Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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Consider These Warnings Before Accepting a Counteroffer
Once you've decided to move from one company to another and completed the slog of your job search, what do you do when your boss offers a raise to keep you? The conventional wisdom says you shoul… -
How to Jumpstart a Stalled Job Search
New job seekers usually score several interviews fairly quickly, or at least hear from several recruiters soon after they post their resume. But if you’ve been searching for several months and in… -
Tricks to Finding the Hiring Manager’s Name
Contacting the hiring manager increases a job seeker’s visibility and success rate, but it’s hard to connect when you don't know his or her name. Control your destiny—and your ability to score in… -
4 Ways to Beat a Personality Test
Most people have fibbed at one time or another, but should you come clean on a pre-hire personality test? The good news is that it's possible to be honest and still ace the test as long as you fo… -
How To Make Online Cover Letters Work
When you're responding to an online job posting, cover letters are every bit as important as they were back when applications were sent in on old-fashioned paper. But many times, electronic syste… -
How to Become a UX Designer
The need for User Experience designers is growing, and so even self-taught professionals can be attractive candidates for employers in need. And these people can come from a variety of background… -
How To Train Others Without Endangering Your Job
IT managers are increasingly asking veterans to share their technical knowledge with novice co-workers as a cost-effective way to develop staff. But the mandates pose a Catch-22 for professionals… -
CIS Grad Needs a More Specific, Customized Resume
Mosab Sasi recently received his bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from the Metropolitan State College of Denver. He’d like to work in software development, preferably with Java o… -
5 Salary Negotiation Myths and How You Can Bust Them
Sometimes what you know is ... wrong. Unfortunately, strategies around salary negotiation is one area where rumors or outright falsehoods are so prevalent, they can get you into trouble even thou… -
5 Ways You May Unwittingly Commit Resume Fraud
Resume fraud is nothing new, just ask former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, e-commerce Etsy co-founder Rob Kalin, or former Lotus Development CEO Jeff Papows. But did you know actions like this where…