Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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Are You Ready for Asynchronous Video Interviews?
While they may not be perfect, video interviews are gaining popularity because they allow employers to "meet" candidates without making hefty investments in time and travel. The downsides include… -
IRS Amnesty on Employee Misclassification: Things to Consider
If your company has misclassified employees as independent contractors, you have a chance to correct the issue -- and pay a reduced penalty or fine -- under a new IRS program, the Voluntary Worke… -
Do the Long-Term Unemployed Need Protection?
President Obama’s jobs bill contains a clause that would prohibit employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against unemployed job seekers. The provision is modeled after similar le… -
Open Source Tools Open the Way to Advanced Robotics
Career opportunities in robotics are becoming more common. Companies that once dismissed robotics as too expensive are taking a fresh look at opportunities now that Silicon Valley start-up Willow… -
Four Hot Majors for New Technology Graduates
Colleges are adding new undergraduate programs in response to changes in business and technology. Even during the height of the recession in 2009, 68.5 percent of math and computer science grads… -
How Prioritizing Requisitions Helps Co. Performance
Corporate recruiters sometimes have to juggle so many open positions, they have no choice but to triage the requisitions. So, is there a secret to establishing the right priorities? Yes. Focus on… -
Now's The Time to Refuel Your Talent Pipeline
It seems like only yesterday companies were committed to holistic talent management and recruiters were busy building robust talent pipelines. But during the recession those pipelines have dried… -
Retention Strategy: Give Professionals Their Due
We all know that unhappy employees are the ones most likely to abandon ship, so it's alarming to see how many IT positions made a recent list of most hated jobs. IT directors were the most unhapp… -
IT Resume Make-Over -- Part II
Yesterday, we posted the original version of this job seeker's resume. Now, we're posting a revised version to see if you like our changes. We discovered that he’s looking for a network support o… -
Can This Employment Brand be Saved?
It seems like only yesterday that HR professionals were creating employee value propositions and touting them to existing workers and interviewees. But after several years of downsizing, skimpy r…