A few minutes after posting a link to this Wednesday night on Facebook, Anna (someone I know through my mom) offered a possible lead for temp work - plus some advice:
Most of the jobs I've gotten are because someone I know works/has worked there... but online things like LinkedIn/FB helped and also networking places like Center of Excellence Portland (which Carol should look into for sure!) www.coeglobal.com..
Mac (who went to high school with my husband) said he'd pass Carol's resume on to his HR department.
And Todd Sattersten (who saw this after a friend in Minnesota forwarded it to him) emailed to share his own history finding jobs by creating a strong online presence, and to offer a critique:
My main thought on your experiment is that you are playing a very one dimensional game - a sort of six degrees of can we find Carol a job. I will not be surprised if you get somewhere, but for this to really work, there needs to be some currency. Posting a generic resume is like trying to use Indonesian rupiahs at your local supermarket. It doesn't really tell us anything interesting about Carol, nothing that sets her apart. The reason that social media works is that people get to know people without having to meet them in person. We can read a narrative about them.
He suggests a picture or video and suggested some questions to ask. Good idea. Watch for it!
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