by Barbara Safani | Mar 22, 2008 | career management
I was recently interviewed by The Washington Post for an article on how to effectively navigate a job fair. I view job fairs as functions similar to networking events. Rather than trying to meet every employer at the event, do some research ahead of time on which...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 17, 2008 | career research
According to U.S. News and World Report, six key megatrends will help drive future job growth. The six megatrends are: the growing demand for healthcare an increasingly digitized world globalization clinical genomics environmentalism terrorism Career opportunities in...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 15, 2008 | career management
There are four methods of job search and I encourage job seekers to use all of them…but not dedicate an equal amount of time to each. When you are in search, looking for a job is your full-time job and you should plan to dedicate 35-40 hours per week in search...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 8, 2008 | networking
CareerXRoads recently released their 7th annual Source of Hire whitepaper. The whitepaper examines how 300,000 new employees were sourced in 2007. Close to 30% of all new hires were sourced through referrals from existing employees, vendors, and alumni. According to...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 6, 2008 | career research
Fortune Magazine recently released their Most Admired Companies list. With the help of the Hay Group, 3,700 people from dozens of industries were asked to select the 10 companies they admire most. The larger list includes 317 companies that were rated based on...
by Barbara Safani | Mar 4, 2008 | resume
Thinking of lying on your resume? Don’t do it. In the most recent example of resume fraud, Robert Irvine, host of Dinner: Impossible, was fired for “embellishing” his resume with claims that he made Princess Diana’s wedding cake and worked in...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 25, 2008 | career management
Frequently I see job seekers spending too much time searching for leads online. They may spend a whole day searching online and pat themselves on the back at the end of the day and feel a strong sense of accomplishment for working so hard. They may be working hard,...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 23, 2008 | networking
Someone recently wrote to Career Solvers asking how to best approach a school alumni they found on an on-line networking site to inquire about an open position with that person’s current employer. Here are some tips for building a quality relationship without...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 19, 2008 | salary negotiation
Over on the Compensation Force Blog, there’s a post about the recent increase in sign on bonuses for recent college grads. I think that this information suggests a growing trend towards more flexibility in negotiating sign-on bonuses across the board as...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 13, 2008 | networking
Lately I’ve been receiving a lot of LinkedIn invitations from people I do not know with the generic “I’d like to add you to my network” message and nothing else. This just isn’t doing it for me. Maybe I should know you, but without a...
