HFCN - Helping Friends Career Network ~ Jobs, Careers, Success, Transformation: January 2008

19 January 2008

Competitive Career Advantage: ExtraCare Networking!

http://helpingfriendscareernetwork.com/ExtraCare.html

We gotta work together for that magic to happen!

FOR JOBSEEKERS: The challenge is in finding the hidden job market amongst all those jobs.. That perfect opportunity sometimes seems like a fairy tale.. but YOU have an advantage!

FOR RECRUITERS: The challenge is in finding the right match between employer and jobseekers-- so how to find the right jobs where you have talent, and the right talent where you have jobs. Behind every great job and jobseeker is a possibility, but timing and priorities must match for the synergy to happen.

FOR EMPLOYERS: The challenge is in finding the right candidate for their needs, without having to wade through a bunch of resumes that do not meet their needs. Behind every job ad listed is the probability that you will have to wade through alot of folks that do not meet your needs. Working through a network of professionals can identify talent that not only is a perfect match for their needs, but is looking for the type of work YOU offer. .

ExtraCare Networking: Today's professionals know the importance of 2.0 social networking. They are aware that most jobs are found through networking, but also realize that effective networks are established networks. Isn't it time job seekers start asking their recruiters to be well connected as well? Networking is a win win business advantage.

The trick is how to discover the candidates that are ready to work now, versus those who are passively looking to see if something better might exist. We are here for all jobseekers, but active job seekers are those that have a need for speed, or specific outcomes.. whenever we can reasonably help, well, that's what friends are for!

Helping Friends Career Network (HFCN) features a EXTRA CARE program for professionals that need to find the RIGHT opportunity! HFCN recruiters take interest in establishing synergies and results. Our success is shared, so we endeavor to help as many active job seekers as we can. If we don't have the jobs you need, we are happy to network to get them from an open source of recruiting professionals, who realize that working together, everyone achieves more.

Folks that need to get maximum visibility into their career options, can now receive
visibility -- we can network your resume among hiring managers and recruiters-- in any industry. Access career and dream job opportunities that appeal to your objectives, across multiple job networks. Your one HFCN registry, and request for our ExtraCare network keeps you in control of the types of jobs you are contacted for.

ExtraCare Networking Program Features:

Confidential Resume Exchange keeps name and contact information confidential until interest is established.
Using a Helping Friends Recruiter allows us to provide job seeker best practices.. we are successful when we help you be successful!
More features than a traditional jobs board, with the support of a recruiting team.
Access to confidential hiring opportunities where the employer wishes confidential search and employment screening services without public job listing.
Efficient use of your time, you register a complete profile and give us a sense of objectives, and we network you across a base of recruiters within the Helping Friends Network and to an active base of employment partners looking for talent now.

3 Steps To Get Started:

Register online with the Helping Friends, including resume and full candidate profile -- make sure to specify your ideal salary, geographic range, etc.
Request ExtraCare at http://helpingfriendscareernetwork.com/ExtraCare4Careers.html or Email 'extra@helpingfriendscareernetwork.com' after you have registered to request "ExtraCare" to request extra Helping Friends Recruiter support.
Include in the email a single paragraph summary of your career objectives, how we can help, and any important details to your career search NOT included in the Candidate profile. We use your completed profile details to help you in the search, we do not request information that will not help us to help you in your career objectives!

There is no charge for jobseekers ExtraCare, except to be the positive professional you are-- bringing your best self to the work environment and defining your success. Helping Friends are always managing a large quantity of jobs and candidates. Interest in this new program has been incredible, it's too great a secret to keep, especially if sharing creates employment opportunities!

ExtraCare lets us prioritize those who need and want help finding that next job. This is not the program from passive job seekers, but for busy folks who need to get to that next opportunity, and are actively seeking their next opportunity.

