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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2010</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font size="1">Registration No. 333-_________</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">____________________</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">UNDER</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">____________________</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="5">Dice Holdings, Inc.</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Delaware</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">20-3179218</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(IRS Employer</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">Identification No.)</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">____________________</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">New York, New York 10018</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">____________________</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Dice Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">____________________</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Scot W. Melland</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Dice Holdings, Inc.</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">New York, New York 10018</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">(212) 725-6550</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">____________________</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">COPIES TO:</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">John C. Kennedy, Esq.</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">1285 Avenue of the Americas </font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">New</font></b><font size="1">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="1">York, New</font></b><font size="1">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="1">York 10019&ndash;6064</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">(212) 373-3000</font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Brian P. Campbell, Esq.</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Vice President, Business and</font></b><br>
                        <b><font size="1">Legal Affairs</font></b><br>
                        <b><font size="1">Dice Holdings, Inc.</font></b><br>
                        <b><font size="1">1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor</font></b><br>
                        <b><font size="1">New York, New York 10018</font></b><br>
                        <b><font size="1">(212) 725-6550</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in Rule 12b- 2 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font face="Wingdings" size="3"><strong>x</strong></font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font face="Wingdings">o</font> <font size="1">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Smaller reporting company </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE<br>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Title of Securities to be Registered</font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.35pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Amount to be Registered (1)</font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.35pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (2) (3)</font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.35pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(3) </font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Amount of Registration</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.35pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="1">Fee</font></b></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.35pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.35pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">1,479,070 shares</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.35pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$6.02</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$8,904,001</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="1">$635.00</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(1)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The registrant has previously registered 4,808,104 shares that may be issued under the Dice
                        Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan on Registration Statement Nos. 333-144826, 333-151456 and 333-157122. The registration fees for the previously registered shares were paid at the time that such registration statement was filed.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(2)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share was determined based on the average of the high and low prices of Dice Holdings, Inc.&rsquo;s common stock reported by the New York Stock Exchange on January 25, 2010.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">(3)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="1">Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act.</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Dice Holdings, Inc. has prepared this Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, to register an additional 1,479,070 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which we refer to as the common stock, that are reserved for issuance in respect of awards to be granted under the
        Dice Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan, which we refer to as the 2007 Plan. These additional shares have become authorized for issuance under the 2007 Plan as a result of the operation of the &ldquo;evergreen&rdquo; provision contained in such plan, which provides for annual increases in the shares authorized for issuance under the 2007 Plan pursuant to a specified formula. Following the registration of these additional shares, we will have registered an aggregate of 6,287,174
        shares to be issued under the 2007 Plan.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">PART</font></b><font size="2">&nbsp;</font><b><font size="2">II</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of our Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-144826, 333-151456 and 333-157122) previously filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2007, June 5, 2008 and February 5, 2009, respectively, with respect to the shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options under
        the 2007 Plan are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">The following documents filed with the Commission by us are also incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">1.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February 18, 2009.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&nbsp;</p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">2.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with the Commission on April 24, 2009.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">3.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 11, 2009, filed with the Commission on June 11, 2009.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">4.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125.28%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 16, 2009, filed with the Commission on July 17, 2009.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">5.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125.28%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, filed with the Commission on July 23, 2009.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">6.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 125.28%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 29, 2009, filed with the Commission on October 2, 2009.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">7.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009, filed with the Commission on October 21, 2009. </font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">8.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The description of the common stock set forth in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on July 11, 2007, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">In addition, all reports and documents filed by us pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
        incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP regarding the legality of the common stock.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Dice Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-141876) filed on May 18, 2007).</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">10.2</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Form of Stock Award Agreement under the 2007 Equity Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-141876) filed on June 8, 2007).</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">23.1*</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Filed herewith.</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Dice Holdings, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on January 27, 2010.</font></p>

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                    <td valign="bottom" nowrap colspan="2"><font size="2">DICE HOLDINGS, INC.</font></td>
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                        <p><font size="2">By:</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><font size="2">/s/ Scot W. Melland</font></u></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Title:</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2"><font size="2">Scot W. Melland</font><br>
                        President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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        POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Scot W. Melland, Michael P. Durney and Brian&nbsp;P. Campbell, acting singly, his true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i)
        act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or
        appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact or
        any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. </font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below on January 27, 2010 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.</font></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Scot W. Melland</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">President and Chief Executive Officer and Director</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">Scot W. Melland</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ Michael P. Durney</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer </font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">/s/ David S. Gordon</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">David S. Gordon</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">Director</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="2">William Wyman</font></p>
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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Form of Stock Award Agreement under the 2007 Equity Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-141876) filed on June 8, 2007).</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2010
Registration No. 333-_________
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
____________________
Dice Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
20-3179218
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
____________________
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor
New York, New York 10018
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
____________________
Dice Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan
(Full title of the plan)
____________________
Scot W. Melland
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dice Holdings, Inc.
