by Barbara Safani | Jan 11, 2010 | networking, on-line identity, personal branding
Last week Brian Tietje, Sales Manager for LinkedIn, delivered an excellent presentation on LinkedIn to members of the Human Resources Association of New York networking group. Here are my top ten takeaways for job seekers. Create a keyword driven summary. Forget about...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 7, 2010 | career management
I’ve been dealing with the phone company for over a week trying to get a problem with my business line resolved. After rearranging my schedule to accommodate theirs for the past five days, listening to their lame excuses, and giving them more than their fair...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 5, 2010 | career management, career solvers news, interviews
Last year I went on multiple interviews for six different consulting assignments. It’s kind of strange to go on interviews when your profession revolves around teaching others how to interview. It’s often a humbling experience and sometimes I don’t...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 31, 2009 | career management
I’ve blogged before about the fact that I kept a diary for many years. And at the close of each year I used to re-read my diary to reflect on what had happened over the course of the year to look at my successes and failures, beginnings and ends. I always...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 30, 2009 | career management, interviews, networking, on-line identity
Everyone’s starting to talk about their New Year’s resolutions…lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking, get out of debt, and find a new job are the ones I hear most frequently. And while I think that New Year’s resolutions are a great idea in...