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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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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

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Career Search 2011 – Top 10 Things to Think about for the New Year!

By Linda Van Valkenburgh As we approach the New Year, some people are contemplating what they are going to do to bring in the New Year.  Will they get together with friends?  Go to a restaurant?  Attend a party?  Go away … 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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