Are you finding the time to engage in the educational opportunities designed to enhance your skills and offer solutions to keep up with the constantly changing terrain of our everyday work? Enter the Parker Speed Series™. A series of events designed to deliver you cutting edge information. Fast. For more information, contact our Director of Talent Management, Jacob Rhoades, at jacobr@parkerservices.com or       206-652-1520.

In 2011, we have held two events:

On February 8,2011, David Martin, Vice President Primary Research at Nielsen Online introduced us to:

Talent Acquisition: Navigating a Digital Landscape

We are spending more and more of our time living in a digital world. The average U.S. Internet user spends more time on Facebook than on Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Microsoft, Wikipedia and Amazon combined. In January 2010, Nielson reported that Facebook users average approximately 7 hours a month on the site. It’s veritable treasure trove of passive job seekers.

Our goal in providing this session is to equip you with the tools to understand the landscape of social media, understand how to set goals, build a sound strategy to maximize effectiveness, and produce measurable results. The basic ingredients to get you well on your way!

Click here to view part 1 of David's presentation

On April 26, 2011, Kirk Anderson, Managing Principal with ActionPointe Career and Leadership Intelligence talked with attendees about:

Leadership Communication: Building a Culture of Trust

Often, it can be difficult to communicate with your peers, let alone the executives of the firm where you are working. Kirk's informative presentation and discussion revealed characteristics as to why we communicate as we do in the workplace. This is a fascinating look into the physiological as well as the environmental factors which affect our communication.

Click here to view Kirk's presentation