Articles by Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson
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Using Storytelling to Win the Job Interview
Storytelling has existed since the beginnings of the human race, helping people not only entertain one another, but also pass along vital information. A spoken narrative is a superb way to commun… -
Surviving a 'Performance Improvement Plan'
Performance improvement plans (PIP) are old tools of HR. Employees view them with a jaundiced eye: get one and get ready to get out. But you may be surprised to learn that their primary purpose i… -
Becoming a Legacy Software Expert
Legacy software technologists may not be in demand in quite the same way as other developers, but there’s still a pressing need for their expertise. Even as technology rapidly evolves and new lan… -
Handling Weird or Insulting Interview Questions
In 2013, Google ended its policy of asking off-the-wall questions during interviews. Strange chestnuts such as, “You’re shrunk down to the size of a dime and placed in a blender. You have one min… -
Why Startups Need Older Technologists
Numerous studies and surveys have shown that Baby Boomers need (or want) to continue working throughout their “traditional” retirement years. And although some industries are receptive to hiring… -
Things a Sysadmin Should Never Do
Managing, maintaining and protecting the network is a difficult job on the best of days—and despite a sysadmin’s Herculean efforts to keep order, proverbial cow patties still end up hitting the f… -
Becoming a Director of Platform Engineering
To say that Director of Platform Engineering is a complex role is something of an understatement. Just ask Dan Warner, who holds that position at West Corporation, a Nebraska-based telecommunicat… -
Prepping for a Sysadmin Interview
Getting your first or second sysadmin job is as much about fit and emotional intelligence as it is about “hard” skills. Questions and answers relating to technical knowledge requirements are easi… -
Moving from Intern to Full-Time Employee
Although a tech internship can open up the door to an amazing career, it’s also tricky to translate an internship at a particular company into a full-time position. Among interns, competition for… -
Getting a Programming Job When You’re Over 50
Ageism in tech is a much-discussed problem. The issues surrounding it are often less about skill-sets and more about the attitudes and perceptions of tech-company hiring managers, who are often y…