By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS You will hear over and over again that networking is the most important part of a successful career campaign. I stress this all of the time to my clients.As a matter of fact, it is only when discussing networking that I use a...
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS, CSMCS Halloween is a time that many use to dress up in costume with a theme that invokes fear, whether it is a zombie with a knife and blood dripping down, a witch with sallow skin and a long, wart-covered nose or a ghost or...
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 of those people who lost loved ones, be...
By Linda M. Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS First of all, I would like to send my heartfelt wishes for a speedy resumption of power, water and whatever else is necessary to all of those who have suffered so terribly as a result of Hurricane Irene. Connecticut, like...
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS When you get laid off, the first thing that grips you is fear. How are you going to take care of your family, pay the mortgage, get another job in this economy and on and on; the thoughts keep swimming around in your head. ...
