by Barbara Safani | Nov 11, 2015 | networking, on-line identity, social media for job search
Are you trying to look for a new job while employed and struggling with how to do so without attracting attention from your boss or other stakeholders at your current company? Our new ebook, Job Seeker’s Guide to a Confidential Job Search can help. Learn how to...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 10, 2015 | career solvers news, resume
September and October were great months for Career Solvers! In September I received the National Resume Writers’ Association ROAR award for outstanding achievement in resumes and in October I was nominated for 3 TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) awards by...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 8, 2015 | networking, Uncategorized
I’ve followed thousands of job seekers and one of the biggest sticking points for them tends to be their networking strategy. Some people hate the process and find it incredibly daunting; others embrace it but can still get frustrated when things don’t...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 5, 2015 | career management, networking, social media for job search
Twitter can be a great source of competitive intelligence during a job search. Here are five tips for using Twitter to source information related to your job search that can help you find key decision makers and accelerate your networking efforts. Follow the Twitter...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 27, 2015 | career management, on-line identity, social media for job search
Most job seekers I talk to rely solely on LinkedIn as their main online tool for finding contacts for their job search and being found by decision makers. LinkedIn is a fabulous resource, but Google+ can be used to supplement a job seeker’s strategy and open new...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 18, 2015 | career management
Everyone wants to help a friend in need. But before you start dishing out advice to a friend who is in a job search, make sure your advice and comments are actually helpful. Consider these typical comments/suggestions that many well-meaning friends make during...
by Barbara Safani | May 8, 2015 | career management
Over the years a few annual surveys have come out about working and stay-at-home mothers right around Mother’s Day. Salary.com has the How Much Are Mom’s Worth? salary wizard which calculates how much someone would be paid for all of the jobs moms do...
by Barbara Safani | May 6, 2015 | career management
According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, the stresses associated with full-time employment may be a contributing factor to weight gain among US employees. Of the 3,000 people surveyed, 57 percent of workers feel they are overweight. The survey also revealed:...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 14, 2015 | career management
According to a 2015 CareerBuilder Office Romance Survey, 37 percent of workers surveyed reported they have dated someone they have worked with and 24 percent of office romances involved a superior. Nearly 1 in 5 workers who have had an office romance (19 percent) have...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 11, 2015 | career management
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been suspended without pay following news that he misrepresented his account of an Iraq War mission in 2003. Unfortunately, Williams is not alone; many have misrepresented themselves on the job and some have escaped the...
