by Barbara Safani | Nov 7, 2006 | career research
Catalyst, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing women in the workplace, presents annual awards to companies it believes have done an outstanding job of providing opportunities for development and advancement to its women employees.The winners for 2006...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 4, 2006 | career management
This week I am participating in the Jibber Jobber Blog Carnival. Career experts, recruiters, and job seekers are sharing their insights into the following scenario. You just lost your job and you haven’t stayed in touch with your network. What can you do in the...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 30, 2006 | interviews
In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d write a post about being something you’re not during interviews. Many job seekers think they will interview well if they can respond to interview questions with what they think the interviewer wants to hear. They prep...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 28, 2006 | networking
I recently returned from the Career Directors International Career Conference where I gave a presentation on the power of on-line business and social networking tools. C.M. Russell, founder of the Secrets of the Job Search blog, interviewed me following the...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 25, 2006 | networking
Today a client told me that he was uncomfortable networking and that where he came from it just wasn’t done. As I probed further I discovered that my client believed that networking was about asking for a favor and this bothered him. But networking is not about...
