by Barbara Safani | Mar 27, 2009 | career management, networking, on-line identity
The explosion of online networking sites has turned job search on its head and prompted many to supplement their traditional job search strategies with a Web 2.0 component to better market their candidacy and extend their career brand footprint and reach. I’m a...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 26, 2009 | career management, networking
Someone recently asked me for advice on how to stay positive during a job search. Here are my top five tips.Find an accountability partner. Find another person in job search to share advice and leads with and help you get back up when you are down. Partner with...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 20, 2009 | career management
In case you want a quick round up of the Career Solvers Twitter stream, let me “tweet” you to some of my latest posts. How to respond to the dreaded “what is your weakness” interview question http://tinyurl.com/cfoeru That’s your...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 16, 2009 | career management
Carer Diva wrote a great post on how frequently people pass up free career advice. Eve Tahmincioglu references the fact that many companies that go through layoffs offer career assistance services (often referred to as outplacement) as part of their severance packages...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 11, 2009 | career management
I just reviewed a job posting for a mid to senior level IT position with a major electronics company. The list of qualifications was so generic that it was obvious that absolutely no effort was put into benchmarking the job and determining what the key qualifiers...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 10, 2009 | career management
Career Solvers is pleased to announce a partnership with leading members of the careers community on Twitter called March Career Madness. During the entire month of March you can follow our career advice by searching for #mcm on Twitter Search or by following the...
