by Barbara Safani | Jun 2, 2010 | career management
As a kid growing up in the 70s, a lot of the pop culture I embraced revolved around famous people who were married and worked together. I watched Sonny & Cher, sang the number one hit song by Captain & Tennille incessantly, watched every I Love Lucy re-run I...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 1, 2010 | career management, networking, on-line identity
According to Human Resource Executive Online, Brelyn Hammernik, a technical recruiter, was recently sued by her former company, TEKsystems, an IT staffing firm, after she sent messages to members of her LinkedIn network — members who also happened to be current...
by Barbara Safani | May 13, 2010 | interviews
Everyone needs an elevator pitch which is a quick overview of who you are and the value you can bring to an organization. This overview of your competencies was coined the elevator pitch because the message should be succinct enough to deliver to an important...
by Barbara Safani | May 3, 2010 | career management, on-line identity
I’ve written frequently about the value of journaling during a job search as a way to record your activity and your feelings during the process. By keeping track of what’s happening along the journey you can learn many valuable lessons and potentially...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 30, 2010 | on-line identity
I’ve never really been a big fan of Poison or Bret Michaels. I don’t have any of his music on my iPod and when Rock of Love came out I rolled my eyes. But all that changed this week when it was reported that Bret Michaels had suffered from a brain...
