Virginia Backaitis
 
Professional/Personal Overview
  I'm a well-published freelancer and blogger who writes about social media, web/digital technologies, and jobs.

I've published fiction, poetry, essays and humor in literary magazines.

I have been quoted in books about web 2.0 technologies and the workplace.

I am also an entrepreneur who has owned an executive search and consulting firm for more than twenty years.
Contact Info
  Virginia Backaitis
Glen Ridge, NJ 
USA

E-Mail: virginia@avantguild.com
Work Samples
 
(NY Post, 8/9/2010)
New York's dot.com industry is giving a blissful bump to the city's economy. Companies like Gilt.com, foursquare and SecondMarket are creating jobs as they grow.
(NY Post, 2/12/2009)
Job Outllook for 2009
(NY Post, 9/29/2008)
Your Wall Street job is no more. What to do next.
(NY Post, 7/27/2008)
Your future employers and co-workers find out all about you long before the interview.
(NY Post, 4/24/2008)
Fueled by colossal changes in media and advertising New York's Internet Industry is born again.
(New York Post, 11/12/2007)
What companies are doing to hold on to talented mothers as employees
(New York Post, 10/30/2006)
THE WEB NOW OFFERS JOB SEEKERS MORE USEFUL TOOLS THAN EVER
(NY Post, 8/28/2006)
Back in your daddy's days, loyal employees were rewarded with pensions, promotions, and promises of continuous career development. Today, you're on your own. Here are the Rules of the Road.
"Articles"  
(NY Post, 6/11/2011)
Today's job search is about who you're connected to, who you follow, and who follows you
(NY Post, 3/2/2009)
To avoid or reduce layoffs, employers are asking workers to accept pay cuts, reduce hours, forgo bonuses and raises, to go on furlough and so on...
(New York Post, 9/10/2007)
Want a raise at the end of the year? The time to talk to your boss is now!
(New York Post, 6/11/2007)
Helicopter Parents hover over their college kids
(NY Post, 8/7/2006)
You slam-dunked the interview and now it's time to negotiate your offer. Beware of what your swelled head tells you to say. Salary-puffing and greed can cost you your dream job.
(New York Post, 3/6/2006)
Ninety-eight per cent of all job seekers use the internet in their job searches. Here's how to use it effectively.
Satirical essay  
(Montclair Editors and Writers (MEWS), 8/18/2007)
Breaking Up with My Hairdresser
(Girls With Insurance, 12/1/2006)
I hate my sister's dog...
Work Info
 
Expertise
Content Editor (online) 6 Years
Writer 6 Years
Social Media 10 Years
Specialty
Business (general) 4 Years
Technology 4 Years
Lifestyle 10 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
BrilliantLeap (11+), New York Post (11+), Examiner (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Selective Search Inc. (11+), Wome Who Write (6-10), Brilliant Leap (6-10)
Other Work History
Executive Search and Consulting
Spinning Instructor
Computer Skills
Microsoft Word, Moveable Type, Typepad, Wodpress
Technical Skills
Final Cut
Equipment
PC's Video Camera
Foreign Language Skills
Lithuanian
References
Upon Request
Associations
Media Bistro
Other
Poynter Institute
Neiman Narrative Conference
Paris Writers Institute
Fine Arts Work Center
Media Bistro
Aspen Writers' Conference
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel not at all. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.