Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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New Careers for Tech Pros (No Coding Needed)
Possessing technical knowledge and skills can open the door to a variety of challenging and rewarding careers. So if you’re tired of writing code and find yourself daydreaming about a career outs… -
Landing a Job Without Earning Another Degree
Getting in on the ground floor of a neophyte industry that’s primed for growth can take your career to new heights. But breaking in may seem difficult (or impossible) when many of the advertised… -
Taking on Customer-Facing Tech Roles
Much of the future growth in tech jobs will be in customer-facing roles. In a 2015 survey, some 73 percent of CIOs said their IT departments were interacting more with external customers, while 3… -
Tips for Acing a Pre-Interview Questionnaire
More companies are relying on questionnaires to screen candidates before scheduling a job interview. In addition to asking about information not included in résumés, these questionnaires attempt… -
Tips for Passing a Pair-Programming Test
Many hiring managers like to use a pair-programming exercise to assess a candidate’s skills. In theory, these exercises provide a more realistic testing environment than whiteboard exams, brainte… -
4 Interdisciplinary Fields for Tech Pros
Given the growing overlap between many industries, it’s not enough for tech pros to understand a narrow and clearly-defined skill-set; many must become well-versed in other fields, including biol… -
How Recruiters Secretly Evaluate Tech Pros
If you expect an employer to only use phone screens and interviews to evaluate your qualifications, you may be in for a surprise. Recruiters are increasingly using outside-the-box strategies, too… -
Match Your Teammates’ Communication Styles
Do you inundate your colleagues with facts and statistics when expressing a point of view? Or do you use gut feelings and hunches to justify your solutions to technical problems? Whatever your pe… -
6 Warning Signs Your Job is in Danger
Although tech employment remains strong, big firms such as Nokia, Microsoft, IBM and Twitter have recently slashed jobs; tech startups face financial headwinds that will only intensify if the eco… -
Calculating the Cost of Vacant Tech Positions
There’s a common misconception that open tech positions save on payroll and benefits. However, taking too long to hire can negatively impact the top and bottom lines in ways that tech hiring mana…