by Barbara Safani | Aug 12, 2009 | career management, networking
Last month I had an absolutely delightful networking meeting with someone I met through a professional association. What made the meeting so memorable was that the person I was networking with did everything right. She followed every rule of networking including:...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 10, 2009 | career management
For close to 20 years I kept a journal. I started writing entries when I was in college and wrote an entry almost every day. A few years ago, during an apartment renovation, the journals were lost and I’ve been mourning their loss ever since. My journals...
by Barbara Safani | Aug 5, 2009 | career management, on-line identity
By now you have probably heard the story about Trina Thompson, the Monroe College graduate who is suing the school for the $70,000 she paid in tuition because she hasn’t found employment since she received her bachelor’s degree in April. Much of the buzz...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 31, 2009 | networking, on-line identity
I recently watched a documentary called “Hear and Now” about a deaf couple that decides to get cochlear implants at the age of 65. While the surgery allows them to hear, they are unable to process what they hear and they find it difficult to translate the...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 27, 2009 | career management, networking
This past weekend I attended my high school reunion. It was great to see old friends, but one of the things that struck me was how many people I never got to know in high school. For many, the high school years are often tough ones, defined by insecurities and...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 23, 2009 | career management, career research, resume
I was recently approached for an interview with Kristen Bellstrom, a journalist for Smart Money Magazine for an article on the resume writing/career coaching industry. I had surmised going into this that Smart Money would make a concerted effort to show readers how...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 20, 2009 | career management
There is a lot of buzz among career and human resources professionals about Gen Y (people born between the early 1980s and early 1990s). Companies are very interested in learning more about what it takes to recruit and retain the Gen Y’s and it will become...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 15, 2009 | resume
Lately I’ve seen numerous blog posts and mainstream media articles about the resume writing industry, the value of the credentials resume writers hold, and the lack of regulation of the industry. Most of the comments are very tongue and cheek and skeptical of...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 10, 2009 | career management
I’ve spent the last week absorbing all the information about Michael Jackson and reading several blog posts about the Michael Jackson “brand.” I’ve been pondering what Michael Jackson can teach us about our careers and personal branding and...
by Barbara Safani | Jul 7, 2009 | career management, interviews, on-line identity
As the parent of two teenagers, I think a lot about what the world of job search and work will be like when my kids venture out in search of their first job in the next six to ten years. I’ve been observing how integral technology is to their everyday life and...
