Thank you note

Hope everyone stayed safe and warm over the last few days! We received a very sweet thank you letter yesterday that made the day a little bit brighter...

"Hi Bonny and Pam,
I just wanted to touch base with you. I am really enjoying working at my new job. I am very grateful to you both for putting me at this great place. Its a great fit for me. I hope what you are hearing from them is good and that I am representing you well. They are a great company to work for. I guess it was sort of a blessing in disguise that my last temporary assignment did the lay offs when they did and that my new employer was ready to hire for this position. I am so lucky to have a job - especially in this climate, but even luckier to have one that I really enjoy and people that I like to work with. I am so glad that I interviewed with you all and I hope you never have to find me another job, but I always tell folks about you if they are looking.

Thanks again for everything,
Maureen P."

FREE Career Workshop- Update

Due to the anticipated snowstorm tomorrow, the Go! Network decided to postpone their first Career Workshop until next Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Here's the info (in case you missed our last blog):

CAREER RESOURCES SEMINAR: “Taking Stock of Your Situation”
TIME: 8am Breakfast and registration, 9am Program begins; ends at 11:30am
DATE: Tuesday, February 3
PLACE: Partnership Center, 800 N. Tucker, 5th Floor, St. Louis, MO 63101
RSVP: Register at www.gonetworkstl.com (Seating limited to 220)
INFO: info@gonetworkstl.com or 314.802.5475

FEATURING: KEYNOTE SPEAKER JOHN FOPPE
Born without arms, John Foppe teaches how to translate visions into outcomes.

FREE Career Workshops

GO! Network will be hosting a series of weekly seminars, workshops and job fairs over the next 6 months in the Partnership Center at 800 N. Tucker in downtown St. Louis. The first seminar will be held Tuesday, January 27, at 9:00am. The title is, Taking Stock of Your Situation and will feature motivational speaker and author John Foppe. In addition, there will be two breakout sessions:

• Self Assessment - identifying your strengths, abilities and interests
  • Presented by Cyd Dodson, Vice President of Career Consulting for Right Management

• Financial Considerations During Employment Change
  • Presented by Mike Heck, Managing Partner of Paramount Planning of St. Louis
    

For information on GO! Network and upcoming events, please visit http://www.gonetworkstl.com/ or send an email to info@gonetworkSTL.com

Thank you note...

We received a very nice thank you note this morning from an applicant who came back to our office to update her registration. After more than 10 years, she still remembered us and came back for help with her job search.

"I just wanted to take a moment on this monumental day, to say thanks for making me feel so special during my time in your office yesterday. I really appreciated the effort you and your team put into my entire experience. I felt very welcomed and understood as well as well represented in my search.

As I left I remembered why I am who I am today; and that in a large part has to do with your feelings of where I belonged so many years ago. You haven't lost your touch one bit and I for one am so glad for it.

Thanks again for allowing me to be a part of the greatest experience in staffing with Staffing Solutions, Inc. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Wishes,
Lakiya"

Client Recommendation on LinkedIn

Charlene Kricho, Recruiting Manager at Mercy Health Plans (and one of our clients!), gave a great recommendation to Bonny Filandrinos on LinkedIn.

“Bonny takes the time to know her clients. Because of this her ability to place the right candidate with the right personality, skill set, etc. is incredible! Her high standards and focus on customer service make it a joy to work with Bonny and her team at Staffing Solutions. Their quality screenings make me look good when a candidate walks through our doors.” January 16, 2009

Thanks to Charlene and all of our top-notch clients who have recognized the hard work of Staffing Solutions, Inc.

Want to see more? Want to connect with SSI? View Bonny's LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bonny

Understanding Twitter

Twitter is the new "hot" online forum for social networking. I know, I know, the amount of online forums for networking is getting pretty ridiculous. I had actually avoided Twitter until absoultely necessary. Most of our applicants still prefer to be recruiter the "old fashioned way". But in keeping up with the times, learning how to use Twitter was a necessary evil of my job.

Sat in on a webinar hosted by CollegeRecruiter.com that was very helpful in explaining: 1) how to use Twitter and 2) why even bother? Although I can't share those notes with you, I found a "Twitter in Plain English" video on You Tube that might de-mistify Twitter and why it's being used by business professionals and Gen Y-ers.

The Working Poor Problem...

Check out this article from MSNBC.com, regarding the amount of jobs paying below the poverty line

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27181041/

10 Hot Professions

Check out this article from Yahoo! Hot Jobs

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-10_hot_professions_for_2009-633