A handy guide for technologists at all career stages. — Whether you’re just starting out in tech or you’ve been in the industry for many years, you know that a tech career can prove enormously rewarding and exciting. …

Spotify joins other tech companies, including Uber and Coinbase, that are in the midst of hiring slowdowns or freezes. — Spotify is the latest tech company to announce a hiring slowdown. However, the streaming giant intends to still add to its overall headcount by the end of the year. In an email to employees, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said he intended to “slow that pace [of hiring] and be a…

The cryptocurrency market is gripped by severe turbulence at the moment. — Coinbase will lay off 1,100 employees, or roughly 18 percent of its workforce. Those layoffs reflect the continuing turbulence in the cryptocurrency market — but should technologists in other industries worry about a downturn and layoffs? To answer that question, it’s helpful to break down what’s happening inside Coinbase. In…

Will these employee reforms make Microsoft a more attractive company to work for? — Microsoft plans on instituting a handful of workforce reforms, including greater pay transparency and the elimination of noncompete clauses for most employees. Will that help the company compete for talent against deep-pocketed rivals such as Amazon and Google? “Today we’re announcing another best practice with our commitment to publicly disclose…

These are tech jobs that anyone can do from home. — The latest employment data makes one thing clear: Companies everywhere really want remote software developers and engineers. CompTIA’s monthly Tech Jobs Report, which analyzes data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as well as Emsi Burning Glass (which collects and studies millions of job postings from across the…

It’s not looking great for one of the world’s most prominent crypto companies. — Two weeks ago, crypto exchange Coinbase indicated it would slow hiring and “reassess” its headcount needs. Now the company is taking even more drastic measures, including a hiring freeze and rescinding some accepted job offers. “The extended hiring pause will include backfills, except for roles that are necessary to meet…

Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate is 3.6 percent. — The unemployment rate for tech occupations hit 2.1 percent in May, a slight uptick from previous months. Overall, the national unemployment rate stood at 3.6 percent. Employers posted some 623,627 tech positions in May, representing a year-over-year increase of 52 percent. “The data speaks to the broad-based nature of the…

If you want to work at Tesla, prepare to come into the office. — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has declared remote work “no longer acceptable,” according to new reports. Tesla employees who want to work from home will need to appeal to Musk directly. “Anyone who wishes to do remote work must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean *minimum*) of…

No matter where you live, you can get paid. — For the past two years, businesses everywhere have adapted to the rise of remote work. For technologists, the ability to work from anywhere has opened up new opportunities — and the chance to re-establish some vital work-life balance. But has widespread remote work also helped equalize tech salaries between geographies? …