Re: Reply from Gail re: time to change your profile (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Gail <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:30:12 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > Hi Noelle,
 > 
 > Don recently told me that he mentioned to you that I got a new job and
 > started working last week. I'm not sure I want to update my LinkedIn
 > Profile about my new job until such time that I am job hunting again
 > (should that time come again). I think there is no point otherwise since
 > my only reason to be on LinkedIn was to job hunt.

This is a serious mistake.  You should always assume that any job you
obtain will only be temporary and you should always be prepared to look
for your next position.

In other words, you should still network, even if you already have a job
that you love.  LinkedIn is one part of the networking process and keeping
your LinkedIn profile up-to-date should be considered networking.

 > I think he forgot to forward to me the photos and
 > information from the wedding you attended. I hope you both had a good time.
 > It's probably best that when you send him an email, you also send one to my
 > email address so I get the information also as he has become more forgetful
 > lately.

Email is always good.  All transactions, if possible, should be done via
email since they can be a good way to organize tasks, including conveying
information to other people.

 > Anyway I am a Staff Accountant for a 30 year old family owned co. located
 > very near our home off of the Turnpike exit. This co. owns hundreds of
 > apartment rentals all over CO and CA. I report to and am trained by the
 > Controller. They are going through two major changes. One is going from
 > Yardi accounting software used in the real estate industry to Appfolio which
 > the whole staff is learning along with me at the same time. The other is
 > that prior to now they had outsourced their property management function.
 > Now they are in the process of bringing it in house which is why they are
 > adding more staff now. The job seems to have a lot of growth potential. It
 > took 4 job interviews over the course of a month or more for me to get this
 > particular job which I found through a CPA firm that referred me to a
 > consultant client of theirs who is helping my employer.
 > 
 > I leave from 9/27-10/4 for Wellesely Hills to help my sister, Joan, dispose
 > of the contents of the family home in order to sell it. I promised her I
 > would help her with this difficult task quite some time ago but didn't want
 > to go there in the bad weather. I got permission from my new employer before
 > I bought the flight tickets to take this early unpaid leave of absence which
 > was very nice of them, so needless to say I have been and am very busy.
 > While I'm there I will also be attending a mini Winsor reunion of my private
 > high school at the home of one of my former classmates in Amherst, MA. I'm
 > so glad I have the good news of my new job to bring them.
 > 
 > I wish you success with your job hunt. Be prepared to work really hard at
 > getting a job as I had to.
 > 
 > The other news is that my daughter, Romy, will be having her double
 > mastectomy on 9/28. She has had to make a lot of difficult choices regarding
 > her surgery.
 > 
 > Love,
 > Gail
 > 
 >        ----- Original Message -----
 > From: Noelle, RHIT via LinkedIn
 > To: Gail G.
 > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 8:12 AM
 > Subject: time to change your profile
 > 
 > Noelle, RHIT has sent you a message.
 > 
 > Date: 9/24/2011
 > 
 > Congrats on your new job!
 > Update your profile so we can see where you work!
 > Noelle