by Barbara Safani | Jun 27, 2011 | networking, on-line identity
Monster.com just launched a new Facebook application called BeKnown that lets users create a separate professional identity profile while on the Facebook platform. You may be thinking, “I already have a LinkedIn profile for professional networking. Why do I need...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 26, 2011 | career management, career research
According to a recent survey conducted by YourTango and ForbesWomen, 75 percent of women surveyed said they would not marry someone without a job and 65 percent said they wouldn’t get married if they were the one who was unemployed. But 91 percent of single...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 25, 2011 | career management, networking, on-line identity
I try to follow social media trends and the impact it has on the world of work as best I can but lately I’m finding it hard to keep up with all the career-killing mistakes people are making due to inappropriate tweets. The latest Twitter “whoops” I...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 22, 2011 | networking, on-line identity
According to a recent LinkedIn networking survey, globally and in the U.S. men are savvier online professional networkers than women. LinkedIn defines online professional networking savviness as the ratio of connections that men have to connections that women have and...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 17, 2011 | interviews, resume
I often tell my clients that rewriting a resume is like cleaning out a closet. It’s hard to clean out our closet because we can become emotionally attached to some of the items in it. Perhaps it’s a dress you bought a decade ago that is no longer in style...
