by Barbara Safani | Nov 26, 2013 | career management, networking
If you are currently employed, you may be concerned about using LinkedIn for your job search, since your activity could tip off certain people about your search who you would prefer to keep in the dark. But with a few minor adjustments, you can leverage...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 25, 2013 | resume
A great resume is a marketing tool and not a laundry list of everything you have done over your career. A strong presentation engages the reader, is on brand, and is different from any of the other resumes in the pile. I’ve been impressed with some of the...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 22, 2013 | career research, salary negotiation
According to a recent compensation study by Mercer, the average projected merit increase for 2014 will be 2.9 percent, which is slightly higher than last year. As organizations look for enhanced ways to pay for performance, they are segmenting their workforce by...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 20, 2013 | career management, on-line identity, personal branding
The recently released Joe Boxer “Show Us Your Joe” commercial has been called out as both controversial and brilliant over the past few days. The ad promotes the brand’s holiday line of men’s underwear and features men dancing in…you...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 14, 2013 | career management
Marissa Mayer of Yahoo has been taking some heat recently after implementing a stack ranking system to measure employee performance. In this system, managers must rank employee performance along a bell curve and a certain percentage of employees must be ranked as the...
