career topics that matter to you. Subscribe on ACast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Podcasts, and YouTub… -
What Software Engineering Managers Make at Google, Meta, Amazon
Many tech professionals aspire to work at a tech giant like Google, Meta or Amazon. After all, these massive tech companies offer the opportunity to work on epic projects that could potentially c… -
Systems Administrator Salary in 2025: Starting Pay, Averages and Skills
System administrators (sysadmins) face a hard job: they must manage complex network configurations, ensure cybersecurity compliance, and strategize IT planning. It’s way more than simple server m… -
Tech Unemployment Dipped Last Month Despite Economic Uncertainty
Tech unemployment fell slightly in March, hitting 3.1 percent, according to a new CompTIA analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That’s notably below the national unempl… -
'Tech Connects' Podcast: The AI Skills You Need to Succeed
“Tech Connects,” Dice’s podcast, digs into the tech hiring, recruiting, and career topics that matter to you. Subscribe on ACast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Podcasts, and YouTub… -
Top 10 Most Popular Open Source Projects on GitHub
GitHub has evolved into the epicenter of global software development. It's not merely a platform for storing code; it's a vibrant ecosystem where developers from around the world collaborate, inn… -
Will Adding AI Skills Improve Your Employment Chances?
If you’re on the hunt for a new tech job, adding some flavor of AI skills to your portfolio—including prompt engineering—can boost your employment prospects. It’s a numbers game: according to ana… -
'Tech Connects' Podcast: Training and Certification for AWS and the Cloud
“Tech Connects,” Dice’s podcast, digs into the tech hiring, recruiting, and career topics that matter to you. Subscribe on ACast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Podcasts, and YouTub… -
What's the Best Way for Tech Pros Without Degrees to Show Off Their Skills?
Despite a turbulent economy, organizations everywhere continue to hire tech professionals regardless of whether they have a formal degree, according to the latest analysis by CompTIA. “Nearly one… -
Tech Unemployment Rose in February
The tech unemployment rate climbed in February to 3.3 percent, a bit below the national rate of 4.1 percent, according to a CompTIA analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)…