Preparing For The Interview: Part II

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...

Career Thought Leaders | Post 3

By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS Here we are at Day 3 of the 2011 Career Thought Leaders Conference ( #2011CTL ). Hard to believe!  This has been a most informative conference.  It has also been a time to connect with those I have met and admired since our...

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...

Networking Your Way To Success: Part 1

By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS Often people pull me aside when I am facilitating a meeting and sheepishly confess that they find networking to be an extreme source of stress.  Some say they hate it. Other people say that they feel that they are incompetent....