by Barbara Safani | May 6, 2011 | career management
Every year before Mother’s Day, a few annual surveys come out about working mothers. Salary.com has the What’s Mom Worth? salary wizard which calculates how much someone would be paid for all of the jobs moms do (teacher, cook, chauffeur, etc) and reminds...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 24, 2011 | career research
According to a recent survey of 313 hedge funds conducted by accounting and consultancy firm Rothstein Kass, 75 percent of respondents expect more funds to launch this year and 60 percent expect fewer closures. The survey suggests that due to increasing allocations...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 18, 2011 | career management
This month’s Career Collective post offers advice for career changers. You can find additional suggestions from my esteemed colleagues at the end of this post. I frequently talk to people who want to change careers. They often tell me one of these four things: I...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 14, 2011 | resume
The soap opera All My Children has been cancelled and the show’s run will end this September. Susan Lucci has played the role of Erica Kane since the show’s inception 41 years ago. Four decades with one employer. Certainly not the norm anymore, but there...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 14, 2011 | interviews, thank you letters
According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 22 percent of the 2,800 employers surveyed said they were less likely to hire a candidate who neglects to send a thank you letter. Of that 22 percent, 86 percent said it showed a lack of follow through and an additional 56...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 13, 2011 | resume
A lot, according to a survey done by Forensic Psychology and information culled by Jobacle. The most common resume lies are about salary, credentials, job performance, job responsibilities, and job skills. Read more about the statistics related to lying on your resume...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 13, 2011 | career management, career research
According to a recent job search trends report published by the Career Thought Leaders Consortium, a think tank for career industry leaders, job search is changing fast. Resumes and hiring managers’ attention spans are getting shorter. Google is the new resume...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 13, 2011 | interviews
Wow! My recent post on AOL Jobs on interview dress and image tips for men garnered a huge response from male readers who were happy to see some TLC for their gender and a bit of gentle guidance on interview dress. I was lucky enough to snag an interview with Ann...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 10, 2011 | career research
I know that Tuesday was International Working Women’s Day, but since I think we should celebrate working women (and men!) everyday, I decided to hold off on this post so it could get some air time on one of the other 364 days of the year when women are making...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 9, 2011 | resume
This month’s Career Collective topic is Spring Cleaning Your Job Search. Please be sure to check out the advice of my esteemed colleagues at the end of this post. It’s been a rough winter here in New York City. We can’t wait to shed the coats, ditch...
