Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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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 --… -
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’… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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…