by Barbara Safani | Jan 23, 2007 | career management
According to a recent article in HR Magazine, podcasts will be an effective job search tool in the near future, especially for tech-centric first-time job seekers. Podcasts are online audio presentations that can be downloaded from the Internet and played from an iPod...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 29, 2006 | career management
I thought I’d close out this year with an uplifting story about a company that downsized with dignity. When Cox Media, distributors of the ValuePak blue coupon mailers, decided they needed to close a plant with 440 employees, they employed some real out of the...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 23, 2006 | career management
Jibber Jobber, a personal relationship management tool that allows you to manage a job search and optimize your network relationships, just came out with some significant new features that allow job seekers to search LinkedIn for contacts that are in their target...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 16, 2006 | career management
For all the job seekers out there that are spending a lot of time applying to companies through their corporate websites, read Gerry Crispin’s post, Buying Fertilizer is Like Applying to Your Company. Gerry’s thought provoking and humorous post discusses...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 10, 2006 | career management
No, that’s not a typo…Let me elaborate. I just returned from the Kennedy Recruiting Conference and a key message I heard in several of the presentations was that recruiters are better off spending the bulk of their time sourcing passive job seekers for...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 4, 2006 | career management
This week I am participating in the Jibber Jobber Blog Carnival. Career experts, recruiters, and job seekers are sharing their insights into the following scenario. You just lost your job and you haven’t stayed in touch with your network. What can you do in the...
