by Barbara Safani | Apr 16, 2008 | career management, on-line identity
According to a recent poll of 611 recruiters conducted by Inside Recruiting, more than one-third of respondents site LinkedIn as their preferred method for conducting background research on candidates. So what does this mean to job seekers? There is an enormous...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 9, 2008 | career management
According to a recent report released by Forrester Research, none of the company career sites recently surveyed are making the grade for usability and performance testing. Common problems on the sites include missing content and functions, poor navigation, difficult...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 5, 2008 | thank you letters
Over on the Microsoft JobsBlog, there is a post about thank you letters. The blogger states that no one expects you to write a thank you letter and you will never be offered or denied a position based on a thank you letter. Perhaps it is not the culture of Microsoft...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 22, 2008 | career management
I was recently interviewed by The Washington Post for an article on how to effectively navigate a job fair. I view job fairs as functions similar to networking events. Rather than trying to meet every employer at the event, do some research ahead of time on which...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 17, 2008 | career research
According to U.S. News and World Report, six key megatrends will help drive future job growth. The six megatrends are: the growing demand for healthcare an increasingly digitized world globalization clinical genomics environmentalism terrorism Career opportunities in...
