by Barbara Safani | Jan 14, 2008 | career management
I just finished reading Confessions of a Resilient Entrepreneur by Frumi Rachel Barr which chronicles one entrepreneur’s professional and personal life over several decades. After owning several businesses, Barr became a business coach and a lot of her advice...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 13, 2008 | on-line identity
I ran across a great post on personal branding over on the Shoestring Branding blog that advocates leveraging on-line technologies to achieve an authentic voice and become the candidate of choice for employers seeking talent. The blog’s publisher, Mario Sanchez,...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 8, 2008 | networking
I just finished reading Tales From the Networking Community and really enjoyed Dan Williams’ simple, yet powerful statements about networking. My favorites are: “Building trust is not an event, but rather comes with frequency” How true! Generally,...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 6, 2008 | networking
I came across a great post on Liz Lynch’s The Stealth Networker Blog about some of the issues active job seekers sometimes face when networking. Liz reminds us that the time to start networking is way before you are in a job search. People who only start...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 5, 2008 | networking
There are a lot of great HR seminars going on in New York City this month through HRNY, one of the premier chapters of SHRM. Topics include managing change, getting a handle on corporate benefits costs, and workplace diversity. If you are an HR professional or if you...