by Barbara Safani | Sep 15, 2011 | career management
This week my first child began her college career. I’ve told her dozens of stories about my college experience but on this day I was thinking more about the college experience from the parent’s perspective. The day brought back a memory of my father and...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 9, 2011 | career management
After 9/11 I took the subway down to lower Manhattan because it was something I felt I needed to do. Like many people, I’d been struggling with how to make sense of it all, how to explain it to my young children who were surrounded by reminders of that day, and...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 19, 2011 | career management, networking, on-line identity
My three closest friends don’t participate in any form of social or business networking. You’ll never find a business profile, status update, family photo, or even a poke from any of them on any online networking platform. While I ponder a “social...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 29, 2011 | career management
According to a recent survey of close to 2,400 US employees conducted by Mercer, half of US employees are not happy in their jobs. Here are some other interesting stats from the survey: Thirty-two percent of US workers are currently considering leaving their...
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...