Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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Are Traditional Resumes Passé?
Has social media eliminated the need for the traditional resume? The short answer: Not yet. Although a great majority of companies use platforms such as Twitter or LinkedIn to source candidates,… -
How to Answer Bad Technical Interview Questions
If you go on enough interviews, sooner or later someone will ask you to explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew or to name as many options of the ls command as you can… -
5 Interview Answers for Web Developers
Given the diverse nature of Web projects, anticipating a hiring manager’s needs and preferences can be difficult. It’s not a field where managers are swayed by fancy degrees or certifications, ob… -
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…