By Linda Van Valkenburgh The release of the movie “The Social Network” has brought Facebook, one of the most popular social networking sites, to the forefront. I wonder if the creators of Facebook ever realized the impact that their creation would have in the world...
By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS You are finally starting the interview. The first part happens quickly. During that time you need to be speaking about things that can establish rapport. Hopefully, you paid attention as you walked into the room and noticed...
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 the telephone interview and the way...
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 that it might help you to hear about things that...
Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS Here I am in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland at the 2011 Career Thought Leaders ( #2011CTL )conference, the professional conference for certified career coaches, professional resume writers, and other leaders in the career...