by Barbara Safani | May 31, 2016 | career management, interviews, networking, resume, social media for job search
I meet many job seekers who have never had to conduct a formal job search. After coaching over a thousand clients at every professional level and across practically every industry, I’ve found that most make the same rookie mistakes. If you’re looking for a new job,...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 31, 2016 | career management, networking
Mobilizing your network during a job search is a lot of work with many ups and downs. People don’t always react to your requests for guidance and information as you’d like them to, and many report learning who their friends really are during a search. After coaching...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 28, 2016 | career management, career solvers news
Are you happy with your job? Are you happy with your life? Career Solvers has created a career planner designed to guide you in taking a look back and looking ahead. Most important, it will help you identify, define, and clarify your personal and professional goals....
by Barbara Safani | Aug 5, 2015 | career management, networking, social media for job search
Twitter can be a great source of competitive intelligence during a job search. Here are five tips for using Twitter to source information related to your job search that can help you find key decision makers and accelerate your networking efforts. Follow the Twitter...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 27, 2015 | career management, on-line identity, social media for job search
Most job seekers I talk to rely solely on LinkedIn as their main online tool for finding contacts for their job search and being found by decision makers. LinkedIn is a fabulous resource, but Google+ can be used to supplement a job seeker’s strategy and open new...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 18, 2015 | career management
Everyone wants to help a friend in need. But before you start dishing out advice to a friend who is in a job search, make sure your advice and comments are actually helpful. Consider these typical comments/suggestions that many well-meaning friends make during...
