by Barbara Safani | Jun 24, 2010 | resume
Sometimes when I write a resume for a client, I include an excerpt from the performance review as a strategy to better market the client. Occasionally when I use this technique, I get some push back from clients. The response is often, “I’ve never seen...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 17, 2010 | career management, resume
When hiring managers read resumes, one of the first things they look at is dates of employment. If they see multiple short employment stints, they will often assume that you are a job hopper, question your ability to stay at one company for long, and move on to the...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 26, 2010 | resume
As you may have already heard, Lane Bryant is claiming that ABC and FOX censored their plus size lingerie commercial and refused to air it because the content was too racy for prime time TV. Lane Bryant is claiming the networks have a double standard and would have...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 16, 2010 | resume
I just wrote a resume for my teenage daughter so she can apply for an internship this summer. The first thing I had her do was make a list with the headings academics, leadership, activities, and community and then I asked her to list everything she could think of...
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 | Feb 12, 2010 | resume
I put up a picture on Facebook yesterday of me as a kid sitting in my living room. I love this picture because it reminds me what my house looked like as a child and it’s a window into what trends influenced how homes were decorated at the time. My mother had a...