by Barbara Safani | Mar 18, 2010 | career management, on-line identity
Some people have managed to leverage the challenges of the most recent recession into a lucrative business for themselves to earn a legitimate living. Unfortunately, others are preying on uninformed and sometimes desperate job seekers to illegitimately turn a buck and...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 17, 2010 | career management, career research
I bet many of you out there are wearing green today in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. I decided to do something different this year and blog green instead. I’ve been a big fan of Carol McClelland’s Green Career Central site for over a year and I was...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 16, 2010 | career management
Careerbuilder recently surveyed close to 3,000 hiring managers to see what the hiring trends for 2010 will be. The most interesting finding from my perspective is this one: Replacing Lower-Performing Employees Employers are taking advantage of the large number of top...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 4, 2010 | career management
An air traffic controller at Kennedy Airport was suspended for bringing his two elementary school-aged children to work and letting them give instructions to pilots. Bringing your child to work is a great idea, but obviously common sense needs to prevail. I...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 3, 2010 | career management
Sixteen states are proposing legislation to ban credit checks on job applicants. Hawaii and Washington already ban credit checks on most job applicants. Yet according to a 2010 study by the Society of Human Resources Management, 47 percent of companies currently...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 24, 2010 | career management, networking, on-line identity
This month the #careercollective is offering advice on how to overcome the negative aspects of job search and stay upbeat if your search efforts haven’t landed you a job yet. Job search is tough and it’s certainly a lot of work; but it doesn’t have...
