Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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How Can I Find Free Technical Training?
A member of the Dice Community asks: I work for a small company that doesn’t offer in-house training or tuition assistance and I can’t afford an expensive boot camp. I really need to upgrade my s… -
How To Land the Job, Even If You’re Not a Perfect Fit
A member of our Dice Community asks: I’m not a perfect fit for the job based upon the posting. How do I convince them to hire me anyway? Let’s start by assuming your skills and interests basicall… -
Plot Your Course to a Corner Office in 5 Easy Steps
Ask a dozen technology executives to describe their career path and you’ll likely get 12 different stories. That’s both good and bad news. On the one hand, the ability to reach a corner office fr… -
The Secret to Passing an Online Coding Test
Here’s a question from a member of the Dice Community: I thought I was a pretty good developer until I received a low score on a test where you solve a series of problems by creating and submitti… -
Interview Questions for C++ Programmers
Even if you know C++ syntax and have memorized STL components, you could stumble during a technical interview since some managers like to explore the boundary of a programmer’s C++ knowledge. To… -
How to Answer ‘Where Else Are You Interviewing?’
One of our community members asked: How should I respond when hiring managers ask where else I’ve been interviewing? If I say nowhere, they’ll think I’m desperate. Or, they may think their job is… -
How to Run a Background Check on Yourself
You’d probably check your credit score before shopping for a house or car, so why not apply the same strategy to your job search? Since 90 percent of U.S. companies run a criminal background chec… -
Technical Interview Questions for Linux DevOps
Demand for DevOps professionals is soaring as companies find that those with development and operations experience can accelerate the development process and produce more reliable software. As a… -
How to Answer Inappropriate Interview Questions
You’re in the middle of a job interview when, out of the blue, the manager asks what your significant other does for a living. Questions about your age, race, national origin, gender, religion, m…