by Barbara Safani | Aug 30, 2010 | personal branding
No one seems to be able to wrap their head around the fact that Mike Sorrentino, better known as “The Situation” from MTV’s Jersey Shore, will earn $5M this year in appearances and endorsements. Many people can’t understand how someone like...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 25, 2010 | interviews
A friend recently told me a beautiful story about him and his mom. He fondly remembered meeting her after school daily when he was about seven years old at a store where she worked and sharing Hostess orange cupcakes with her while she worked so she could be with him...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 24, 2010 | networking, on-line identity, Uncategorized
Despite all the information available about “netiquette” and the importance of networking strategically online, I continue to get dozens of mystery online networking requests. Sometimes the connection is as weak as being a member of the same group (with...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 11, 2010 | career management
You may not agree with Steven Slater’s dramatic exit (both literally and figuratively) from his position as flight attendant for JetBlue; cursing out a rude passenger, announcing his departure, and then leaving the plane by pulling the emergency chute…but...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 8, 2010 | career management, career solvers news, networking, on-line identity
The September issue of Oprah Magazine features four women at various stages of their careers: the stay at home mom returning to work, the single mom laid off from her position and seeking a new challenge, the recent college graduate looking for her big break, and the...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 3, 2010 | networking, on-line identity, Uncategorized
According to the second annual Social Recruitment Survey conducted by Jobvite, (via Career Management Alliance), employers are recruiting several ways: employee referrals, professional online networks, social networks such as Facebook and Twitter; and the traditional...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 13, 2010 | career management, career research
My colleague over on the AOL Jobs and Careers Channel, Lisa Johnson Mandell, just wrote a post about the ten toughest and easiest cities to find a job in. St. Louis, Detroit, and Miami top the list for worst cities for finding employment and Washington, D.C, San...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 6, 2010 | career management
I was recently interviewed by CBS news about unpaid internships. There was a time when the only people who sought out unpaid internships were students who wanted to gain valuable work experience and were willing to forgo a salary to get it. But in today’s...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 28, 2010 | interviews
My daughter landed a plum internship this summer as an assistant to a musical director and casting director for the national tour of a very well known Broadway musical. On her first day she observed a typical theater audition, cattle-call style and in less than eight...
by Barbara Safani | Jun 24, 2010 | resume
Sometimes when I write a resume for a client, I include an excerpt from the performance review as a strategy to better market the client. Occasionally when I use this technique, I get some push back from clients. The response is often, “I’ve never seen...
