by Barbara Safani | May 14, 2013 | career management, networking, on-line identity
This is a guest post from Georgina Stamp of Marble Hill Partners, an executive search firm. There comes a time in our careers when many of us may wish to branch out in different professional directions. Regardless of our motivations, attracting the attention of an...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 19, 2013 | career management, salary negotiation
Is your son or daughter currently in college or close to graduating? Good news. Salaries for recent grads are on the rise. The average starting salary for new college graduates earning bachelor’s degrees has increased 5.3 percent over last year, according to NACE’s...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 17, 2013 | career research
Did you know? 80 percent of available jobs are never advertised The average number of applications submitted per post is 118 20 percent of job applicants get interviews The average length of an interview is approximately 40 minutes The average time a candidate...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 15, 2013 | career management
With all the recent hype over Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s recent edict banning telecommuting, American workers may be left wondering if telecommuting is a ticket to career suicide. I don’t think so, but employees with telecommuting arrangements should explore options...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 12, 2013 | interviews
You only get one shot at making a first impression. Small mishaps that might be overlooked if they happen occasionally when you are already an employee are considered big mishaps during a job interview where there is no previous behavior to compare the interview...