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10 January 2008

In Memory of A Friend: Holly Richardson

Today people see the HFCN logo and the employment.. I like to share some of the heart and the friendly caring network that makes this business a joy. I get to meet and work with some of the most inspirational and talented people for a very short time.. some times, too short. The Helping Friends Career Network-- before it was a business, was a group of real living people who decided that through the hard times and the good, people matter! Colleagues that leave footprints in our hearts that never go away.

If life is what happens while you are making other plans, my friends, I am glad you are part of that plan! Let us remember the successes, and celebrate the joy. This is in Memory of our Friend: Holly Richardson, who resided in Colorado, and worked in Information Technology, succumbed to cancer this week.. She was known by many on the Helping Friends Network, as both a friend and behind the scenes friend to our network. Many of you help out of the goodness of your hearts, and it has created a tree with a solid foundation that will provide fruit for thousands following.

Holly was diagnosed several months back, and after 4.5 months of surgery and radiation for the last 4.5 months. I knew Holly for some 7 years we worked together on many IT Projects. She was a Project Management Developer working in Information Technology, with immense patience, technical skills and a fantastic sense of humor! For the challenging applications she supported, this was a requirement-- and her "neighborhood" was one of my favorite places to visit for coffee breaks and philosophical problem solving whether the problems of the home, the IT Process, or the community.

The folks who shared this little community, understand why people matter... We saw one another through 091101, through career uncertainty, community service, investment interests, politics, birth, death, sickness, health, wealth, humbling failure, and trying again.. All this while we carried out our day jobs in IT for Sun Microsystems.

Holly's wishes were to have a party instead of any services. She wanted
everyone to be joyful not sorrowful. And in the spirit of her wishes, I wanted to give us
a virtual celebration of our dear colleague. Feel free to add links to your memorial blog, or send me your memorial wishes or comments and I will pass them along.

03 January 2008

A Productive start to 2008 already!

Helping Friends Career Network has expanded our recruiting capabilities and service offering, thanks to new business 3.0 Recruiting Technology that allows our recruiters to serve you better and more efficiently. Watch for announcements shortly on our Business 3.0 Recruiter Community Resource Networks. If you have jobs feel free to share them on our free jobs board, but for those needing and wanting a particular expertise, use our networks to partner with colleagues, because together, everyone achieves more.. If we remain focused on articulating what we have, what we need, and how we can work together.

We are here to help and the widgets we offer can be installed and shared easily. We are doing this to support our jobseekers in areas where the talent is incredible, but the opportunities are challenging. We are doing this to support our partners and our applicant tracking system by refreshing and responding to job orders more quickly.

2.0 Social Networking/ 3.0 Business NEWS:

Jobs4Friends on Twitter is ready for action at http://twitter.com/jobs4friends.
Jobs Widget is live on Widgetbox at http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/jobs great for community jobs, layoff support groups, church websites, etc.
JobsRSS feed is updated to provide snapshots of active CONTRACT and REGULAR jobs and how to apply.
Jobs Toolbar is at: http://helpingfriendscareernetwork.com.communitytoolbars.com/
New business service partner and technology allows us to offer better proactive and/or passive career opportunity. If your needs are immediate or you are looking for the perfect job, we can help, and you can help us to help you. We offer temporary contract work AND permanent opportunity, make sure your JOB SEEKER CANDIDATE PROFILE is current with salary, type of job and geographic expectations.
Employers we can provide discounted placement rates for the candidates we have on our excellent candidate list of available proactive candidates-- they are blinded resumes, of qualified candidates-- currently in IT, Marketing, Administration, Healthcare, and Finance. We have candidates who are experienced with Startups, Fortune 500 companies, and working from home-- with this flexibility you can save alot of money in relocation and get preferred candidates not every company can hire.
We also can offer free sourcing on internship opportunities as well. Intern candidates, please make sure to indicate in your profile, or to your recruiter the types of opportunities and geographic areas you are interested in.

HFCN Hottest Jobs Highlights of the Moment:

CA, NY. Project Director(s) with Product, Consulting Experience or Ops Improvement Experience.
CA, NJ, & SD. Business Development Managers.
MA. Tech Writer.
CA, IL. Senior Release Analysts.