by Barbara Safani | Jan 3, 2011 | career research
This month’s Career Collective topic is trends, tools, and hiring practices for 2011. I love writing about career tools that help job seekers keep informed. Here are a few of my favorites. TweetMyJOBS Imagine having job leads delivered directly to your computer...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 28, 2010 | career research, interviews, networking, on-line identity, thank you letters
In honor of Halloween, this month’s Career Collective topic is scary resume and career mistakes. Here are the top ten mistakes I see job seekers make. Inflate their qualifications or lie on their resume. While a resume is not a legal document, it should be an...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 28, 2010 | career research
This month’s Career Collective question is What is your favorite resource for job seekers? Some of my favorite resources for job seekers are those that allow you to research a company or industry and gain information on key decision makers. Many of the best jobs...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 15, 2010 | career research
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Working Mother Magazine’s Best Companies List. Here are this year’s top 10. Bank of America Deloitte Discovery Communications Ernst & Young General Mills IBM KPMG PricewaterhouseCoopers University of Wisconsin...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 31, 2010 | career management, career research
I recently caught up with online job search expert and entrepreneur, Chris Russell, to learn more about a new site he has launched called Green Job Spider. If you are interested in learning more about green jobs, you will definitely want to take a look at...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 13, 2010 | career management, career research
My colleague over on the AOL Jobs and Careers Channel, Lisa Johnson Mandell, just wrote a post about the ten toughest and easiest cities to find a job in. St. Louis, Detroit, and Miami top the list for worst cities for finding employment and Washington, D.C, San...