Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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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… -
What To Say When You're Asked For Personal Information
Can a recruiter ask for your social security number and date of birth before they give you an offer? This question often arises in Dice Discussions. The short answer is yes, but you still need to… -
Four Tactics to Lure Engineers
Even if you’re inundated with resumes from IT professionals, you’re probably struggling to fill engineering jobs. More than 32,000 engineering positions are posted on Dice, and nearly two-thirds… -
Show Your Positive Side in Job Interviews
There’s a saying in the business world: Hire for attitude, train for skills. In other words, if you have a positive outlook and seem a good match for the environment, you’ll probably be hired --… -
Making the Most of Your Non-Technical Experience
Recent grads often assume that employers don’t care about their non-technical work experience. So as some recently noted on Dice Discussions, they omit miscellaneous part-time and summer jobs fro… -
How to Overcome Hiring Bias
Managers and recruiters make quick decisions when scanning candidate resumes. So unless you go out of your way to anticipate their concerns and launch a preemptive strike, you may be passed over…