by Barbara Safani | Dec 30, 2009 | career management, interviews, networking, on-line identity
Everyone’s starting to talk about their New Year’s resolutions…lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking, get out of debt, and find a new job are the ones I hear most frequently. And while I think that New Year’s resolutions are a great idea in...
by Barbara Safani | Dec 17, 2009 | career management, personal branding
The topic of Tiger Woods’ tarnished brand is all over the Internet, TV, and print media. And while I understand the commentary I think that the concept of celebrity branding is doomed to fail because celebrity brands often represent attributes that nobody can...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 12, 2009 | career management
As a former HR manager and a current career professional, you’d think I’d be weighing in on the David Letterman story and reminding people why having a personal relationship with a co-worker is career suicide. And while yes, that seems like the logical...
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 | 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...
