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...

Your Online Presence In Career Search

By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS Over the last few weeks, there have been articles appearing in the papers discussing the phenomenon of how the internet has been infiltrating our personal and business lives and the negative impact that it can have.  In the...

What A Good Career Coach Will Do For Your Career Search

By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS Recently, I have been appearing and speaking in a number of different venues about a whole host of topics from “Creating Your Value Proposition”  to “The Use of Twitter in Job Search.”  At some point...

Career Thought Leaders | Post 1

#2011CTL Career Thought Leaders Conference in Baltimore, MD 3/14 through 3/16 – Extraordinary Conference for Career Thought Leaders supporting and working together assisting job seekers in career development, search, and career management. Check back often (and...

Celebrating Success

By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS This past Saturday, I had the privilege of being invited to attend a party given by one of my clients who recently transitioned to a new position.  It was quite an exciting event and I beamed with pride as I watched him and his...