Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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How to Use QR Codes In Your Job Search
QR codes can increase their visibility with recruiters and potential employers. Here’s what career expert and strategist Mary Jane Vincent says: I recommend that my clients create a personal QR c… -
Tech Support: Career Opportunity or Trap?
Is tech support the perfect place to launch your IT career? Or is it a dead-end department where neophytes toil in obscurity while their technical skills grow stale? The answer depends on the com… -
How to Deal With a Micromanager
Daily work diaries and stealth screen monitoring are just some of the micro-managing tactics that can drive down morale. As columnist Jerry Osteryoung recently wrote: Micro-managing damages moral… -
Why An MBA Can Make You Popular With Employers
DBAs, Web developers and computer systems analysts top the list of most promising opportunities for MBA grads according to U.S. News. Would you consider getting an MBA? Tell us in the comments be… -
Crowd Funding Gets Startup Money From Strangers
If you’ve dreamed of building a killer app or launching a tech start-up in your garage, you may be able to secure the funding from virtual strangers, if the Senate passes a new crowd funding bill… -
The Evolution of Workforce Analytics
You’ve probably heard of predictive analytics, where “miners” review historical data to predict future trends and events. Over the last few years, HR has started using the practice to predict emp… -
Best Tech Jobs of 2012
U.S. News and World Report uses average salary, predicted job prospects and a quantitative assessment of the job satisfaction of active and past professionals to create its annual list of the bes… -
What Recruiters Can Learn From David Beckham
Not long ago, it looked like soccer star David Beckham would not sign a contract extension with his current team, the L.A. Galaxy. OK, so Beckham might be a bit past his prime, but European clubs… -
Facebook Profiles Predict Job Success
Job seekers have been warned about the hazards of posting unflattering information and photos on social networking sites. But some job seekers not only persist in letting it all hang out, they in…