Career Thought Leaders | Post 2

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...

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 it and started following up with the HR...

Developing the Business of You!

By Linda Van Valkenburgh People find it helpful, at times, to gain a different perspective on things. Saying something a different way can cause it to resonate inside, setting off the light bulb and creating an “Aha” moment!  Recently, as I was working with one...

The “Ten Thousand Foot View”

By Linda Van Valkenburgh For some of you, this may be the first time in many years that you have to create or update your resume.  At first,  it seems like an easy task.  After all, you have done so many things over the course of your career that you have a lot to...

Social Networking – Pitfalls To Avoid and Rules For Success

By Linda Van Valkenburgh My  last post contained a discussion about using Twitter in a career campaign. I felt that it was so important to get this information out as soon as possible, after learning what I did while obtaining my Twitter certification.  However, I had...