Articles by Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson
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Bloomberg Stresses Advanced Tech to New Hires
Bloomberg is a news and data company that provides business, financial-market and other information in real time to hundreds of thousands of global subscribers. Headquartered in New York, the fir… -
5 Sure Ways to Annoy a Tech Recruiter
Getting the most out of recruiters is about more than crafting a targeted resume or having the perfect pitch. It’s about avoiding the gaffes they see every day, too. So, to help make sure your ph… -
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s Approach to IT Hiring
Headquartered in Detroit, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is the state’s largest health insurer. It designs, sells and manages health plans for 4.4 million individuals, families and state-base… -
Black Duck Seeks Open Source Skills
Black Duck Software believes the future of development relies on the effective and informed use of open source technologies and methods. It’s a highly regarded provider of consulting and software… -
3 Ways to Get a Recruiter’s Attention
Job hunters have a love-hate relationship with recruiters. On the one hand, a good recruiter can be the one who introduces you—and advocates for you--to the hiring manager, and coaches you on the… -
Los Angeles Tech Scene Grows on Mass Market Apps
"Silicon Beach," the Los Angeles area’s tech scene, is growing in activity and carving out its niche. Re/code's been taking a look at Silicon Valley’s prettier sister, surveying 30 of its most pr… -
3 Steps to Break Into Mobile Development
Michael Turner is a 23-year-old from Rochester, N.Y., who wants to get into mobile app development, though right now his skills are limited to HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Not long ago, he wrote to… -
How to Get a Job at Asurion
For the past 20 years, Asurion has specialized in what it calls “technology protection,” working with wireless companies, retailers and cable and satellite providers to ensure some 280 million co… -
Strong Growth for Ruby on Rails Developers
Since its launch in December 2005, Ruby on Rails has become the Web application framework of choice for a wide variety of consumer-facing companies. According to one estimate, over 600,000 websit… -
Women Have a Long Way to Go in Open Source
Despite being a leading force for innovation in the software world, the open source movement lags even behind the rest of technology when it comes to diversity. The percentage of open source cont…