NAME: Barbara Ling

EXECUTIVE PROFILE: Proven, dynamic, creative professional trainer and strategist, highly skilled in designing classes from inception to production. Areas of expertise include competitive intelligence, strategy, Internet recruiting, course creation/delivery, marketing and modifying training to resonate for all levels of customers. Well-known author of 16 extremely popular business books including The Internet Recruiting Edge and Poor Richards Internet Recruiting. Talent for exceeding customer expectations. Have become a SME within a week in order to write.

SKILLS: Training * E-recruiting * PowerPoint * Internet Business Marketing * Complete Course Design/Delivery * Unix / Linux * Powerpoint * E-mail Admin * KSH * Systems Administration * Sablime * LDAP

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

7/1999 - Present * President, RISE Internet Recruiting Training Seminars

• Designed in under 3 months from conception to production topname Internet Recruiting Seminars

• Taught companies such as Deloitte Touche, Continental Airlines, Campbell Soup, American Chemistry Society, NACCB, more

• Educated thousands of professionals how to use esoteric sourcing methods available online to uncover resumes of which their competitors were not aware

• Increased revenues for recruiting companies more than 100K

Created top brand Internet recruiting and strategies training company at http://www.risetrends.com . Designed from conception to presentation in less than 3 months complete 8-hour training day including handouts, CD-ROMs, coffee-proof laminations, and structure. Oversaw Internet marketing/publicity of business. Traveled about the world, providing over 40 key presentations and seminars on effective E-recruiting process management, optimization and training techniques, customizing to precise customer requirements when necessary. Trained thousands of professionals on how to maximize their profits and minimize their time spent online when recruiting. Quoted in the Wall Street Journal and other industry publications including Inc., Computer World and more. Speaker at the NACCB conference and numerous other Association meetings. Author of "Poor Richard's Internet Recruiting."

1/1996 - Present * President, Lingstar
Holmdel, NJ

• Mastered search engine optimization, resulting in 8-fold increase of targeted visibility for clients

• Developed over 21 eTraining courses targeted towards recruiters

• Consistantly devised outside-the-box technical solutions to unique department/user problems

Lead systems administrator/webmaster for internal IBM/GS and Lucent departments based in Warren and Middletown, NJ. Created, implemented and maintained internal site while troubleshooting all technical issues the helpdesk was not able to resolve. Brought up and fine-tuned developers' network for LDAP and other directory services. Columnist for three years at the Boston Herald for recruiting. Author of "The Internet Recruiting Edge," bestselling guide on Internet Recruiting at http://www.barbaraling.com/theedge.html , as well as 3 eTraining classes (Easily Find Free Resumes Online, The Art of Job Posting, and New Client Profits). Increased site visibility of Recruiters Online at http://www.recruitersonline.com over 8-fold. Created innovative marketing programs for several recruiting firms, resulting in increased job visibility to targeted audiences. Also wrote "Make Them Beg To Hire You", "The Real Estate Pro's Internet Edge," and "Avoiding The Contractor From Hell." Consummate webmaster and responsible for development and maintenance of all business sites. Have achieved top 10 visibility for all necessary keywords.

11/1993 - 12/1995 * Lead Systems Administrator/Systems Engineer, AT&T
Holmdel, NJ

• Lead Senior Sysadmin for over 2 departments, 60+ users

• Successfully trained professionals from VPs to secretaries on benefitting from computing environment

Responsibilities included bringing up and maintaining NeXT, NT, and GIS networks in a department of 60. Configured and trained users in Zmail, MS Exchange, and computer-usage in general. Tied together all three networks and integrated POST/pq on the UNIX side. Wrote guide on how to access department and CTC network via RDID and Windows95. Configured web server and oversaw department site, instructed users on homepage construction. Was requested to visit remote site in a different department to solve both Unix and PC mail problems. Introduced PC usage to office staff, installed and configured EMS and Lotus Notes.

3/1988 - 12/1993* Systems Administrator/Tools Developer, AT&T
Holmdel, NJ

• Wrote master application/developer guide on xksh, trained dozens of personnel

• Solved impossible sendmail troubles

• Developed Internal department web sites using Mozilla (Netscape) 1.0 in 1993 and up

Oversaw two SunOS networks consisting of 90 workstations in Systems Engineering/ Development department. Debugged sendmail to fix problem introduced by other personnel. Wrote several scripts to gather remotely data for auditing purposes. Wrote guide introducing workstations to UNIX-challenging individuals, and taught one-on-one classes for new users. Ferreted out and resolved major security holes in server, and instructed junior admin in the art of problem-solving. Designed and developed a trouble-tracking system, xtrack, to track user concerns and resolutions. Created 'xhelp', an online workstation tool for users to find answers relating to the local area network. Wrote xpq, an Openwindows interface to pq. Supported users in Interleaf and Unix workstations in general. Oversaw build environment for software development department. Maintained build server and monitored all aspects of software creation from development to GA. Wrote remote sccs tools to allow 3b2 users to access Sun information. Assisted users by creating program which analyzed what libraries were included in executables via the nmake .ms file.

EDUCATION:
6/1986 Rutgers University US-NJ-New Brunswick Bachelor's Degree Mathematics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Currently one of the top trainers in the Internet E-recruiting/staffing and marketing industries.

Books written include:

Poor Richard’s Internet Recruiting -

http://www.topfloor.com/pr/recruiting/index.htm

The Internet Recruiting Edge – http://www.barbaraling.com/theedge.html

New Client Profits - http://www.barbaraling.com/new-client-profits.shtml

Easily Find Free Resumes Online -

http://www.barbaraling.com/find-free-resumes.shtml

Job Posting Profits - http://www.barbaraling.com/job-posting-profits.shtml

Beyond a Doubt - http://www.barbaraling.com/recruiter-search-engine.shtml

7 Days - http://www.barbaraling.com/recruiter-profits.shtml

The Real Estate Pro’s Internet Edge – http://www.realestate-resources.com/repie.html

eBay Search Profits – http://www.auctionsearchprofits.com

24 Hour eBook Digital Product Creation –

http://www.auctionsearchprofits.com/24-hour-ebook.shtml

No More Missteps - http://www.virtual-coach.com/beginners-internet/index.shtml

Avoiding the Contractor From Hell -

http://www.virtual-coach.com/contractor_hell/index.shtml

Lingstar Learning Reading Enhancement -

http://www.lingstar.com/learning

Preferred locations are Holmdel, Middletown, Monmouth, Middlesex, Red Bank, Shrewsbury, Hazlet, Keyport, Edison, Rumson, Fair Haven, Aberdeen, or the Ocean counties.

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