by Barbara Safani | Apr 12, 2010 | career management, on-line identity
I recently spent two weeks touring college campuses with my daughter. I quickly became fascinated with the process…everything from the information sessions to the student guided tours to the admissions requirements made me think about what hiring authorities at...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 1, 2010 | career management, networking, on-line identity, resume
In honor of April Fool’s day, the Career Collective is tackling a few important and timely questions: How are you fooling yourself about your career /job search? What can you do about it, and how to avoid being tricked by common job search blunders. I come in contact...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 18, 2010 | career management, on-line identity
Some people have managed to leverage the challenges of the most recent recession into a lucrative business for themselves to earn a legitimate living. Unfortunately, others are preying on uninformed and sometimes desperate job seekers to illegitimately turn a buck and...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 15, 2010 | networking, on-line identity, personal branding
Lately I’ve been getting several invitations on LinkedIn either from people I don’t know or from people who get past some of the LinkedIn screening features by claiming they know me from working together someplace I have never worked. In both scenarios, I...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 24, 2010 | career management, networking, on-line identity
This month the #careercollective is offering advice on how to overcome the negative aspects of job search and stay upbeat if your search efforts haven’t landed you a job yet. Job search is tough and it’s certainly a lot of work; but it doesn’t have...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 4, 2010 | networking, on-line identity
Last night I had one of those moments that every mother dreads. It was three hours past the time my teenage daughter was expected home and she wasn’t answering her cell phone which appeared to be off. She’s a pretty responsible girl, so I was concerned to...
