by Barbara Safani | Dec 19, 2018 | career management
The end of the year is a natural time to take stock of the past year and plan for the year ahead. Career Solvers is pleased to introduce our 2019 Career Planner, designed to help you take a look back at 2018 and look ahead to 2019. You have very likely accomplished a...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 26, 2018 | career management, job search, networking
Despite popular belief, the holiday season is a great time to continue your job search efforts to accelerate potential activity in December and the New Year. Here are 12 networking tips for the holiday season. Attend holiday parties. Many professional associations...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 4, 2018 | career management, interviews, job search
During an executive job search, several tools and strategies can be used to weave together a compelling story of your value to an employer. Resumes, interviews and networking meetings should be rich with memorable information about you and the problems you have solved...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 16, 2017 | career management, interviews, networking, salary negotiation
A large part of my role as a career strategist is to help people in search be accountable and manage the inherent frustrations that are part of every search. Here are the five most common frustrations I see and advice for moving past them. Applying to an online job...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 27, 2017 | career management, Happy About My Resume, interviews, networking, resume, salary negotiation, social media for job search
Spring is here and it’s time for some spring cleaning. That goes for your career strategy as well. Have you given any thought to trimming your bloated, outdated resume or banking some of your new networking contacts to help advance your job prospects this...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 24, 2017 | career management, interviews, networking
After working with thousands of executive job seekers, certain patterns have emerged regarding the practices of those that succeed. Here are a few I have witnessed. 1. Follow up on all introductions. Surprisingly, many job seekers don’t follow up on introductions made...
