by Barbara Safani | Feb 3, 2009 | Happy About My Resume, resume
You’ve heard it before…Most hiring managers spend less than 30 seconds looking at a candidate’s resume. How can you ensure that your resume passes the hiring authority’s initial screening and gets put in the “yes” pile? Find out on...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 31, 2009 | salary negotiation
ABC’s 20/20 recently ran a story on salary transparency and interviewed Suzie Orman and Penelope Trunk who advocate for full disclosure of all employees’ salaries. I can’t agree that knowing the exact salaries of everyone in your office is a sound...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 29, 2009 | interviews
I just read an interesting article in Harvard Business called “The Interview Question You Should Always Ask.”According to author, Peter Bregman of Bregman Partners, asking candidates what they do in their spare time can provide valuable insight into their...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 26, 2009 | cover letters, interviews, resume
For this week’s final post in the Ask the Recruiter series, I interviewed Winnie Corton. She has held several human resource roles in the financial services, retail, pharmaceutical, and not for profit sectors and most recently she was a recruiter for Citigroup....
by Barbara Safani | Jan 22, 2009 | career management, Happy About My Resume, networking, on-line identity
Something big is happening today, Thursday, January 22nd. When you purchase Chris Muccio, Peggy Murrah, and David Burn’s new book 42 Rules for 24-Hour Success on LinkedIn, you will receive my book, Happy About My Resume: 50 Tips for Building a Better Document to...
