by Barbara Safani | Oct 6, 2017 | career solvers news, resume
I am pleased to announce that Career Solvers was recently nominated for three TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) Awards by Career Directors International. Career Solvers has been nominated for this award over 30 times since 2006 and won 11 awards for Best Executive...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 24, 2017 | salary negotiation
After guiding thousands of clients through the salary negotiation process, I’ve noticed that when most people begin to negotiate a job offer, they focus on the base compensation and ways to improve it. While you may be able to improve the initial offer, you may not be...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 16, 2017 | career management, interviews, networking, salary negotiation
A large part of my role as a career strategist is to help people in search be accountable and manage the inherent frustrations that are part of every search. Here are the five most common frustrations I see and advice for moving past them. Applying to an online job...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 27, 2017 | career management, Happy About My Resume, interviews, networking, resume, salary negotiation, social media for job search
Spring is here and it’s time for some spring cleaning. That goes for your career strategy as well. Have you given any thought to trimming your bloated, outdated resume or banking some of your new networking contacts to help advance your job prospects this...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 16, 2017 | salary negotiation
After discussing the salary negotiation process with more than a thousand clients, I’ve found that many of them made mistakes in the past that we corrected during our coaching sessions so they could have better outcomes. Some negotiate too aggressively, damaging the...
