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Barbara Safani
New York, New York
Career Solvers
Career/Life Coaching
Fans (29)
Groups (8)

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About Me

Barbara Safani, owner of Career Solvers, has 15 years of experience in career management, recruiting, and executive coaching. She partners with both Fortune 100 companies and individuals to deliver targeted programs focusing on resume development, job search strategies, networking, interviewing, salary negotiation skills, and online identity management. She is a six-time winner in the TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) awards competition sponsored by Career Directors International and author of Happy About My Resume: 50 Tips for Building a Better Document to Secure a Brighter Future.

Work History

  • Career Solvers
  • President
  • January 2003 to Present
  • Career management firm specializing in career coaching, resume writing, and on-line identity campaigns for senior professionals and executives.

  • Kelly Services/The Ayers Group
  • Consultant
  • January 2003 to Present
  • Consultant for the career management division of a Fortune 500 firm. Have managed scores of career transition programs and facilitated hundreds of the firm’s workshops in resume development, networking, interviewing, and salary negotiation; act as firm's resident expert on technology- based career research.

  • American Express
  • HR Manager
  • October 1985 to March 1993
  • Human Resources generalist responsible for 1,600+ client group in 40 locations. Specialty areas included executive coaching, performance management, succession planning, and recruiting.

Education

  • Columbia University
  • Master of Arts, Organizational Psychology
  • 1986 - 1988
  • State University of New York at Albany
  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
  • 1980 - 1984
Interests
running, long walks, journaling
Goals
  1. participate in a triathalon
  2. write a memoir
Favorite Quote
Change is inevitable...except from a vending machine.
Specialties
resume writing, job search coaching, and online identity for job search

Groups (8)

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Fans (29)

Teena Rose, ResumeToReferral.com
Chris Parker
Sarah Hofmann
Tim Tyrell-Smith
Cheryl Hilpert
Neal Schaffer
Dave McKeown
Neeraj Bhushan
Dawn Lennon
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Following (10)

Jacob Share
Dan Schawbel
Alexandra Levit
laurie ruettimann
Ryan Paugh
JR Moreau
Pete Kistler
Tim Tyrell-Smith
Teena Rose, ResumeToReferral.com
Neal Schaffer