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HR Managers in the National Parks

A few weeks ago, I got to attend my 6th SHRA conference in Gardiner, Montana. In attendance were four of the five Cool Works team, around 10 International Agency representatives and 25 HR managers from the national parks. It was a fantastic group of people.

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Added by Kari Quaas on November 11, 2009 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments

The Archive - The Seasonal Employee Journey podcast with Rick Peterson

I'm biased, but I think it was a great podcast with Rick Peterson. Check out the good information from someone who has not on… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on October 20, 2009 at 5:58pm — No Comments

CoolWorks Podcasts

We're always up to something new. The latestst and greatest is that we are now dabbling in podcasts using BlogTalkRadio. Our first podcast featured Tina Brudzinski, Human Resources Manager, at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. She was as gracious as ever and a perfect guest. She answered generic questions about working for a ski resort and also told us a bit about

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Added by Kari Quaas on October 18, 2009 at 10:17pm — No Comments

Labyrinths, Puzzle Boxes and The Germans

What are three things I discovered in San Francisco? It's very Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent. : ) I snuck away for the second half of last week to visit my second cousin, Andreas, who lives near Berlin, Germany, and his family, in San Francisco. I was pleased as punch that my first cousin, Julie, also joined me for the lovely three day trip. As one first cousin of my father said on our last visit to Germany in 2007, "Having these visits helps keeps the family young." I totally agree

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Added by Kari Quaas on October 5, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Ken Burns on NPR - September 25, 2009

I happened to catch this story on KUOW, the local Seattle NPR station, yesterday evening. I continue to be really excited to watch this series and hope that you are too. Perhaps you find the next park you want to work in next summer.

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Added by Kari Quaas on September 26, 2009 at 12:55pm — No Comments

Interview with Tina Brudzinski of Crested Butte Mountain Resort

I just finished my first podcast with Tina Brudzinski of Crested Butte Mountain Resort where we discussed ski resort jobs both in general and specifically at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. If you're looking at working for a ski resort this winter or in the future, I recommend taking a listen. Tina p… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on September 25, 2009 at 3:41pm — No Comments

The Job Seeker’s Show

HR Happy Hour - Episode 10 – September 18, 2009

This is a good show to listen to if you are currently looking for a job. Several HR professionals and recruiters including Steve Boese, the host, Jennife… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on September 21, 2009 at 1:55pm — No Comments

A reflection on the summer of 2009

As the true end of summer approaches, I want to reflect on what a great summer this has been. The weather in Seattle could not have been better, except that perhaps a bit more rain would have been nice! Funny, I know. Also, I got to do fair amount of traveling, and therefore, met and spent time with some incredible people. Here are a few highlights of the summer of 2009 for me. … Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on September 18, 2009 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

7 Job Hunting Tips for the Older and Bolders

Once again, Art Koff, Cool Works' friend and My CoolWorks member, the founder of RetiredBrains.com, a job and information source for retirees & people planning their retirement, shares his insight for retired, or as we prefer to call them, Older and Bolder folks in finding employment. He was re… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on September 13, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

So little to do, so much time. Wait. Scratch that. Reverse it.

That was my line over the last week. I'm better now. I'm heading out for vacation tomorrow and wanted to make my in-box as free as possible. I think I mostly succeeded. Thanks in advance to my Cool Works chums for picking up the slack while I go play, hopefully on a favorable wind. There will be lots of photos upon my return. Shocking, I know. : ) Enjoy the week leading up to Labor Day. It's always a strange time when the kidd… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on August 27, 2009 at 11:27pm — No Comments

After the Interview - What Impressions Did You Leave?

Here's a good article to read as you move towards fall and winter job season from the Work Coach Cafe by Ronnie Ann. Job Interviews: 10 Impressions You Leave Behind After an Interview

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Added by Kari Quaas on August 18, 2009 at 7:20pm — 2 Comments

Ethics quote

Just read this and liked it. "People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world." (Michael Josephson) The kids here at Washington Business Week are learning about business and ethics and being leaders. It takes a strong person to stand up for what he or she believes to be right. May we all follow our inner voices that tells us when we're doing right or wrong. Thanks to Brian Kevin Johnston for posting it… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on August 13, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Living in a dorm for a week

Hey Folks - Just thought I would share that I'm getting my mini-summer job, living in a dorm, community living, experience this week. I am up in Bellingham, Washington, on Western Washington University's campus, to be a Company Advisor (hereafter CA) for a bunch o… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on August 8, 2009 at 12:30am — 12 Comments

Yosemite Bob

Here is a wonderful interview of Bob Roney, a park ranger in Yosemite National Park, who is known as 'Yosemite Bob' on All Things Considered from NPR. He has been a ranger in Yosemite since 1968 and he enjoys recording the sounds of the woods.

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Added by Kari Quaas on August 4, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Catching Up - The Hillary Rally in 2008

(I wrote this post while sitting in my car waiting to leave the Hillary Clinton rally back on February 7, 2008. I just discovered it while attempting to organize my computer a bit better. Wish me luck!) Wow. I just finished watching Hillary Clinton speak at a rally in Seattle, WA at Terminal 30, the Princess pier of all places. Met two cool guys, Jeff and Will, brothers who have been into politics most of their lives. Will actually caucused at 18 the first time a Clinton was elected to b… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on July 30, 2009 at 5:07pm — No Comments

Zion National Park by Tony Farley

(FYI - It seems to be taking a while to load so if it doesn't appear quickly, you can view the video here.) I love having Tony's videos on the front page of our site, but they do take up a bit of space and time to load, so I think I'll be separating them out as blog posts going forward. Tony Farley has a great appreciation for… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on July 30, 2009 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

"While in Alaska"

I'm not sure if any of you are following the blog written by a few of our members, Ted and Cory, who are spending their summer working up at Coldfoot Camp in the Arctic, but you should. Here is the link to their blog. … Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on July 26, 2009 at 11:38am — No Comments

Hungry? Watch this first.

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Added by Kari Quaas on July 24, 2009 at 5:01pm — No Comments

Kevin Spacey teaches Letterman about Twitter

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Added by Kari Quaas on July 23, 2009 at 1:04pm — No Comments

Chat Transcript - New Zealand Job Opportunities

New Zealand! Jul 20 2009, 5:33 PM Flanagan: Hello Jul 20 2009, 5:47 PM Kari (guest): Hey Flanagan Jul 20 2009, 5:48 PM kariquaas: Hey Kevin Jul 20 2009, 5:48 PM Kevin_Mellott: Hey Kari! I picked a bad location to do this chat Jul 20 2009, 5:48 PM kariquaas: Why is that? Jul 20 2009, 5:48 PM kariquaas: Or where is that? Jul 20 2009, 5:49 PM Kevin_Mellott: Front porch of the lodge, Too great of a view! it is a little distracting Jul 20 2009, 5:49 PM kariquaas: Hee hee. Jul 20 2009, 5:49 P… Continue

Added by Kari Quaas on July 20, 2009 at 8:23pm — No Comments