by Barbara Safani | Oct 9, 2007 | networking
A few weeks ago I signed up for a networking cruise along the East River in Manhattan aboard the New York Health & Racquet Club yacht. The event was produced by HRNY, the New York chapter of SHRM, and I was really excited about networking with HR professionals....
by Barbara Safani | Oct 9, 2007 | career management
Ready for a busy day of job searching? Just boot up that computer and get started on the online job boards. After all, there are several hundred jobs to search in your industry and you can crank out those applications until about noon when you decide to take a...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 7, 2007 | networking
I recently attended the NRWA conference in Savannah, GA and returned with a wealth of information about leading-edge techniques for resume writing and career coaching. Every time I go to a professional development conference I take away golden nuggets of information...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 5, 2007 | interviews
Brain teaser or puzzle interview questions are sometimes used when interviewing candidates for high-tech, engineering, and other analytical types of positions. Here’s an example of a brain teaser question. “A line of 100 airline passengers is waiting to...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 24, 2007 | career management
Once the two hours of online search is accounted for, the job seeker still has several hours per week to dedicate to the rest of their search. Most people (over 80%) find their jobs through the hidden job market…the jobs that are not posted and that are communicated...