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Name:: Carolyn Hudson

City:: Burlington

ZIP/Postal Code: L7L 6H5

State/Region (spell it out please, no abbreviations!):: Ontario

Country:: Canada

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?: Hi there, I am a Technical Recruiter for Microsoft Canada. Nice to meet you.

Name someone you most admire: Richard Branson, for his entrepreneurial and visionary attributes, Bill Gates for his tremendous success in bringing Microsoft to life! Also Timothy Ferris for his dedication to work-life balance

Company or business name:: Carolyn Hudson Consulting Services

Website:: http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn

What kind of networking are you open to?: Open networking

Who referred you to RecruitingBlogs.com?: Shally S, Dave M and Glenn G

Which combination best describes your professional profile?: Corporate, Contract, Independent, Sourcer/Researcher, Recruiter, Human Resources/staffing, Vendor/Consultant

How many years have you been in the business?: 2 - 4 years

Which industries do you work in now?: Technology

Which online communities do you actively participate in?: a:3:{i:0;s:8:"Facebook";i:1;s:8:"LinkedIn";i:2;s:7:"MySpace";}

Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?: ERE, Recruiting Roadshow

What recruiting tools can you not live without?: Linked In!

Which blogs would you recommend people read?: http://jobmachine.net/blog/shally
http://www.twistimage.com/blog/

What do like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...: I really liked how it was so easy to get started. I love how this is bringing so many people together. When people get together, they share great ideas, and great ideas can create momentum for change in our world.

...and what would you change and why?: pictures - check, music - check, videos - check, friends and conversation - Cheers! No, I would not change anything.

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Updated - Video use at MSFT

Today, in Susan Burns' Talent Talk Cafe, we were discussing the use of video in recruiting (advantages and disadvantages from both the candidate and the company's perspective). Microsoft uses several blogs to attract, and share information with candidates, sometimes through video posts. Here are some examples: http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/ internationaltechjobs.spaces.live.com… Continue

Posted on October 7, 2008 at 5:00pm —

RECRUITFEST ROCKED!!

One week ago today, I was at the Grand Festival of Recruiting! I will never forget it, and want to share a few of my experiences from that day... So Thursday night I was up late packing my things for a weekend away from home... I had planned to drive my car half way to Toronto and park it at a friends house, but I was running late that morning, and literally RAN to catch my train out of Burlington. I arrived at the InterContinental, still in my flip flops, with minutes to spare. I approached a… Continue

Posted on September 26, 2008 at 10:30pm — 4 Comments

Vacation!

So I am back now from a 1 week vacation in BC. I have a lot of friends who live out there, and was able to do and see so many amazing things. I started out with 4 days of yoga in the mountains, at a retreat on a ranch just outside of Prince George which is owned by my yoga centre. It was wonderful to be completely offline and surrounded by the beauty of untouched nature. The retreat was also kind of like a detox, since there was no alcohol, and all of the food was healthy. Actually all of the v… Continue

Posted on August 16, 2008 at 11:09am — 1 Comment

Bill G's last day

So today was Bill Gates' last official day at Microsoft. All of the employees here at Microsoft Canada - Meadowvale were invited down to the caf to watch the webcast of his last day and conversation with Steve Ballmer on a big screen :) It was really cool to see all of my co workers sitting there watching our founder talk about the early days of the company, his vision, and what he is going to do next. Here in Canada and around the world, Microsoft employees are really feeling the impact that Bi… Continue

Posted on June 27, 2008 at 2:52pm — 1 Comment

The Big Bike

The Big Bike fundraiser was great! In the end, I managed to raise 270$ for Heart and Stroke. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed!!

Posted on June 16, 2008 at 7:35pm —

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At 6:51am on October 26, 2008, Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya said…: Hi Carolyn,

Thank you very much for accepting RecruitingBlogs.com invitation. I have browsed your Profile with great interest and am glad to have connected with a successful executive/professional like you. Be well, do good work and keep in touch.

I am an Open Networker. Please feel free to invite me to your network or group/community.

Regards, greetings and best wishes,

Sincerely,
Abdul Mannan.
manreh123@yahoo.com

At 12:05pm on September 29, 2008, Jason Leonard said…: It was great meeting you at Recruitfest, Carolyn. Good post about the event. Stay in touch!

At 8:57pm on September 24, 2008, Slouch said…: Hey carolyn, lets talk tomorrow if possible about travel in april. maybe you can help

At 8:47am on September 23, 2008, Brendan Shields said…: Hey Carolyn, it was great meeting you too! Had such a fun time hanging out with you at the conference. Hope to see you soon and you'd better come visit NY again some time! :)

At 1:10pm on September 22, 2008, Ann Luna said…: Hey little drummer girl. It was fun meeting you and I hope to see you at the next one.

At 11:13am on September 22, 2008, Slouch said…: Hey There. thanks for the good times

At 6:03am on September 22, 2008, Brian Jaeger said…: It was great meeting you too Carolyn. Hope to see you at the next Recruitfest.

At 9:32pm on September 21, 2008, Susan Kang Nam said…: great to hear Carolyn - and I hear you.. I had to have so much water myself.. completely dehydrated.. can't wait to see you again.. but in the meantime, if you are on facebook, let me know and I will send you an invite xo! Susan

At 8:41pm on September 21, 2008, Susan Kang Nam said…: Hey Carolyn - you are so much fun.. it was blast getting to know you a little bit at Recruitfest.. did you have a good time at your friend's wedding? ;) xo!

At 8:23pm on September 21, 2008, Maren Hogan said…: Hey hon. You are tooooooo funny. it was so great to meet you at recruitfest. I cannot even believe how fantastic it was. Are we on for the next one for sure?? See you there, I'll be dancing!