Congratulations to Miriam Salpeter, Week 2 Winner of the Smart Networking Virtual Interview Series! Week 3 Polls Finally Open!

With my intermittent Internet access in Italy last week and most people taking off for the long Thanksgiving weekend, this post is a week late. Thanks to everyone for their patience.

Without further ado, it is my pleasure to crown Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers the winner of Week 2's contest, with 83% of the vote. I'll be sending her an autographed copy of Smart Networking and a $25 gift certificate to Amazon. Thanks to all the week 2 interviewers and voters!

Read Miriam's winning interview here.

I started following Miriam on Twitter (@keppie_careers) when I learned that Guy Kawasaki had included her blog on his list of top career blogs at Alltop. When I launched the interview contest, I contacted Miriam proactively to introduce myself and ask if she would like to participate. She enthusiastically agreed and launched her new web design with this post. I'm so honored! 

When I informed her of her win, she said: "One of the best parts of authoring a career advice blog (in addition to sharing information with job seekers) is the opportunity to 'meet' an amazing group of professionals who have such great information and advice to share." 

I couldn't agree more, and I'm so glad I made contact! Like the other interviewers in the series, Miriam really gets networking and knows that adding value in other people's lives adds tremendous value to your own.

In addition to her work at Keppie Careers, which is based in Atlanta, Miriam is also the Career Advice Expert at www.GreatPlaceJobs.com whose mission is to help people find satisfying jobs at great companies. She's also helping to create and grow their social network with plans for their members to include informational seminars and podcasts to share "inside information" with job seekers as well as best practices for job seeking. 

If your career is important to you, then Miriam is someone you're going to want to get to know as well. You can learn more about Miriam and her business here.

And now, on to the voting for the final week!