by Barbara Safani | Dec 31, 2010 | career management
I’m doing a bit of reflecting as 2010 winds down and we get ready to usher in 2011. Here’s a round-up of my ten favorite career advice posts from Career Solvers in 2010. See anything here you want to do differently in 2011? Wishing you a happy and healthy...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 30, 2010 | resume
As an older job seeker, writing a resume can bring an additional set of challenges. It can be hard to know what to include and what to leave out of the document when you have had a long work history, and it may have been years since the last time you even needed a...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 1, 2010 | resume
This month’s Career Collective topic is common job search misperceptions. My post is about resume writing misperceptions. You can read the topics by my esteemed colleagues by following the links at the end of this post. It’s probably no surprise to you...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
You may recall flight attendant Steven Slater’s dramatic exit from Jet Blue this year or medic Dawnmarie Souza’s very public diss of her supervisor on her Facebook page. But these two weren’t the only ones who’s judgment was questionable this...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 24, 2010 | interviews
It’s a fair question but one that many job seekers dread. Sometimes it feels awkward to explain what you have been doing since you left your job, particularly if you left the position involuntarily. But you have probably been more active during this time than...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 17, 2010 | career management
According to a recent study at Rice University, qualities mentioned in recommendation letters for women differ greatly from those for men, and those differences may be costing women jobs and promotions. Check out my AOL post detailing the results of the study and my...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 4, 2010 | career management
This week I interviewed Dr. Randall Hanson of Quintessential Careers on the dos and don’ts of writing a resignation letter. A resignation letter documents your last day of work, but it also eliminates the potential for any miscommunication that can occur when an...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 1, 2010 | resume
Lately I’ve been seeing resumes that are way too long…three, four, or even five pages. In today’s fast paced world where we are bombarded with information constantly and many of us are reading documents on smartphones, a long resume will rarely hold...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 30, 2010 | career management
In honor of Job Action Day, I am banding together with other career professionals to support job seekers and encourage them to take some time on November 1 to reflect on their careers and/or job search and make a commitment to do something different that will help...
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...
