by Barbara Safani | Jan 25, 2010 | career management
Last week I attended the first of many college planning meetings at my daughter’s school. Jammed into the school auditorium with 200+ other neurotic parents of high school juniors, I listened to details about student entrance exam test dates, transcripts, and...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 19, 2010 | career management
There’s a hot debate going on over at Jerry Albright’s blog over a tweet by Dan Schawbel stating that you have to be as committed to your social media profile as you are to your husband or wife. Some disagreed with the analogy. Frankly, I think...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 18, 2010 | career management
I got a lot of calls and emails today from people who work for companies that I assumed would have been closed because it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day has always seemed like one of those holidays open to enormous interpretation...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 12, 2010 | career management, resume
Occasionally I have to turn a prospect for a resume project away because I have determined that they really aren’t ready to work with me. There are five signs that a person is just not in the right place to begin a resume project and doing so would lead to...
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...
