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Name
Karla Porter
Job Title
Dir. Workforce Development & HR
Company
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
Which best describes your profession?
Human Resources
How many years have you been in the business?
5-9 years
Which industries do you work in now?
All Industries
How many employees in your company?
>50
Are you interested in split placements?
yes
What kind of networking are you open to?
Open networking, Referrals between friends, Very targeted/niche
How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?
Hi, I'm Karla, it's nice to meet you.
What recruiting tools can you not live without?
a phone!
What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...
Recruiters are the best people in the world to network and hang out with and that's exactly what you get here.
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http://www.wilkes-barre.org
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http://www.karlaporter.com
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlaporter
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Karla Porter commented on Recruiting Animal's blog post 'Jerry and Animal's Dirty Dozen'
"No I didn't look at the videos... HOLY MACARONI! The kid cut the apron string and flew fast. I had no idea he went there... He's loving it, goes to work in short and flip flops.."
Aug 15, 2011
Karla Porter commented on Recruiting Animal's blog post 'Jerry and Animal's Dirty Dozen'
"Yes, there are a few list badges out there..    Video of my intern? Please tell me where to find it. "
Aug 15, 2011
Karla Porter replied to Sandra McCartt's discussion 'IF SOMETHING HAS TO DIE YOUR VISION SUCKS'
"'Kookaid" made me crack up out loud and wake the cat up. You can always be counted on to see the forest from the trees. XO"
Aug 15, 2011
Karla Porter commented on Recruiting Animal's blog post 'Jerry and Animal's Dirty Dozen'
"No official blog badge?"
Aug 15, 2011
Karla Porter commented on Slouch's blog post 'Want to know who bought RecruitingBlogs.com?'
"Thanks for the great run Jason (much continued success to you) and congrats to Noel and Tim. It's always exciting to see what new perspective brings to the table."
Jun 27, 2011
Karla Porter commented on Irina Shamaeva's blog post '#BeKnown: #Monster Creates Potential Competition to #LinkedIn'
"Irina - Something tells me we'll be talking about a new connect the dots in a couple of months. I wish them the best (I guess) but big boards can barely keep junk off of them, how will they keep it off an app? More thoughts here."
Jun 27, 2011
Karla Porter commented on Sandra McCartt's blog post 'TWEET CHATS AND PLAYIN' THE DOZENS'
"That was such fun Sandra. In the past I participated on a number of occasions here and there, however I am not much a fan of this style of conversation - especially about something so serious. It is much easier to get a private chat room or start a…"
Mar 28, 2011
Karla Porter replied to Slouch's discussion 'Technical Difficulties'
"Very nice customer service Jason - It's those little touches that make people feel part of a community. ~Karla"
Mar 21, 2011

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At 9:42am on August 9, 2010, Mark A. Leon said…
Karla,

Thank you so much for reading the blog and for the insightful commentary.

Mark
At 8:47pm on May 28, 2010, Slouch said…
Karla, how can something like that be impossible. You should not listen to anything he says.
At 2:44pm on December 19, 2009, Peter Lanc said…
Thanks for the invite Karla... regards Peter
At 7:07pm on December 9, 2009, Amanda Hite said…
Thank YOU. Now. I'm cooool.
At 3:57pm on September 26, 2009, Slouch said…

At 12:31am on July 12, 2009, Claudia J. Samuelson said…
Hi, Karla - thanks for taking the time to read my blog! I look forward to learning more about you and your perspectives. I see I'm not the only Claudia here!
At 2:50am on May 4, 2009, Rayanne said…
Thank YOU, Karla. I always enjoy reading your post...
~Rayanne
At 12:42pm on May 3, 2009, Jack Young said…
thank you for connecting me to more terrific information, and for being a friend - have to get upstairs and shower after 2 hours of bball - I'm typing with a pungent odor that is becoming even offensive to me - will catch up later - that's probably TMI - sorry
At 9:37am on March 14, 2009, Claudia Faust said…
Karla, thanks for your kind words - and for connecting us here. I'm also on Twitter (@claudiafaust, @BetterHires). Let me know if I can assist at any time!

cheers,
Claudia
At 3:07pm on August 26, 2008, Rupesh Walls said…
Hi Karla,
I am Rupesh here from Intelliswift Softwrae Inc. We are basically System Integration and IT Staffing Co based in Fremont,CA.We have our own H1B consultants for contract positions in USA.So plese let me know if you can help us to place our cons.
Thanks
Have a nice day!
Rupesh
Intelliswift Software Inc.
rupesh@intelliswift.com

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Posted on May 2, 2009 at 11:32am 6 Comments

One of the most professionally rewarding experiences for me is the opportunity to mentor students on career choices. I love wide-eyed, the world is an oyster, enthusiasm. I received a tweet last night from a UCBerkeley Psych and Linguistic double major student contemplating a career in HR - specifically recruiting - I decided to come here to help her with her choices by invoking the power of all of us to answer her question.



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