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• 职场小兵： 2010年的就业建议中英对照
  Sina.com, December 11, 2009
• 2010 Job Market Outlook: Cloudy
  Yahoo! HotJobs, December 3, 2009
• Bad work habits and how to break them
  The Punch, December 2, 2009
• Valerie Frederickson and Company Reaches New Milestones: All VF&Co outplacement counselors are now ICCI certified as firm strives to bring innovation to outplacement.
  Press Release, November 19, 2009
• Valerie Frederickson & Company is now among the first corporate outplacement firms to be 100% ICC International certified
  ICC Global Update, November 2009
• Top 100 Influencers in HR v1.25 Valerie Frederickson
  Recruiting Blogs, August 31, 2009
• Maximum Work Flow, Minimal Head Count
  B-Net, August 17, 2009
• Valerie Frederickson & Co. Receives 2009 Best of Menlo Park Award
  U.S. Local Business Association, June 8, 2008
• I Love Rewards Offers Solution to Combat Google´s Brain Drain
  Reth!nk Rewards, June 3, 2009
• Google Tackles Brain Drain
  National Public Radio (NPR), May 19, 2009
• Google Searches for Staffing Answers
  The Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2009
• Are HR Positions at Risk?
  HR Wire, April 22, 2009
• Vistage Member Valerie Frederickson, CEO of Valerie Frederickson and Company
  Vistage International, March 9, 2009
• Bad Habits at Work and How to Break Them 改正工作坏习惯
  www.eol.cn, January 13, 2009
• The Economy in Silicon Valley, a 1590 KLIV Special Report
  AM1590 KLIV, January 7, 2009
• Outplacement Services Report Rising Demand
  Silicon Valley Business Journal, December 12, 2008
• Valerie Frederickson & Co. Receives 2008 Best of Menlo Park Award
  U.S. Local Business Association, December 8, 2008
• Motivating Your Internal Employees: Ten Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Workers
  Staffing Industry Review, November 25, 2008
• 8 Tips to Make Sure Your Employees Take Real Vacations
  HR World, June 11, 2008
• The CEO as Recruiter
  HR Magazine, April, 2008
• MicroHoo Update: Nothing Says "I Love You" Like Golden Handcuffs
  Wired, February 20, 2008
• The HR Personality
  HR Executive Magazine, February, 2008
• Job numbers up, but many still out of work
  ABC 7 news, January 18, 2008
• Build a Talent Pipeline for ‘Diverse‘ Leaders
  SHRM, December, 2007
• Looking at Clinton, Seeing Themselves
  The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2007
• 5 Ways to Get Your Résumé Noticed
  DiversityInc, May 08, 2007
• Seniors jockeying for space in the work force
  Palo Alto Daily News, March 15, 2007
• Cómo Despedir a un Buen Trabajador
  La Nación, República del Paraguay, May 23, 2006
• Un Despido Complicado
  Portafolio, Columbia, May 6, 2006
• Firing Good Workers Who Are a Bad Fit: Employers Often Fumble for a Way to Say 'It's Not Working' – But Honesty Goes a Long Way
  The Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2006
• A Diferencia de Los Años 90, Silicon Valley Ahora Busca a Talentos Con Canas
  Universidad Maimónides, Escuela de Gerontología, March 6, 2006
• A Return to the Dot-Com Boom? In Some Ways, Google’s Purchase of YouTube Makes It Seem Like 1999 Again
  ABC News October 11, 2006
• Living in topsy-turvy tech time: The global economy never rests, nor do the driven – some say crazy – workers of Silicon Valley
  The San Francisco Chronicle July 30, 2006
• Staffing – Winning the War
  NAFA Fleet Executive Magazine December 2005
• Fighting Lower Finance Salaries
  Monster.com, October 1, 2005
• Depositions Require Skills Leaders Don't Use on the Job
  The Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2005
• Depositions Require Specific Management Skills
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 26, 2005
• Room at the Top – Honing People Skills is Key to Keeping High Level Executive Positions
  The Business Journal Fresno Kings Madera Tulare, March 18, 2005
• VF&Co Capitalizes on Increased Demand in Q1 by Expanding Team and Responsibilities.
