by Barbara Safani | Aug 29, 2013 | career management, cover letters, networking, resume
Here are ten sure fire ways to sabotage your job search and some quick fixes to keep you on track. You can also check out our free resume and job search e-books here. Inflate qualifications or lie on a resume. While a resume is not a legal document, it should be an...
by Barbara Safani | May 14, 2013 | career management, networking, on-line identity
This is a guest post from Georgina Stamp of Marble Hill Partners, an executive search firm. There comes a time in our careers when many of us may wish to branch out in different professional directions. Regardless of our motivations, attracting the attention of an...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 20, 2013 | career management, networking, on-line identity
Over the past few months I have landed several long and short-term projects that I never would have had a shot at if it weren’t for social media. By spending less than 15 minutes a day on an easy and fun strategy for building relationships, I was found by the people...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 6, 2012 | career management, networking, outplacement, resume
The East Coast is still recovering from last week’s Hurricane Sandy. As a native New Yorker who has lived in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, I’m still trying to comprehend the concept of New York and major hurricane in the same sentence. And I’m not...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 29, 2012 | career management, networking, on-line identity, personal branding
Last week I led a presentation at the World of Working Women Employment Conference & Job Fair in New York City and discussed methods for leveraging technology to improve the quality of your job search. Job Board Tips Use aggregate boards to save time and build...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 9, 2012 | networking, on-line identity, personal branding
Jobvite recently polled over a thousand HR and recruitment professionals on their social media recruiting activity. The results of the survey suggest the trend towards using social media as a recruitment strategy continues to grow. More specifically: 92 percent use or...
