by Barbara Safani | Nov 16, 2009 | career management, interviews, networking, on-line identity, personal branding, resume
My daughter is addicted to the musical comedy Glee and I’ve started to become a fan myself. Last week, two students on the show competed in the school’s first “Diva-off” and the competition required that they sing the song Defying Gravity from...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 13, 2009 | career management, interviews
Last night on Larry King Live, ex-beauty queen Carrie Prejean called Larry King “inappropriate” after being questioned as to why she dropped her claims of libel, slander, and religious discrimination against the Miss USA pageant. Ms. Prejean seems to have...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 12, 2009 | on-line identity, personal branding
LinkedIn and Twitter recently announced a partnership that will enable users to simultaneously update their status on both platforms. Doing so can help amplify your message to your followers and real-time search engines. LinkedIn and Twitter have billed the new...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 11, 2009 | career management, interviews, on-line identity, personal branding, resume, salary negotiation
I don’t think about my age too much. People often tell me that I look younger than I am so I’ve spent most of my adult life trying to look older, not younger. But recently, four events occurred within the same day that forced me to think about age and the...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 6, 2009 | on-line identity
I’ve been watching several of the presentations from the recent #140 Conference in LA, a conference that explores Twitter’s impact on everything from politics to news to art to education to science (and everything in between). Sean Percival (@lalawag),...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 5, 2009 | career management, on-line identity, personal branding
Business.com recently conducted a study on social media use by business professionals. Here are some of the findings, (based on close to 3,000 respondents) that I found particularly interesting. 69% rated webinars and podcasts as their top social media resources for...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 31, 2009 | career management, career research
In honor of Job Action Day, The Career Collective is offering advice and strategies on how job seekers can secure their future in a changed economy. Here are my thought on the topic… Frequently when I work with job seekers, many think about their skill sets as...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 29, 2009 | career research
Recently I talked to G.L. Hoffman, Chairman of LinkUp.com, a site that aggregates and publishes only jobs listed on corporate web sites from thousands of companies around the U.S. LinkUp came about because of a team of developers and marketers who understood what...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 23, 2009 | career research
Best Companies to Work for in New York is a competition that recognizes New York State employers who have created a culture where employees love to come to work. Identifying and recognizing these employers is a joint effort of the New York State Society for Human...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 22, 2009 | networking, on-line identity
Yesterday I sat in on a fascinating presentation called “The Risks and Rewards of Online Social Networking in the Workplace” hosted by the Human Resources Association of New York. The presentation was geared towards HR professionals and focused on...