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor
New York, New York 10018
(212) 725-6550
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
____________________
COPIES TO:
John C. Kennedy, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New
York, New
York 10019–6064
(212) 373-3000
Brian P. Campbell, Esq.
Vice President, Business and
Legal Affairs
Dice Holdings, Inc.
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor
New York, New York 10018
(212) 725-6550
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b- 2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (2) (3)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(3)
Amount of Registration
Fee
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
1,479,070 shares
$6.02
$8,904,001
$635.00
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities to be offered or issued from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. The registrant has previously registered 4,808,104 shares that may be issued under the Dice
                        Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan on Registration Statement Nos. 333-144826, 333-151456 and 333-157122. The registration fees for the previously registered shares were paid at the time that such registration statement was filed.
(2)
Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share was determined based on the average of the high and low prices of Dice Holdings, Inc.'s common stock reported by the New York Stock Exchange on January 25, 2010.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Dice Holdings, Inc. has prepared this Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, to register an additional 1,479,070 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which we refer to as the common stock, that are reserved for issuance in respect of awards to be granted under the
        Dice Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan, which we refer to as the 2007 Plan. These additional shares have become authorized for issuance under the 2007 Plan as a result of the operation of the "evergreen" provision contained in such plan, which provides for annual increases in the shares authorized for issuance under the 2007 Plan pursuant to a specified formula. Following the registration of these additional shares, we will have registered an aggregate of 6,287,174
        shares to be issued under the 2007 Plan.
PART
II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of our Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-144826, 333-151456 and 333-157122) previously filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2007, June 5, 2008 and February 5, 2009, respectively, with respect to the shares of common stock to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options under
        the 2007 Plan are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
The following documents filed with the Commission by us are also incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
1.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February 18, 2009.
2.
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with the Commission on April 24, 2009.
3.
Our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 11, 2009, filed with the Commission on June 11, 2009.
4.
Our Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 16, 2009, filed with the Commission on July 17, 2009.
5.
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, filed with the Commission on July 23, 2009.
6.
Our Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 29, 2009, filed with the Commission on October 2, 2009.
7.
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009, filed with the Commission on October 21, 2009.
8.
The description of the common stock set forth in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on July 11, 2007, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
In addition, all reports and documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
        incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibits
5.1*
Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP regarding the legality of the common stock.
10.1
The Dice Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-141876) filed on May 18, 2007).
10.2
Form of Stock Award Agreement under the 2007 Equity Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-141876) filed on June 8, 2007).
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).
____________________
*
Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Dice Holdings, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on January 27, 2010.
DICE HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ Scot W. Melland
Title:
Scot W. Melland
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Scot W. Melland, Michael P. Durney and Brian P. Campbell, acting singly, his true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i)
        act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents as may be necessary or
        appropriate in connection therewith, and (iii) take any and all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact or
        any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below on January 27, 2010 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ Scot W. Melland
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Scot W. Melland
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael P. Durney
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Michael P. Durney
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Signature
Title
/s/ John W. Barter
Director
John W. Barter
/s/ H. Raymond Bingham
Director
H. Raymond Bingham
/s/ Peter Ezersky
Director
Peter Ezersky
/s/ David S. Gordon
Director
David S. Gordon
/s/ David C. Hodgson
Director
David C. Hodgson
/s/ Amanda Siegel
Director
Amanda Siegel
Director
William Wyman
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
5.1*
Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP regarding the legality of the common stock.
10.1
The Dice Holdings, Inc. 2007 Equity Award Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-141876) filed on May 18, 2007).
10.2
Form of Stock Award Agreement under the 2007 Equity Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-141876) filed on June 8, 2007).
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).
____________________
*
Filed herewith.
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