Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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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… -
Free Career Management Tools and Resources: Your Go-To List
Some 70 percent of employees are somewhat likely to accept a job with a company that’s known for investing in employee learning and career development, according to a national survey from Instruc… -
Responding to Tech Job Candidates' Top Career Concerns
Surveys show that the vast majority of technology professionals are “satisfied” or “highly satisfied” with their careers and current roles. But like any profession in any industry, that doesn’t m… -
Getting on an Executive Search Consultant’s Radar
If you are ready to move up to a senior management role, knowing how to capture the attention of executive recruiters is an important part of a successful search strategy. That’s because more sen… -
6 Ways to Boost Project Visibility Within Your Company
When you look at the most common reasons why projects fail, often the root cause is a lack of visibility. Poor visibility for your project’s mission within the organization may result in resource… -
5 Ways Tech Hiring Managers Spot High Performers
If you're one of those high performers who consistently outshines your colleagues and exceeds expectations, you should have prospective employers lining up at your door. That’s because top perfor… -
Job-Hunting Advice from CIOs
Who could be more qualified to offer job-hunting advice than current CIOs? Technology’s top execs not only oversee talent acquisition; because they’ve experienced the hiring process from both sid… -
'Brogrammer' Culture: Is It Dead for Good?
How you embrace and fit in with the culture of your company can have a huge impact on your happiness and success. Unfortunately for those who don't like partying hard, the past few years saw the…