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What Do Career Search And March Madness Have in Common?
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS Another exciting season of NCAA Men’s Basketball is moving in the direction of the playoffs. Soon there will be words thrown around like March Madness, being invited to The Dance, the Sweet Sixteen, … Continue reading
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Strength and Resilience in Career Search
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS As the 9/11 ceremonies are observed around the country, I am struck by the strength and resilience that the people of this country exhibited in the throes of this terrible tragedy. To all … Continue reading
Rules of Engagement In Career Search – Preparing For The Interview: Part 1
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS In my last posting, I discussed some of the out of the ordinary things that people have been encountering as they work towards getting a face-to-face interview. In a prior post, I discussed … Continue reading
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Networking Your Way To Success: Part 2
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS In my last posting, Networking Your Way To Success: Part 1, I started sharing information about networking geared for those who are pros at it as well as for those who shudder at … Continue reading
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The King’s Speech – A Sterling Example of Coaching at Its Finest
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS When people ask me about what it is like to be a career coach, I go through explanations with stories that describe what is involved in my life’s mission. Thanks to David Seidler who … Continue reading
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Celebrating Success
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS This past Saturday, I had the privilege of being invited to attend a party given by one of my clients who recently transitioned to a new position. It was quite an exciting event … Continue reading
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Using Twitter As An Effective Tool in Your Career Campaign
By Linda Van Valkenburgh Recently, I became a Certified Twitter Strategist, converting from a skeptic to an evangelist about the use of Twitter in an effective career campaign. I felt that telling everyone that “I just arrived home,” or “I’m … Continue reading
Why Use A Career Coach?
By Linda Van Valkenburgh Lately, I have had executives ask me why they should use a career coach. The best explanation that I can offer is to give a comparison to something that many people can identify with as they … Continue reading
Focus on the Mission
By Linda Van Valkenburgh Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that the service sector is growing and that companies are hiring. Of course they have to throw a negative on at the end to try to dash everyone’s hopes by saying … Continue reading
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Clients ARE Transitioning
Through the veil of the bleak news we have been hearing about jobs, I see hiring happening. Recently, I have had clients transition to executive positions (and several more in second stage interviews) with salaries in excess of $100,000 dollars … Continue reading
