EXECUTIVE DIARIES

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410356086404582732011-09-08T14:43:19.681-04:00EXECUTIVE DIARIESDonna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.comBlogger231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-79750045494572190842011-05-18T14:21:00.004-04:002011-05-18T18:28:58.641-04:00Career Coaching TIPS: Career Documents,Take 2

People..It is never too early to reevaluate how you are communicating your personal value proposition nor to take the time to examine your resume and cover letter. I conducted a few search assignments for senior positions. My goal was to find the passive candidates with the expertise in a particular market for a particular function, someone who out shined their counterparts through the printed

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-43219717254745031372011-05-16T08:24:00.005-04:002011-05-16T09:28:13.334-04:00Career Focus 2011: Are You Really Ready for Your Career Search and Interviews?

Get your game on!This year brings unexpected and new challenges to career paths. It also brings new opportunities. Success is not a spectator sport, people! It requires careful planning and execution, especially in today’s economy. There are tons of Career Boards that enumerate relevant information on Resume Writing and Job Search Strategies. But what industry professionals know is that there is

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-34907137808097404152011-05-01T09:51:00.008-04:002011-06-16T21:26:00.853-04:00LMS Sales Engineer ( pre-sales) Northeast and West Coast

About you: Before you respond, please read. To be considered, you must have LMS experience ( Angel, Bb, D2L and/or Moodle). Must have Higher Ed Experience.You must sent a cover letter highlighting your experience a must as it demonstrates your communication skills. Send resume as well to hr@moodlerooms.com and donnam@lpifirm.comYou will be mostly responsible for covering the Northeast and the

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-68581827831870438522011-01-12T18:30:00.002-05:002011-01-12T18:32:34.621-05:00Higher Education, Ed Tech Reps. West Coast, and Northeat Don't miss the Career Opportunity

You dont want to miss this career opportunity! This company enjoys a great leadership team, corporate cultural and is in a growth market! You need to be passionate, you need to understand the Higher Education Market, and you need to be a producer!The Process:You must send a cover letter that demonstrates concrete examples of how your background aligns to the job description. Send that along with

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-16589985947517453512010-12-11T11:03:00.009-05:002011-01-12T18:49:25.441-05:00Great Sales Career Opportunity. Arizona, Nevada, Oregon- Experienced Ed Tech Reps

Start the New Year at a Dynamic Growing Company! We need an experienced Higher ED, ED Technologies REP!The process:Send cover letter that highlights contrete ways that you meet the requirements. Include Salary requirements. Salary based on experience.Send a resume: Please have your revenue quota and attainment for each company.Send to mariaf@lpifirm.com This is a priority project and we will move

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-62498152041348682272010-10-29T20:09:00.006-04:002011-01-12T18:29:58.962-05:00TOP Ranked Sales, Higher Education Ed Tech Sales

You dont want to miss this career opportunity! This company enjoys a great leadeship team, corporate cultural and is in a growth market! You need to be passionate, you need to understand the Higher Education Market, and you need to be a producer!The Process:You must send a cover letter that demonstrates concrete examples of how your background aligns to the job description. Send that along with

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-49758887375561427722010-10-05T15:37:00.003-04:002010-10-05T15:50:52.268-04:00Top Ranked Account Manager on The EAST COAST,

My client is quickly become the market leader for providing Support Services and IT Help Desk to the Higher Education Market. We are currently seeking an Account Managers for the East Coast, Preferably in Cleveland! Base Salary 90k-100k, Total comp to 140K. Salary based on experience.Process send cover letter with the concrete ways your background matches and demonstrates that you have sold

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-81897570151839184392010-08-20T20:37:00.004-04:002010-08-20T21:07:54.750-04:00TOP RANKED Account Mangers Higher ED Ed Tech Experience

My client is quickly become the market leader for providing Support Services and IT Help Desk to the Higher Education Market. We are currently seeking 2 Account Managers for the Cleveland and Phoenix offices.Who you are:• The best in your field and willing to leave your ego at the door to help the company continue to grow to the next level• High emotional intelligence and business acumen• An

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-47949841513635888192010-08-10T18:34:00.002-04:002010-08-10T18:42:17.763-04:00Senior Instructional Technology Designer- Prefer candidate based in Baltimore or based on East Coast.

Don't miss this great career opportunity.My Client is the market leader in contextual content services; they serve a variety of educational entities in the industry (commercial publishers, e-learning companies, distributors, and virtual schools in both higher education and K-12 segments). They are growing and looking for a few exceptional Instructional Designers. Don't miss this opportunity!

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-3518241440641223372010-07-27T21:21:00.000-04:002010-07-27T21:22:47.959-04:00K12 Sales Rep California based Top producer

This company is growing AND blowing the doors off the competition's hinges! If you are even just "thinking" what else is out there for you, this company has the solution and is growing exponentially! We are selecting the Crème d la Crème for this position. So show us your sales acumen from start to finish!PositionExperienced K-12 Director of Sales( individual contributor) California based!This

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-32630536610069544912010-06-22T10:50:00.003-04:002010-07-02T10:35:50.495-04:00K-12 Ed Technologies, TOP Field Rep in Mid-Atlantic. Amazing career opportunity!

