by Barbara Safani | Nov 8, 2007 | career management
Yesterday I blogged on four strategies for reducing stress during a job search. Here are three more recommendations. Communicate with your Family If you don’t talk about your search with a spouse or significant other, you could be creating additional stress in the...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 7, 2007 | career management
Job loss ranks high on the list of most stressful situations. Many report going through a grieving process, similar to the stages people go through after the death of a loved one. Shock, denial, anger, and depression are all common reactions to the loss of a job....
by Barbara Safani | Nov 7, 2007 | career management
Tomorrow is the “lollapalooza” event of the personal branding world. Over two dozen branding experts will share a wealth of information on branding strategies for businesses and job seekers via an all day teleconference and it’s absolutely...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 9, 2007 | career management
Ready for a busy day of job searching? Just boot up that computer and get started on the online job boards. After all, there are several hundred jobs to search in your industry and you can crank out those applications until about noon when you decide to take a...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 24, 2007 | career management
Once the two hours of online search is accounted for, the job seeker still has several hours per week to dedicate to the rest of their search. Most people (over 80%) find their jobs through the hidden job market…the jobs that are not posted and that are communicated...
by Barbara Safani | Sep 23, 2007 | career management
Most job seekers rely on the open job market which includes job posting boards and help wanted advertisements in local newspapers to source job leads. While it appears on the surface that these search vehicles have an abundant number of job leads, the reality is that...