  Valerie Frederickson & Company, February 22, 2005
• Fiorina Severance Package Raises Eyebrows in Silicon Valley
  NPR, Morning Edition, Business Section, February 15, 2005
• Must see inside! During divestitures, sellers increasingly perform their own HR due diligence to put people assets in the best light and get the best price.
  HR Magazine September 2004
• Who Will be Scapegoat in Iraq Abuse Scandal?
  Media General News Service May 17, 2004
• More Firms Treating Bonuses as Awards
  StarNews, January 1, 2004
• Back to Bonuses: Improving economy allows companies to reward workers.
  San Francisco Chronicle, December 2003
• Powerful Resumes Are as Easy as A-B-C
  DiversityInc.com, August 14, 2003.
• Cultural Revolution At Maturing Microsoft Corp.
  Innovative Employee Solutions Newsletter, May 21, 2003.
• Risk Management and the HR Executive
  DiversityInc.com, August 14, 2003.
• HR World Far Different This Time Around
  East Bay Business Times, September 23, 2002
• Mixing Work and Religion
  Monster.com Career Center, June 9, 2002
• How to ... Select an Outplacement Firm
  Philadelphia Business Journal, June 7, 2002
• A Well-grounded Workforce
  Amarillo Globe News, May 13, 2002
• How to ... Select an Outplacement Firm
  Denver Business Journal, May 10, 2002
• Office Coffee Perks Up
  San Francisco Chronicle, March 5, 2002
• Preparing for Better Times
  Potentials Magazine, January 21, 2002
• Corporations scale back on perks
  San Francisco Chronicle, March 2002
• How to Manage a Layoff
  Softletter, August 15, 2001
• Protecting Your Benefits After the Pink Slip: Not knowing what to do when you lose your job could cost you precious retirement dollars and hassles down the road. Here are some pointers
  BusinessWeek, February 8, 2000
• The Company She Keeps
  Elle Magazine, December 21, 2000
• Surviving & Thriving: High-tech Employers are Snapping up Laid-off Dot-commers.
  San Francisco Chronicle, December 13, 2000
• Trends And Issues: “Employees Need to Know About Firings”
  Sacramento Bee, December 11, 2000
• Dressing Down: Lawyers Shedding Suits and Ties to Match Casual Look of Their Dot-com Clients
  San Francisco Chronicle, September 7, 2000
• Dress for Interview Success: You Needn't Always be Formal, But You Must Show You're Conscientious
  San Jose Mercury News, July 17, 2000
• eProNet Boasts 100,000+ Online Database of Alumni Talent
  siliconvalley.internet.com, June 23, 2000
• New Economy: The Technology Sector's Financial Downdraft has Done Little to Ease the Shortage of Qualified Employees in Silicon Valley
  New York Times, June 12, 2000
• New Dry Cleaning Service Seeks Dot-Com Riches
  San Francisco Chronicle, March 13, 2000
• Power Trips: Tame Treks Don't do it for Technos who Make Real Work out of Having Fun
  San Francisco Chronicle, August 2, 1999
• Young, Rich, Now What? - Tech Minnionaires Face the Rest of Their Lives
  San Francisco Chronicle, June 4, 1999
• Boss' "Pet" Disheartens Co-Workers
  San Francisco Chronicle, January 22, 1999
• The Hot Jobs in a Tumultuous Year in Silicon Valley
  San Jose Mercury News, January 5, 1999
• Resolve to Succeed in a Job Change in '98
  Abilene Reporter-News, January 29, 1998
• Resolve to Succeed in a Job Change in '98
  San Jose Mercury News, January 29, 1998
• Starting the Year off Right
  San Jose Mercury News, December 31, 1997
• Where Work Is Going: Experts Predict What 1998 Holds for our Jobs
  San Francisco Chronicle, December 29, 1997
• How to Moonlight Successfully: Running a Business on The Side Can Lead You to a New Career, But Don't Quit Your Day Job Till You've Weighed the Risks
  San Jose Mercury News, August 20, 1997
• Making Meeting Productive: Come In Prepared, Stay On Track, End On Time
  San Jose Mercury News, May 21, 1996