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Older Jobseekers: 4 Tips to Prepare For Career Search Success
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS, CSMCS Many older workers have been shell-shocked with how hard this challenging economy has hit their demographic. Older people aged 50 and over, have been affected by this financial crisis than ever before. … Continue reading
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Career Search And Preparing For Remote Interviews
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS, CSMCS All of your hard work has paid off and now you have been contacted to schedule an interview. In today’s job market, “the interview” has changed. Years ago, an interview was “face-to-face” … Continue reading
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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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How Job Search Is Like Online Dating
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS In honor of Valentine’s Day, I think it timely to point out the similarities of job search to something that people from all walks of life are becoming familiar with, “Online Dating.” Most … Continue reading
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10 Things To Bring Job Search Success In 2012
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS As an Executive Career Coach, I work with clients who are involved in strategic planning, goal setting and other types of analysis. They handle projects valued at millions and billions of dollars using … Continue reading
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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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Off the Beaten Path in Career Search
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS I speak to many people conducting career campaigns and, when listening to their stories, I am struck by how the rules of looking for a job have changed. As a result, I thought … Continue reading
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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Tenacious Tillie and the Telephone Interview
By: Linda Van Valkenburgh Recently, one of my clients was relating a story to me about a position she was applying for. I like to refer to her as “Tenacious Tillie.” She had sent in her application online, snail mailed … Continue reading
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