Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman

• The Basics of Tech Resume Writing

  At their core, résumés are marketing documents that connect your skills and experience to employers’ needs. So as you create yours, think of yourself as a marketing director: Research the target…
• Can Online Technical Assessment Tests Get You a Job?

  Can online technical assessment tests catapult you past other job seekers? After all, wouldn't a high score on one of these self-testing sites -- like Brainbench, or relative newcomer Smarterer -…
• Networking Is Still the Best Way to Find a Job

  Networking remains a critical component of your job search, because referrals are still the number one source of new hires. The fact is that more recruiters are using social media to coax additio…
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  5 Tech Roles on the Endangered List

  Could your job be on the verge of extinction? As the cloud, offshoring and an influx of consumer devices transform or eliminate traditional IT roles, how can you remain relevant and employed? The…
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  How to Make a Stack Ranking System Work for You

  Microsoft’s practice of stack ranking employees is being blamed for everything from a bad work environment to a lack of innovation. But ranking workers from top to bottom according to their perfo…
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  Imagining Marissa Mayer’s Career-Changing Resume

  Scoring a higher-level position as an outsider is no easy feat, even for someone as talented and accomplished as Marissa Mayer. A seasoned and certainly proven leader in the Internet space, Mayer…
• Five Resume Tips for People Who Just Want to Code

  How can you spice up your resume if your job is more about production, and less about strategy? Or, as one skeptic put it, when you're someone who's got "a real job, not a fancy one"? “Even someo…
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  Rock Star, Jedi Labels Help In Landing Job - If...

  Ever see online ads calling for an IT rock star, ninja, Jedi, mighty eagle or kingpin? They're designed to serve as code words for only "A" players need apply. Recruiters claim these unconvention…
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  Overcoming a Criminal Conviction During Your Job Search

  We recently received an email from a job seeker who wondered if he should abandon his search because of a criminal conviction. He's not alone. Other IT professionals like Samuel "Mouli" Cohen --…
• Remedies for Your Biggest Recruiter Problems

  Ever wonder whether third-party recruiters are valuable allies in the quest for a steady paycheck, or more trouble than they’re worth? Job seekers often grouse about recruiting firms on Dice Disc…