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    Are you a top performer?

    If so, you realize that 80% of the work involved in finding work that fits you is internal.

    We can help you clarify what the "right fit" means for you, and develop effective strategies to turn that dream job into a reality.

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  • Local Human Resources Leader and Entrepreneur receives coveted Human Resources Award

    Congratulation!

    Deborah Burkholder, CEO Appia

    Deborah was honored for her outstanding service and dedication with the 2012 Daniel W. Griffiths Leadership Award presented by the Greater Merrimack Valley Human Resource Association [GMVHRA]. The award honors a member who has demonstrated outstanding vision and leadership in furthering the visibility, impact and reputation of the Human Resource Profession.

    The first award was given to Dan Griffiths, the founding member and driving force behind the growth, success, and national recognition of GMVHRA in 2005. Since its inception, the award has been given to an outstanding individual who has followed in Griffith’s footsteps and who has established themselves as a person of integrity dedicated to community involvement and to impacting the lives of others through Human Resources.

  • Deborah Burkholder and Tom McDonough

    Hosts of Career Tips & Trends

    Appia provides a unique web-based approach to collect, curate and communicate career success in one place, helping to make that next job search or annual review more successful.

    Deborah Burkholder, CEO Appia

    Appia was born from Deborah’s experience in corporate roles as the Director of Employment and Employee Relations in healthcare and manufacturing firms. She is a Board member of the Association of Career Professionals-New England (acpi-ne.org) and the Greater Merrimack Valley HR Association (gmvhra.org), a local SHRM Chapter, chairing the Workforce Readiness committee. She is also AIRS certified in Internet and Social Sourcing Recruitment.

    Tom McDonough, CWO, CTO Appia

    An underlying theme in Tom's career is helping people clarify and align personal and career goals with their core values — their Unique Organizing PrincipleSM (UOP). Tom's Specialty is empowering people to align personal and career goals with their web presence.

  • Career Tips and Trends

    Ready or Not it's a Free-Agent Nation!

    Like you, we imagine a world where people are doing work they love, work that matters. In our own small way we hope to be a part of bringing about just such a world.

    That’s why we created Appia and Career Tips & Trends.

    Appia's Career Tips & Trendsis your online source for staying on top of the latest trends in career management and job search strategies.

    You can subscribe to Career Tips & Trends on iTunes or at Career Tips & Trends.

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009 Career Tips And Trends: Rob Toomey on Personality Preferences

June 28, 2012

Welcome to Career Tips & Trends. Internet radio for savvy professionals – doing work you love, work that matters. Our guest this episode is Rob Toomey, President of TypeCoach. We hear and talk a lot about personality type and its impact on our relationships and success. But knowing our type or preferences is only one […]

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008 Mira Furth on Branding and Job Transition

June 21, 2012

Welcome to Career Tips & Trends. Internet radio for savvy professionals – doing work you love, work that matters. Our guest this episode is Mira Furth. After leaving a successful career as a senior Human Resources executive where she experienced firsthand how managers think about hiring, firing and lay-off decisions, Mira became a Life and […]

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007 Ken O’Quinn on Writing with Clarity

June 14, 2012

Welcome to Career Tips & Trends. Internet radio for savvy professionals – doing work you love, work that matters. Today’s guest is Ken O’Quinn from Writing with Clarity. Communication skills are a key competency for almost all jobs in today’s world. In a 2012 poll by the Society of Human Resources Management, writing in English […]

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006 Jim Kimberly on Leveraging the Power of our Emotional Intelligence

June 4, 2012

Welcome to Career Tips & Trends. Internet radio for savvy professionals – doing work you love, work that matters. Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. ~Lao-Tzu Today’s show is brought to you by Appia, an online workspace where you can collect and curate […]

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005 Suzanne Gray on Me, Inc.

April 18, 2012

Welcome to Career Tips & Trends. Internet radio for savvy professionals – doing work you love, work that matters. The process of finding work that “fits” is not a one-time event. Whether you are eighteen or sixty-two, fulfilling work requires an ongoing understanding of who we are and who we are becoming. Each transition point […]

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