Diane’s Connection Story:

I was at the Prolango Mixer Monday evening, Power Connecting (I think that was my volunteer title). I was standing near the bar and turned to face a female. We began to talk. A gentleman, James, came up to us and said “I’m sorry but I want to talk to you.” Meaning the girl I was talking to. He said he was a recruiter and was interested in Developers and noticed her name tag was labeled just that. So I hang out as a third-wheel. Then he asks me what I am looking for. I tell him I’m a Marketing Professional. He says, “Oh then you need to talk to this person.” He points to a co-worker standing nearby. He, Casey, comes over and we all begin to talk. I share a little about myself and he tells me he has some positions available that would be a good fit. We exchange business cards and I tell him I will email him in the morning (Tuesday). I do so, he responds, provides the job descriptions, etc. He submits me for two jobs.

In the mean time I drive down to Oregon to visit my parents and have some car work completed. I get a call from Casey saying he received a request for a phone interview for one of the positions. I take the interview from my parents house Wednesday afternoon. At the end of the phone interview the hiring manager tells me she will be making a decision Friday off the phone interviews. She will not be calling anyone in for in-person interviews. She also said I was one of her top candidates because she liked my ideas and what I had to say. She said she was interested in talking further and hearing more of my ideas.

Friday afternoon I get a call from Casey offering me the job. He said, Karen, the hiring manager was very impressed with my problem solving skills in the interview and that’s what made her decision. I haven’t met her in person yet. I was hired sight unseen (I think this is a first).

Casey said I made his time at the Mixer worth it.

Diane

We’ve had over 100 RSVPs in just a few hours. This is going to be a great event!

Presently +150 local Seattle area recruiters are first-hand connections of mine on LinkedIn, as are +500 nation-wide recruiters. Connecting on the LinkedIn website aid’s the recruiters in their search.

Leo Henton

leo dot henton at comcast dot net

Seattle, WA 98118