Articles by Leslie Stevens-Huffman
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You Must, MUST, Customize Your Approach if You Want to Get the Job
For one moment, imagine you're a recruiter. Your responsibility is to take a job requisition and its list of desired skills, experience and personality traits, review hundreds of resumes, and con… -
More Linux Applications Means More Demand for Linux Experts
Demand for Linux experience now outpaces the need for UNIX in the marketplace. As of last November Linux, which has an almost a cult-like following, was running 91 percent of the world’s supercom… -
Look Behind the Curtain: Demystifying HR's Recruiting Process
From the time an IT manager identifies a hiring need until a new employee moves into their cubicle, an arduous process takes place in corporate HR departments. Although each company puts its own… -
How To Manage Your Job Search So It Works
You're supposed to be the CEO of your career, but too many people search for work like a novice rather than a veteran. Wily executives channel their time and energy toward strategies that offer a… -
How To Weigh Multiple Job Offers
During the recession, IT professionals had to cast a wide net to find job opportunities. Now, all that hard work is yielding multiple offers that are so diverse they can be hard to compare. A typ… -
Consider an Online Makeover Before Your Job Search
If you've decided to enter the job market this spring, it's important to spruce-up your online image as well as your wardrobe in order to attract employers. Sarah Jacobsson Purewal reminds us tha… -
How To Create Great Project Specifications
Great specifications are the cornerstone of any successful project, but people seldom see eye-to-eye on the best ways to create them. Since the topic tends to be a bit controversial, I asked tech… -
Time to Change Your Job-Hunting Plan
If you feel like your IT career is stuck in neutral, you're not alone. Aside from receiving minuscule pay increases over the last couple of years, we still face a market where hiring is tight. So… -
You'll Stand Out By Giving Employers What They Want
Refusing to follow employer protocols or meet their expectations can hurt your chances in a competitive job market. It's no secret that employers expect candidates to research their company and c… -
Are You Ready for the Invasion of the Robots?
Have you heard the news? Robots are invading the workplace and no, it's not a late night rerun on Syfy. Across the globe programmable machines are maintaining inventory, manufacturing products, z…