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Welcome to STReWay to Success!

Written for hiring managers and candidates, STReWay to Success is a quarterly newsletter with a short, sweet and to-the-point format providing essential information on how to succeed throughout the hiring process. The newsletter also includes surefire career development tips written by experienced C-level executives.

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Current Newsletter

Spring 2010:
  • Keeping the Right People on the Bus
    Amelia Tess Thornton, who held executive positions at Hyperion Software, Oracle and was a partner at Ernst & Young, discusses how companies need to be Smart AND Healthy to keep their employees engaged and working toward a common goal.
  • Candidates and Hiring Managers: Maximize Your Experience with Recruiters
    This quarter The STRe Solutions team discusses how LinkedIn (and other social networking sites) can be used effectively by both candidates and hiring managers.
  • STRe Fun -- Cheap Travels
    Planning a summer vacation? We have a few tips on where to find great travel deals.

Archived Newsletters

Winter 2010:
  • Sue Salvesen, Founder and CEO of STRe Solutions is passionate about changing the way recruiting is done. This is the premise on which she founded the company and she suggests questions to ask when working with a third party recruiter.
  • This quarter the STRe Solutions team discusses mentoring and its importance to both managers and employees.
  • BuzzWord Bingo: Something to do in boring meetings.

Fall 2009:
  • George Bradt is the founder of PrimeGenesis, Executive Onboarding and the author of several books on this subject. He offers sound advice for onboarding your new employees and similar advice for employees starting a new position.
  • This quarter the STRe Solutions team discusses changing industries. We discuss how to position your experience for a new industry, and what to look for when hiring a candidate outside of your industry.
  • It's the season for shopping. Check out the results of our informal survey.

Summer 2009:
  • Kip Knight is a former marketing executive and President of Knight Vision Marketing. Making sound strategic plans and executing them is something we're all capable of doing if we put the appropriate amount of time and focus towards doing it right.
  • The STRe Solutions team discusses putting your Best Foot Forward from both the candidate and hiring manager perspective.
  • The Internet Turns 40

Spring 2009:
  • Marilyn Kanas, co-Founder & Managing Partner of STRe Solutions, is a former Vice President of Marketing. Marilyn talks to Silicon Valley VCs and CEOs to gauge the current economic landscape looking for signs of economic improvement.
  • The STRe Solutions team discusses phone interviews. How do candidates ace the phone interview and garner an in-person interview. How do managers effectively phone screen potential candidates to pin point the best talent.
  • Former Corporate CFO David Mighdoll joins STRe as Vice President.
  • STReBlog launches on June 23.
  • Ideas for summer fun in San Francisco.

Winter 2009:
  • Sue Salvesen, Founder & CEO of STRe Solutions, is a former public and private company CFO. Sue presents tips on preserving your job in this difficult time and on using this time to prepare for the future.
  • The STRe Solutions team discusses job hunting and hiring in a tough economic time, and a time of high unemployment.
  • Our Toys for Tots holiday drive was a great success. Our community service work continues in 2009 with the Achievekids annual True Colors luncheon.
  • Have fun in the Bay Area without spending a cent...

Fall 2008:
  • Brian Pierson, Market Strategist and Pricing Guru, discusses how your company can gain market share, increase profits, and improve customer loyalty by dipping its toes in the Strategic Pricing waters.
  • The STRe Solutions team discusses using resumes as a tool for both the candidate and the hiring manager to determine if there is a match for both parties.
  • In response to requests from our clients, we are pleased to announce the expansion of our Interim Resources program with the formation of the Interim Talent Solutions practice.
  • Find out what your favorite color reveals about your personality...

Summer 2008:
  • Michael Kanas, Director of Finance, Qualys, Inc., discusses how finance can and should play and important role in shaping the business of an organization.
  • The STRe Solutions team discusses what we call The Offer Dance. What should a hiring manager offer the candidate and how does the candidate effectively negotiate the best offer they can get?
  • STRe has formed an alliance with RevRec.net, which is offering classes at a 10% discount to STRe friends.
  • Definitions to ponder: What the company really means when it says...

Spring 2008:
  • Robb Kundtz, STRe Solutions Director of HR & Legal Practice, discusses our responsibility in the workplace to do the right thing and report unethical business behavior.
  • The STRe Solutions team discusses how candidates with frequent job changes are perceived by hiring managers and helps hiring managers evaluate candidates with frequent job changes.
  • STRe Solutions welcomes Robert Kundtz, Attorney & former Chief Administrative Officer to the STRe team.
  • Go Green! STRe has a few ideas for ways to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Winter 2008:
  • Leslie Paulides discusses how a basic understanding of organizational development can accelerate your climb up the corporate ladder while landing you the coveted corner office.
  • The STRe Solutions team reveals what candidates and hiring managers should know before logging in to their favorite job boards to post their resumes or to review resumes of jobseekers.
  • STRe Solutions welcomes Leslie Paulides, former VP Finance and Corporate Controller of Network Appliance, as the new Director of Business Development.
  • Take a fun self-assessment as a guide for choosing your next career.

Fall 2007:
  • A CFO at five different companies, Sue Salvesen reveals surefire tips for advancing any career.
  • The STRe Solutions team discusses ways for candidates and hiring managers to maximize their experiences with recruiters.
  • Because smiling is good for you, STRe Solutions shares a laugh.

 
   
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