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Buddy Check from Cool Works
February 8, 2010 from 9pm to 10pm – Here on My CoolWorks
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Posted on February 3, 2010 at 10:57am — 1 Comment
Found: My Herd
Posted on January 28, 2010 at 6:41pm —
The Seasonal Job Seekers' Show #1 - Archive
Posted on January 26, 2010 at 10:00am —
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Posted on January 24, 2010 at 11:22pm —
Chat Transcript - Sorting Through The Jobs
Posted on December 19, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Seattle, WA
- About Me:
- I am the Community Manager for Cool Works, which means I moderate this network and keep up our presence on the Interwebs. I also help employers post their jobs on our site and write our Seasonal Human Resources Blog. So, if you have questions about anything Cool Works, please ask!
I live and work in Seattle and very much love being a Pacific Northwesterner. After college, I took IMHO the requisite trip abroad spending time in Europe and then New Zealand and Australia. Upon my return, broke and needing a job, I went to an open house for Driver/Guides with Gray Line. It sounded intriguing enough and I figured if I could drive my dad's old '68 Chevy Nomad, I could drive a 40ft. motorcoach. Well, this experience lead me to the cruise and tour world and I spent 11 years in the "seasonal" world on a FT basis doing safety, recruiting and human resources for both Holland America and Princess Cruises.
Now, I am working for the mother of all websites to find a seasonal job, Cool Works, and I couldn't be happier. Helping folks to find that experience that sets the stage for their growth and happiness in life is a fantastic feeling.
In my spare time (HA!), I also volunteer for the Puget Sound Blood Center, am on the board of directors for Washington Business Week, and I run a small pet and portrait photography business called Kari Quaas Photography. My life is filled with fun activities and I love to make new friends living the seasonal life.
- Website:
- http://www.CoolWorks.com
- Last Seasonal Job:
- Being a Driver/Guide for Gray Line of Seattle.
- Favorite Seasonal Job:
- That's a tough one. I once worked concessions for the Everett Giants, now called the Everett Aquasox and that was a ton of fun. The people I worked with were energetic, fun and we got to share in the ups and downs of a minor league baseball team. Real grass! However, through my job as a Driver/Guide I saw lots of things that I never would have had the opportunity to do so if not for that experience. For example, I once drove the generals of the navy to every port and base around the Puget Sound including Bangor Sub Base. I got to carry national sports teams to and from the airport, dodging plane wings. What a trip! Quite literally.....
- Where have you lived and worked?
Everett, WA - YMCA, Panagopolous Pizza, Catholic Community Services, Everett Giants
Pullman, WA - Regents Dining Hall, SALC (tutored students)
Seattle, WA - Gray Line of Seattle, Gray Line of Alaska, Princess Tours, and Cool Works
Jokingly, Anchorage, AK for Gray Line of Alaska where I drove one airport transfer and a cruise ship transfer from ANC to Seward. : )
- Dream Job:
- Make enough money from taking photographs to support my habit.
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wrking my part time evening job., but would like to learn how i can get on this seasonal, wrk, so i can live an travel i miss seeing things when i was an kid. would like to go back to some of these place i saw was i was younger. now i would like to…
Buddy Check from Cool Works at Here on My CoolWorks
February 8, 2010 from 9pm to 10pm
Hey Folks!
I want to take this chat as an opportunity to get feedback from you. What can we as Cool Works do to make your job search easier? What items on this social network provide the best information? Do you like the chats, the podcasts, the fo…
Buddy Check from Cool Works at Here on My CoolWorks
February 8, 2010 from 9pm to 10pm
Hey Folks!
I want to take this chat as an opportunity to get feedback from you. What can we as Cool Works do to make your job search easier? What items on this social network provide the best information? Do you like the chats, the podcasts, the fo…
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Comment Wall (260 comments)
- At 7:46pm on February 8, 2010,
Bill Cooper said…
- hope your day is filled with sunshine
- At 9:15pm on January 27, 2010,
Jamshid Azizov said… - Hey Kari!
Glad to hear from You! How are You? Lovely smile You have!
- At 1:15pm on January 23, 2010,
Bill Cooper said…
- wishing you an early valentine's day
- At 9:40pm on January 22, 2010,
Bill Cooper said…
- hope things are well with your family take care and do a hike i appreciate all you do
- At 6:55am on January 8, 2010,
Marilyn Craig said… - What wonderfull opporunity, theirs nothing like working for the world of travel. The opporunities to discover, explore, and experience something new all the time.
And creating friendships from around the world how lucky can I get?
I have phone interview for White Horse this Monday !!
- At 8:05pm on January 4, 2010,
Treva Stose said…
- The Chat was very helpful. Thanks!
- At 7:22pm on January 4, 2010,
Marilyn Craig said…
- Its smallworld isn't it? I reconized your name, not for sure were, but, am glad we have connected. Are you still with Princess? Its going to take me little while to use this web site..I can see this will be fun.
- At 1:39pm on December 28, 2009,
Danny Bierschwale said…
- I had a great Christmas (went to sun valley :) ) Do you encourage employers to participate on My Coolworks?
- At 1:53pm on December 7, 2009,
daniel malay said… - it just started snowing here in syracuse,n.y.vary beautiful hope it sticks around for the hollidays?i can not talk to you at night i do not have a computer?someday i may break down!have to find one that fits in a back pack and is made of tytaneum?
- At 3:22pm on November 14, 2009,
jon youngblood said… - hey kari, i went to seattle couple of weeks ago, stayed in wallingford and did ww kayaking on the cedar, green, and the sno rivers. down in kelso helping get my parents settled into there new house and to sell of some stuff and buy a car (i left my escort in stehekin for next summer). i am going to go back to seattle next week. i plan on sticking around washington until after thanksgiving. i have applied to that place in vail that reggie works at and hopefully i can land a job, if not i will probably head up to leavenworth and bum around up there. i was offered a job at mission ridge (a lot of ste people work there in the winter) but i am not that fond on wanachee. anyway i will keep you posted.
sincerely jon
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