Articles by Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson
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Tips for Hiring Remote Tech Pros
The problem of finding and retaining top tech talent has always been a challenging one. There never seems to be enough skilled professionals to fill open positions; similar salaries make it nearly impossible to… -
Saving the World as a 'Green' Engineer
Sustainability (or “green”) engineers can fall into several engineering disciplines: mechanical, electrical, environmental, civil, or structural. Whatever their current position, though, all have the same goal:… -
Landing a Job at Lumo Bodytech
Founded in 2011 by Stanford entrepreneurs Monisha Perkash, Charles Wang and Andrew Chang, and cited by multiple tech publications as a wearable startup to watch, Lumo Bodytech’s technology platform leverages sm… -
How to Fit into Your New Job's Culture
Any new job comes with an adjustment period—but the learning curve is even steeper if you’re fresh out of school and it’s your first full-time position. It can take weeks to learn the essentials of the job itse… -
4 Mistakes New Tech Grads Should Avoid
According to any number of career counselors and recruiters, many new graduates make the same mistakes over and over again during their initial job search. As a result, employers often pass them over for the ki… -
Defending Utilities as a Security Engineer
Thanks to the rise of the Internet of Things, every part of the electrical grid—from the power plants producing electricity to the appliances consuming it—has the opportunity to “smarten up” with sensors linked… -
Career Profile: Civic Technologist
The public sector is undergoing disruption on a number of fronts, including technological. However it evolves in coming years, the process of civic engagement—getting people to engage in issues of public concer… -
Using Improv to Boost Your Collaboration Skills
Many employee-development programs and team-building workshops are agonizing to attend, and any value they add to your professional life may very well be minimal. But for many people, one major exception is imp… -
Getting Started in Open Source
While open source still lags behind other areas of tech with regard to diversity (check out our recent article on that very topic), it's still one place where women are openly encouraged to participate. Whether… -
Women Developers: Pursue Open Source
While the gender imbalance in the technology industry is often reported, the lack of diversity in the open source (OS) community is even more glaring. It’s been estimated that only 11 percent of open-source con…