K-12 Sales Professionals, this company is blowing the doors off the competition's hinges! If you are even just "thinking" what else is out there for you, this company has the solution and is growing exponentially! We are selecting the Crème d la Crème for this position. So show us your sales acumen from start to finish!Position Experienced K-12 Director of Sales( individual contributor) –This

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-78407321389029021602010-06-04T12:44:00.012-04:002010-06-29T13:17:06.575-04:00Higher Education, Ed Tech Reps. Don't miss the Career Opportunity

Sales Professionals, this company is blowing the doors off the competition's hinges! If you are even just "thinking" what else is out there for you, this company has the solution and is growing exponentially! We are selecting the Crème d la Crème for this position. So show us your sales acumen from start to finish!PositionExperienced Higher Ed Director of Sales – Gulf Region,This emerging company

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-54772853883356332832010-03-31T18:35:00.007-04:002010-03-31T20:24:18.572-04:00Bold Article on Networking with Recruiters.

One of my colleagues, Dawn Rasmussen, shared this article WRONG QUESTION, written by Jason Alba, President of jibberjobber.com. http://bit.ly/bPSP1DDon’t let his tone put you off as there is great value in his perspective. He raises great points on effective ways for building mutually beneficial relationship with recruiters. I’ve actually shared a similar views in previous blog posts. There are a

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-40810910045305578472010-03-07T16:30:00.016-05:002010-03-08T20:05:55.432-05:00Top 5 Common Cover Letter Pitfalls to Avoid

Over the past several months, I have been secured by firms to find top sales management and sales talent, and it is thrilling to get so many extremely talented candidates referred to me. In addition, extremely talented candidates reach out to network with me. It’s become a passion of mine to make these connections and learn from the experiences that come from having so many conversations.In the

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-78981680716925070532009-12-16T09:29:00.006-05:002009-12-27T15:00:01.207-05:00Great Career Opportunity,Vice President of Sales, based in NYC Area

I am working on a priority search for a Vice President of Sales who is experienced in the Higher Education, elearning market. This is truly one of the more unique opportunities that I have come across in years! Position must be filled by Jan 31, 2010.The company is a rapidly growing (over 50% in the past 2 years), leading international provider of Web-based educational tools for teaching and

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-90758216343392075042009-12-02T17:24:00.004-05:002009-12-02T17:31:00.324-05:00Higher Ed Enterprise Software Sales Reps, Several territories!

If you are an experience Higher Ed- e-learning enterprise software sales rep, I have a great Green Field opportunity for!This company is positioned for explosive growth in the Outcomes and Assessment market. They are the leading international provider of Web-based educational tools for teaching and learning and assessment in colleges and universities, K-12 market. They have realized over 50%

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-63462161344888361732009-11-19T13:12:00.005-05:002009-12-02T17:22:06.996-05:00Higher Education Reps

Green Fields! This company is positioned for explosive growth in the Outcomes and Assessment market. They are the leading international provider of Web-based educational tools for teaching and learning and assessment in colleges and universities, K-12 market. They have realized over 50% growth in the past 2 years. This company enjoys a team oriented corporate culture, whose solution solves one of

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-26811231350915368112009-10-31T13:04:00.003-04:002009-11-02T08:03:19.818-05:00Great Career Opportunity-Higher Education Reps, Greater Northeast/Greater NY

This is the organization we have all been waiting for to come to market. They have a great leadership team, are rapidly growing (over 50% in the past 2 years), a leading international provider of Web-based educational tools for teaching and learning and assessment in colleges and universities, K-12 market. This company enjoys a team oriented corporate culture, whose solution solves one of the top

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-25126789478895168272009-10-30T15:01:00.005-04:002009-11-07T14:28:31.770-05:00Higher Education- Great Career Opportunity, Vice President of Sales Northeast Region

Great Career Opportunity, Vice of Sales, Northeast RegionI am currently working on a priority search for a Vice President of Sales. This is truly one of the more unique opportunities that I have come across in years!The company is a rapidly growing (over 50% in the past 2 years), leading international provider of Web-based educational tools for teaching and learning and assessment in colleges and

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-881643683244369162009-09-19T16:18:00.004-04:002009-09-20T11:25:38.063-04:00Unless you’re the last Coconut in the desert…

...you need to prepare a cover letter to the external recruiter that is representing the hiring company. You know the drill, the cover letter should specifically articulate how your background and accomplishments relate to the job description. Since there are many coconuts in the desert today, a two line introduction isn’t enough to put you into consideration. Candidates should be aware that

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-50072310115431224442009-09-14T21:10:00.003-04:002009-09-17T14:49:07.159-04:00Opportunity Knocks- Business Development/Education Solution Specialist

This is the organization we have all been waiting for to come to market. They have a great leadership team, are rapidly growing (over 50% in the past 2 years), a leading international provider of Web-based educational tools for teaching and learning and assessment in colleges and universities, K-12 and corporate learning communities. This company enjoys a team oriented corporate culture, whose

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-69609588507264890462009-09-14T19:46:00.003-04:002009-09-17T15:19:27.836-04:00Vice President of Sales, Experienced in Higher Ed and K12

I am currently working on a priority search for a VP/Director of Sales. This is truly one of the more unique opportunities that I have come across in years!The company is a rapidly growing (over 50% in the past 2 years), leading international provider of Web-based educational tools for teaching and learning and assessment in colleges and universities, K-12 and corporate learning communities.This

Donna Valentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692542746386776323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41035608640458273.post-73536619301893762802009-07-31T15:35:00.004-04:002010-01-05T19:06:01.265-05:00POINT OF VIEW: FROM THE RECRUITER’S SIDE OF THE DESK…

In any situation, when we engage with others, it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it and present it. This shapes how we are perceived and inherently builds our reputation both personally and professionally. In the career search, how you say it and present it verbally or in print makes the difference between success and failure.As a recruiter and career coach, I interview at least 20

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