Strategy First. Results Follow.
Shimmering Careers
About Paul Freiberger
Career Coach | Professional Resume Writer LinkedIn Specialist | Job Search Strategist
For over 18 years, I've helped thousands of professionals navigate career changes, layoffs, stalled job searches, and the pursuit of better opportunities.
I'm the founder of Shimmering Careers, where I provide personalized career coaching, professional resume writing, LinkedIn profile development, interview preparation, and job strategy.
AI is changing how employers find, evaluate, and hire people. I help clients navigate those changes, from applicant tracking systems and AI-assisted recruiting to using AI effectively in their own job searches. But I also understand something essential: technology doesn't replace the judgment, strategy, and storytelling that make a candidate stand out. My approach combines the best of today's technology with experience and personal attention that AI alone can't provide.
My clients range from recent graduates to C-suite executives across technology, finance, healthcare, science, marketing, law, government, nonprofit organizations, and many other fields.
Some are looking for their next big opportunity. Others are wondering why their job search isn't working, despite impressive qualifications.
My job is to help you recognize your value, position yourself strategically, and tell your career story compellingly.
And I bring an unusual background to that work.
From Silicon Valley Journalism to Career Coaching
I began my career as a technology and science reporter for NPR, including All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Later, I covered Silicon Valley as a founding senior editor at Infoworld and as a technology writer and columnist for major Bay Area newspapers.
I had a ringside seat for the personal computer revolution, interviewing the engineers, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who were creating an entirely new industry.
That experience led to my bestselling book, Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer, co-authored with Michael Swaine. It became the basis for the Emmy-nominated film Pirates of Silicon Valley and was named one of the 100 best business books of all time by Business 2.0.
I also received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fuzzy Logic, written with Daniel McNeill.
Let's Talk
If you're facing a career challenge - layoff, stalled search, pivot, or strategic repositioning - I'd like to help.