I'm Back!

Hi All,
I have taken a bit of a hiatus from posting over the last year to catch up on my school work, and welcome my first child, our daughter! Yes, this last year has been somewhat of a whirlwind of events. My wife finished her Master's Degree last May! We gave birth to our daughter last September, which in itself was a life-changing, but fun event. She is now 5 months old--she is really starting to show her personality more with each passing day. I have been told this is a really fun age to witness, and so far I agree. Her mental progress seems measurable almost on a daily basis. It is also interesting to be a father now, as I have been working with children and adults on development, so it is an experience to practice a bit of what I preach.

Anyway, over the next several weeks I will be focusing my posts on something very relevant to me: Online networking, and how to leverage your online profile to get into your next job! I will be graduating from San Jose State this May. Despite the tough economic conditions, I am faced with finding employment at one of the local colleges. My emphasis is on career counseling, but I have experience as a generalist at Foothill College.

As I continue to leverage my own experience online, I will document the information that I find that works for me, as well as the information that does not work. I hope this information may find it's way to someone that will find it useful.

Anyway, good to be back, I look forward to many future posts, and hopefully discussions! Please send me a note if you have any questions and/or comments!

JV