Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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Your Cover Letter Needs Examples
Tip of the Day It's not enough for your cover letter to tell an employer how great you are. It has to prove it. And it does that by presenting relevant and specific examples of your technical ski… -
Keywords Are a Foundation of Your Job Search
Tip of the Day Keywords are important because recruiters search resumes for matches when sourcing candidates from databases loaded with job-seeker profiles. The more frequently your resume matche… -
6 Interview Questions for Technical Trainers
The demand for technical trainers is soaring as companies channel more money into educational programs designed to close the skills gaps of employees. As job postings increase, technology profess… -
'Who Else Are You Interviewing With?'
Tip of the Day How do you respond if an interviewer asks who else you're talking to? It seems like a straightforward question, but the wrong answer could carry some risks. If you say "nowhere," m… -
Take Care With Your Cover Letter's Opening Sentence
Tip of the Day The first paragraph of your cover letter is worth spending time on. Because it sets the mood and provides a preview of what’s to come, a generic or flimsy opening just won’t cut it… -
Here's the Key to Successful Networking
Tip of the Day Networking isn't about meeting people… It's about helping people. You can’t tap perfect strangers on the shoulder and expect them to do you a favor. So don’t just meet someone new… -
3 Interview Questions for Network Infrastructure Engineers
As they become more complex and traffic volumes increase, networks take more than great technical skills to design and maintain. So, infrastructure engineers need a designer’s mindset and approac… -
How to Break the Interview's 'Q&A' Format
A lot of IT professionals think of job interviews as interrogations, tense encounters where managers or engineers fire off a series of questions and you respond with terse answers. But if you’ve… -
Use Data to Make Yourself Stand Out During a Job Search
On paper, the two finalists for the massive data center consolidation project looked identical. “Both business analysts had great résumés and similar experience, neither one really stood out goin… -
4 Interview Qs for Business Analysts in Product or Marketing
The duties and requirements for business analysts vary from position to position. While some BAs support an entire organization or a particular function, others are tethered to a product or marke…