career development

Business Cards—A Testimony to the Evolution of Technology

Have printed business cards become a thing of the past? Although the original use of business cards and the information included on them has changed over the past few decades, business cards continue to evolve with the technology industry and seem to be here to stay.

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Rajini Padmanaban
Will This Be a Record Year for Foreign Tech Workers Requesting Visas?

The H-1B US work visa application window that starts on April 1 each year is an anticipated time for many in the global technology marketplace. The visa application process has steadily picked up steam in the past five years, and this is expected to be a record year for the number of applications.

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Mukesh Sharma
Testing Mobile Apps? Consider These Challenges and Solutions

The scope and need for mobile app testing are only going to increase. What does this mean for testers who have traditionally tested web applications? Mobile application testing is not necessarily new, but the increasing set of challenges is new. Read on to see what you should be looking for.

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Mukesh Sharma
Instead of Overreacting to Stressful Situations, Try Underreacting

Overreacting is what we’re often inclined to do when we're in frustrating situations. You can try methods to avoid overreacting, but an interesting one is to aim to underreact. By making a commitment to underreact to problems, you cultivate a calm attitude and benefit yourself and the other party.

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Naomi Karten
Finding the Right People to Manage Your Programmers

Managers are often the ones responsible for removing impediments, but finding people who are good at managing programmers is difficult. Steve Berczuk explores why quality engineering managers are hard to come by.

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Steve Berczuk
How Well Are You Managing Your Workday?

How well are you managing your professional day? Once you manage your professional day efficiently, your personal day should fall into place. There are many available tips to manage one’s time, but they can easily get overwhelming. It's better to keep goals simple and start with a list. Read on.

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Mukesh Sharma
Mind the Gender Gap: Getting Women into Computer Science Careers

Today, just a quarter of all Americans in computer-related occupations are women. Why is this field with such a promising outlook attracting so few female candidates? This story takes a look at what's deterring women and why it's important for everyone that they be represented in the tech workforce.

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Beth Romanik
Is Your Team Healthy? These Are the Questions to Ask

A healthy team is characterized by trust, respect, openness, honesty, empathy, and flexibility. When your team is not healthy, you're met with closed minds, domination, selfishness, negativity, personal criticism, and stubbornness. How can you ensure a healthy team? Ask yourselves these questions.

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Naomi Karten