Hi kate, Thanks for everything yesterday. We should all get together in another month from now. i kind of felt a little nervice around the other guide dog users: but after a wile i got relaxed. It was nice seeing you, and everyone, too. We still needed to go to peaits. yesterday. But guess i will be going to star bucks tomorrow morning. Sadly, i didn't get to anyone info. but guess that i will get it next time around. I can't belive it will be my birthday, in less then 2 weeks. Hurray: This month, has gone very quick. in steptember it will be my annversary, with mya-and her birthday, she will be 3, years old. Wow- a lot has changed. Can't wait to see you again. Talk soon. from rhonda,
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Williams" <kate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <ats-employment@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date sent: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:32:22 -0800 Subject: [ats-employment] February 27th Workshop + more
To all of those who attended the Workshop today (and all of those
who could
not!)
We hope that you enjoyed today's presentation by Brian Basham. I
wish to
thank you for your active participation. Someone made the
observation that
we learn from one another. they were so correct. The questions
you posed
were thoughtful and relevant. We learn much from YOU.
As mentioned, we encourage you to use this forum to keep in
touch. share
your successes and ask questions of one another.
Today I received a "blog" from one of my colleagues. She is
writing
specifically for Recruiters. She should know what she is talking
about..
She is a Senior Recruiter for Levi Strauss. She is also my
"go-to" person
if I have a question about LinkedIn. If you have not joined yet,
please do
so. The rewards are many. This particular Recruiter uses
LinkedIn to
locate candidates for positions at Levi's. I took the liberty of
"lifting"
one of her items from today's Blog. It may be something you wish
to
consider to enhance your profile (remembering that many
Recruiters will do
just that.. Check YOU out before they approach you with an
opportunity.
(See below) I know I am going to take her advice!
Need
<http://www.therecruiterdiaries.com/2010/02/need-recommendation.h tml
a Recommendation?
If you are a user of LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/> , you
may know
about a section where you ask former colleagues or friends to
write a
recommendation. If you are not familiar with this section, a
recommendation
is the same thing as a reference, only shorter and permanent
since it's in
print and out there for the world to see. It's a nice little
feature that
LinkedIn provides and it gives us Recruiters something nice to
read while we
peruse your profile. I highly recommend that if you have a
profile on
LinkedIn, ask a few people to write you a recommendation.
Especially if
that certain someone is a former manager or colleague. The idea
is to have
someone attest to your work, again, it's the same thing as a
reference. Do
not ask someone who does not know you all that well. Another
plus? I and
many Recruiters use LinkedIn as our data base from which to
recruit
candidates. One of the first areas of interest for me is the"Recommendations" feature. It tells me something about how the
persons work
is viewed by others.
Best,
Kate
Kate Williams Consulting
at Adaptive Technology Services
629 Divisidero Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 309-0905 .mobile
(866) 564- 6650.toll free
