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I have a great passion to connect the right person with the right opportunity. My friends and peers say I light up when I am discussing the placements I have made, or the opportunities I am working on. There is nothing better than to know you have positively impacted the lives and careers of your candidates and to know that they are positively impacting their new companies.

Open Positions

I am a professional recruiter specializing in the Life Sciences industry. My goal is to understand my candidate's career goals and aspirations and act as their career consultant. My clients trust me to bring them the highest level of candidates for their hiring needs.

Following are some of the positions I am currently working on: I can be reached at 800-854-3041 or tbates@volt.com

Corporate Account Managers, Food and Beverange and Power - positions available for someone with experience driving relationships and sales with CPG companies and with Power Corporations as well as a propensity to sell high tech products. These positions are home based, with extensive traveling.

Biotech Manufacturing Professionals with experience in cGMP, cGLP, cGTP.

Territory Sales Manager - Capital Equipment Laboratory Diagnostic experienced sales professionals for territories all around the country.

Territory Sales Managers - Environmental Instrumentation sales professionals for territories all around the country.

Mammalian Cell Manufacturing Professionals.

Senior Research Engineers with experience in emission after treatment industry.

Applications Specialists for Labortory Diagnostic equipment and for Environmental Instrumentation equipment.

Specialties:
Pharmaceutical, Clincial Research, Biotechnology, Medical Device, Clinical Research, Sales, Marketing, Engineering

Friday, April 4, 2008

Maximizing your Linkedin.com Account and Marketing “You”

Ever wondered how to get the most out of your Linkedin.com account? Here are some tips to help you build a great Profile:

  • What does your Profile say about you? Does it give the reader information about how to contact you? Is your email address in your Summary? How about your phone number? If it doesn’t – put it on there! It is critical for the most updated information be in the Summary part of your Profile, as this is what people will see about you. In old newspaper terms, it is called “above the fold” and it is what potential candidates and clients see first about you and if they aren’t impressed, forget them looking any further about any of your achievements. Furthermore, does your Summary tell potential Candidates / Clients “this summary has been slapped together quickly” or does it portray a Professional who really wants to connect with you?
  • First Impression – make your Summary ALL ABOUT YOU AND THE CURRENT PROJECTS YOU ARE WORKING ON.
  • Make sure and include some of your latest achievements and jobs orders you are currently working on. When adding the jobs to your Summary, just make it a 2-line informational statement so it is easy to update.
  • Add your contact information, whether it is your email address or phone number or both. The intention is to make it easy to connect with you.
  • When building your Profile, take the time to send out “Requests for Recommendations” to your past and current peers, supervisors and clients. Nothing says “this is someone I need to connect with” more than a personal recommendation.
  • Remember, building a powerful Profile about “You” is a process, continue to review it with a critical eye and update, update, update!

Invite Everyone!

  • Send out invitations to all your candidates. It may take some time, but it can really pay off. Here are some tips to help you “show class, have pride and display character” in your invitations. Remember, you want to differentiate yourself from the pack, so make your invitation a little more personal. Following is how to edit your Invitation:
  • Go into your LinkedIn.com Inbox and go to the “Compose Message” dropdown box. Click on the “Send Invitation” box and input Names and emails in the format requested.
  • Make sure and “Edit / Preview Invitation Text” button and this is where I copy and paste a nicer invitation into here, along with my full title and contact information. I save this in a file of “Templates” so it is easier to manage.
    Here is the email invitation I use to send out:
I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. LinkedIn.com
is a great way to network, so feel free to use it to its fullest potential and
invite your contacts as well. It has definitely been a great tool for
me! I look forward to working with you, and please call if you have
questions.

Tracey Bates
Professional Placement Recruiter

VOLT 251 N. Illinois Street Indianapolis, IN 46204
tbates@volt.com t: 317.685.2200 f: 317.685.2215


One final thought……these tips are for those who have the Personal LinkedIn.com account which is the basic no cost type of account and can be used by ALL LinkedIn.com users, not just the Business and Business Plus accounts.
I hope you found this helpful. Happy Sourcing!

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