Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson

Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson is a Los Angeles-based writer and editor who covers the collision of culture, technology and business. Her work appears in the Los Angeles Times, Documentary magazine, Los Angeles magazine, HR Magazine and other venues.

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Do Employers Want Too Much From Candidates?

Even the most experienced tech professional might feel underqualified when they read a job posting. Many employers’ “required” skill sets seem to include everything but the ability to teleport and build a Shake…
How to Become an SQL Developer

If you're a detail-oriented tech professional who likes working with data, you might want to consider a career as an SQL developer. Given companies’ increasing focus on storing and analyzing data, learning SQL…
Becoming a Freelance Android Developer: What to Know

Are you interested in developing mobile apps, perhaps with the flexibility of working for multiple clients? You may want to consider becoming a freelance Android developer. Originally developed by Google, Andro…
Job Search Tips for Baby Boomers in Tech

For anyone over 50 (i.e., the Baby Boomers), the depressing reality is that a job search will likely prove significantly more challenging than for younger people. No matter what anyone says, ageism remains a pr…
High School Tech Internships: How to Land One

Tech internships are becoming increasingly common, and valuable, for high school students. Whether your interests are gaming, aerospace, or Internet of Things (IoT), landing one is a process that takes time and…
College Tech Internship: How to Land One

Landing an internship while you're still in school can be crucial to ensuring a great job once you've graduated. However, it takes more than a stellar GPA and a visit to your school’s careers office to land one…
System Administrator Interview Questions: Take the Broad View

System administrators—also known as sysadmins—are generally responsible for planning, installing, and managing a company’s tech stack. It’s a sprawling job that demands an equally sprawling set of skills, from…
Solutions Architect Interview Questions: Soft Skills and Vendor Options

As the name implies, solutions architects must figure out how to structure a particular project or system. It’s a job that demands quite a bit of abstract thought, and (at least in a technology-industry context…
Kotlin Developer Interview Questions: How to Respond

Developer interest in Kotlin spiked when Google named it an official Android programming language. Released in 2011 by JetBrains, and continually fine-tuned, Kotlin is now up to version 1.2.41, with boosted int…
iOS Developer Interview Questions: Mastering the Trickier Ones

More than a decade after the launch of the original iPhone, iOS is now a mature development environment. Thousands of developers regularly build, release, and update iOS apps for a dizzying universe of function…