by Barbara Safani | Jan 20, 2010 | career research
CareerBuilder internal data suggests that 34% of candidates that try to apply for a job don’t because the application process is too much of a hassle. 24% report the “apply now” link is broken and 21% report that the long application process...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 19, 2010 | career management
There’s a hot debate going on over at Jerry Albright’s blog over a tweet by Dan Schawbel stating that you have to be as committed to your social media profile as you are to your husband or wife. Some disagreed with the analogy. Frankly, I think...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 18, 2010 | career management
I got a lot of calls and emails today from people who work for companies that I assumed would have been closed because it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day has always seemed like one of those holidays open to enormous interpretation...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 12, 2010 | career management, resume
Occasionally I have to turn a prospect for a resume project away because I have determined that they really aren’t ready to work with me. There are five signs that a person is just not in the right place to begin a resume project and doing so would lead to...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 11, 2010 | networking, on-line identity, personal branding
Last week Brian Tietje, Sales Manager for LinkedIn, delivered an excellent presentation on LinkedIn to members of the Human Resources Association of New York networking group. Here are my top ten takeaways for job seekers. Create a keyword driven summary. Forget about...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 7, 2010 | career management
I’ve been dealing with the phone company for over a week trying to get a problem with my business line resolved. After rearranging my schedule to accommodate theirs for the past five days, listening to their lame excuses, and giving them more than their fair...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 5, 2010 | career management, career solvers news, interviews
Last year I went on multiple interviews for six different consulting assignments. It’s kind of strange to go on interviews when your profession revolves around teaching others how to interview. It’s often a humbling experience and sometimes I don’t...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 31, 2009 | career management
I’ve blogged before about the fact that I kept a diary for many years. And at the close of each year I used to re-read my diary to reflect on what had happened over the course of the year to look at my successes and failures, beginnings and ends. I always...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 30, 2009 | career management, interviews, networking, on-line identity
Everyone’s starting to talk about their New Year’s resolutions…lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking, get out of debt, and find a new job are the ones I hear most frequently. And while I think that New Year’s resolutions are a great idea in...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 29, 2009 | career management, salary negotiation
Marketing Headhunter Harry Joiner seems to think so. And he has several great questions he recommends asking a recruiter when assessing the earning potential for a position including: What did the last guy make? Does the company feel like the last guy was underpaid or...
