Wow. Lot of stuff. I guess this would all happen after we get back from Santa Barbara. Did you call the Kitty Hotel? Maybe we should tell Gail that we're going down there. > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> > Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 12:24:51 -0700 (PDT) > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > >From: Connie Brock <http://www.novaworks.org/~conniebrock> > >To: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> > >Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 9:22 AM > >Subject: Official Invitation to join ProMatch -- see specifics and please > >respond back if the dates work asap to hold a slot > > > >Dear Noelle: > > > >I am connecting to let you know that we have reached your application request > >to join ProMatch and this is your official invitation to join in our next and > >last Enrollment of the year which starts on Tuesday, November 29th.  Please > >read this email carefully as we spell out the required workshops/meetings that > >you must attend in order to join us in the spirit of knowing they will get you > >off to the right start in your job search and ProMatch.  We are always > >mystified by people who join and say they weren't aware of these details so my > >goal here is to make sure you have the information that will help you decide > >if it works for you to join.  After you have read this email and can clear > >your schedule for these dates/times and wish to join, contact me to let me > >know all the dates work so I can reserve a slot for you. > > > >Here are the details:  (All of these components are required--it takes a lot > >of work to pull together all the components of our onboarding process so > >please don't even ask for any exceptions--if these dates aren't firm on your > >calendar, please wait until the timing works for you to join.) > > > >1) Tuesday, November 29th - ProMatch Enrollment Workshop from 8:15AM to 12: > >00PM -- we will have you complete the ProMatch Enrollment paperwork, provide > >you with information about all of the ProMatch workshops and activities and go > >through the handbook of need to know items to help you have a deeper > >understanding of the program. > > > >2) Wednesday, November 30th - ProMatch New Member's Meeting from 9AM to 11AM - > >you will meet with the ProMatch Co-Managers (fellow members) for information > >on all nine of the teams that keep ProMatch running smoothly and you will > >choose the team that you will provide your service to while in ProMatch.  ( > >Remember that you are required to give 4 hours per week of service to ProMatch > >to access all of it's wonderful resources.) > > > >3) Thursday, December 1st - You will attend your first ProMatch General > >Meeting (with all members) from 9:30AM to 12:00PM and introduce yourselves. > > > >4) Thursday, December 1st - You will attend Jump Start Your Job Search from 1: > >00PM to 4:00PM which is intended to set a strong foundation for your job > >search efforts while in ProMatch. > > > >Additionally and importantly, it doesn't appear that you have taken the three > >CONNECT workshops we asked you to take in prior to joining ProMatch so please > >take them between now and November 29th.  Again, they are Resume Facts, Ace > >the Interview and Presenting Accomplishments and they set the foundation for > >our ProMatch workshops.  If your resume is getting tons of interest, you're a > >fantastic interviewee and you can immediately speak to the relevance of your > >past accomplishments and how they specifically relate to the interviewer's > >needs, by all means skip these workshops--if not, please be proactive on your > >behalf and take them before joining ProMatch.  ProMatch is ready for you if > >you are actively engaged in your job search and proactive in your efforts. > > > >ProMatch is a magnificent program for professional job seekers but before you > >accept this invitation, please remember that we ask you to be at ProMatch on > >Monday and Thursday mornings.  Also, please understand that once you join > >ProMatch, you have seven months total in the program and if you take a long > >leave such as a long vacation, we will not extend your time.  Please let me > >know if you are ready to join and can commit to the 4 components of the > >on-boarding process above or wish to wait to join in late January or later. > > > >If I do not hear back from you, I will assume you are no longer interested in > >the ProMatch program and will file your paperwork away. > > > >Great thanks, > >Connie > > > > > >Connie Brock, ProMatch Program Manager > >505 W. Olive Ave, Ste 550 � Sunnyvale, CA 94086 > >408-481-3187 � www.novaworks.org > > >