Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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Tech’s Winning (and Losing) Jobs in 2020
Many tech companies, flush with success in 2019, are planning to accelerate the pace of employee training and development in 2020. But even if your workplace provides you with all the educational… -
Recruiter Trends That Will Impact Your 2020 Job Hunt
The ways that recruiters and managers identify, recruit and hire tech talent are constantly evolving. Because of that, if you plan on looking for a new job in 2020, you may need to update the job… -
Modernize Your Tech Resume for the New Year
Are you finding yourself snubbed by prospective employers? Your résumé could be the culprit, even if it features all the necessary keywords to get you past the initial round of screenings. Tech p… -
Evaluating a Company's Work-Life Balance
If work-life balance tops your priority list, you need to find out what it’s like to work in a particular environment before accepting an offer. But asking too many questions about overtime, work… -
Rebounding from Project Failure
At some point in your career, you will probably experience the frustration of a project that fails to meet its objectives. In metaphorical terms, it rapidly becomes a car wreck. How you respond t… -
Networking Strategies for Over the Holidays
You may think the holidays are the worst time for networking—let alone finding a new job. After all, it’s the time of year when everyone takes off (or would rather be celebrating; they’ll get bac… -
Forging a Career Path When the Route Is Unclear
Up-and-coming companies seldom offer well-defined career paths that guide IT professionals from one position to the next. Enterprising employees are instead expected to identify an emerging role… -
Discovering Your Ideal Work Environment
Some tech professionals are consummate trailblazers, energized in a fast-paced “disruptive” environment, while others prefer a more moderate pace, with incremental change, stability and structure… -
How to Identify the Skills You Need to Advance
Whether you’re gunning for a promotion to project manager, or just want to expand the scope of your current role, you’ll likely need to master a collection of new skills in order to advance your… -
How to Get an Excellent Letter of Recommendation
When you’re searching for a new job, you may find that employers in certain industries (or those who are hiring professionals to work on highly sensitive projects and programs) may request a lett…