by Barbara Safani | Jan 23, 2007 | career management
According to a recent article in HR Magazine, podcasts will be an effective job search tool in the near future, especially for tech-centric first-time job seekers. Podcasts are online audio presentations that can be downloaded from the Internet and played from an iPod...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 21, 2007 | career research
According to two recently released hiring trends surveys conducted by CareerBuilder and Manpower, 40% of hiring managers surveyed say their companies will increse their number of full time employees and 40% say they currently have openings which they can’t find...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 20, 2007 | resume
Through my partnership with Career Hub, a career advice blog, I have contributed to a book on resume writing that is available for free. It’s full of great writing tips and strategies from experts in the careers field.
by Barbara Safani | Jan 13, 2007 | career research
Fortune magazine just released their 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 2007 and Google is number one. Read why here or check out the list to see who else is in the top 100.
by Barbara Safani | Jan 12, 2007 | career research
The New Year is usually the time when most people examine their current job status and make a resolution for change in the coming year. An intelligent career marketing strategy should incorporate research on the current trends in industry, demographics, and culture....
by Barbara Safani | Dec 29, 2006 | career management
I thought I’d close out this year with an uplifting story about a company that downsized with dignity. When Cox Media, distributors of the ValuePak blue coupon mailers, decided they needed to close a plant with 440 employees, they employed some real out of the...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 28, 2006 | on-line identity
Yesterday I blogged about some new tools for improving your online visbility and removing unwanted entries from your profile. Today I read an article on Dice referencing a recent survey conducted by ExecuNet stating that 75% of 102 executive recruiters perform routine...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 27, 2006 | on-line identity
U.S.A. Today recently ran an article about managing your online identity that showcases new tools for organizing and clarifying a person’s online references, improving search rankings, differentiating people with common names from one another, and cleaning up...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 23, 2006 | career management
Jibber Jobber, a personal relationship management tool that allows you to manage a job search and optimize your network relationships, just came out with some significant new features that allow job seekers to search LinkedIn for contacts that are in their target...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 16, 2006 | career management
For all the job seekers out there that are spending a lot of time applying to companies through their corporate websites, read Gerry Crispin’s post, Buying Fertilizer is Like Applying to Your Company. Gerry’s thought provoking and humorous post discusses...
