Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman

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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…
• Can IT Consultants Be Blacklisted by a Staffing Firm?

  Questions abound whether IT consultants can be blacklisted by a staffing firm. Is it true or just another vicious Internet rumor? There’s no doubt that staffing firms can terminate IT consultants…
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  How Facebook’s IPO Could Impact Your Career

  Facebook's IPO and your career may be linked in a social network kind of way. Consider these points: First, Groupon’s stock price stumbled, followed by Zynga's hitting the skids, and if Facebook’…
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  How to Fix a Dysfunctional Workplace Team

  You don’t have to be a project manager or team lead to repair a dysfunctional team, since every member is responsible for ensuring the group’s success. Plus, being linked to an under-performing t…
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  How to Market Yourself as a 'Specialized Generalist'

  While developer communities debate the pros and cons of specialists and generalists, companies like IBM are hiring "specialized generalists, "T-shaped people" who possess one or two technical spe…
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  Tips for a Great 'Hire Me' Campaign

  With half of new graduates jobless or underemployed, many job seekers aren’t sitting around waiting for employers to call. Instead, they’re making a statement by launching a “Hire Me” campaign. W…