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Dear Subhadra,
This month's newsletter offers strategies to manage information overload from emails, telephone and other distractions that keep us from focusing on our work. This is the first in a series of articles on work-life balance we will include in each newsletter along with new candidate profiles for your review.
This
month, I've had the pleasure of working with 5 terrific women who care about
their careers and are looking to strike a
balance between work and home. Our newest candidates have been carefully pre-screened and added to our database of high-caliber candidates seeking flexible work environments.
We are continually adding to our database of candidates, so please check back often as your hiring needs change. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions.
Best Regards,
Subhadra England
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Managing Information Overload to Increase Productivity
As we all struggle to keep up with our work in an increasingly busy
workplace, many of us get hundreds of emails a week. So how do you
manage "information overload"?
An article that I read last year on Boston.com entitled "Creativity can thrive, if you keep the email in check", deals with this difficult issue. The article suggests that daily interruptions affect productivity,
focus and health. The article got me thinking that something as simple as establishing
meeting/email free zones for non-essential items could help employees
tackle workload and help achieve work/life balance.
Over
the past year I've had many conversations with friends and family about
whether or not this is a realistic tool. What I've found is that many
people informally designate an email/meeting free period once a week,
usually on Friday afternoons.
What are your thoughts on this strategy? Do you think designating an
email/meeting free period is an effective and simple tool to help employees
achieve better productivity, health and work/life balance?
Call me at 617.838.6820 or send me an email with your thoughts on this topic.
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 Candidate Profiles
Here are five new candidates that ThinkFlex can connect with your company. All our candidates are carefully pre-screened to save you time. Our screening process includes a face-to-face meeting, 2 reference checks and a job application. Click on a candidate's title for a detailed bio and reference quotes.
System/QA Analyst
- Systems Analyst with 10+ years experience as a project manager, QA specialist and developer
- Product life cycle experience includes relational database design, development and product maintenance
- Employers include EMC² and Cellcom
Senior Financial Manager - Operations/IT/FP&A
- Senior Financial Manager with 20+ years experience in financial projections, budgeting, change management, and audits
- Member of systems implementation team, effectively translating financial and accounting procedures to IT and other operating areas
- Employers include Cognos-IBM, Polaroid and Wang Laboratories
Human Resources Business Coordinator
- Human resources professional with over 14 years of work experience in healthcare, engineering and high-tech industries
- Specialties include employee relations, engagement initiatives, full life-cycle employment, staff communication through mediation and conflict resolution, and mentoring
- Employers include New England Organ Bank, Massachusetts Hospital Association and Teradyne
Project Manager - Marketing
- International marketing research professional with experience in fashion and technology industries, including European, Asian, North American, and Latin American markets
- Fluent in business and technical Spanish
- Employers include The NPD Group and GfK
Healthcare Administrator/Senior Leader
- Healthcare Administrator with 20+ years experience in successful leadership roles involving mission-critical execution, financial management, compliance, contracting, and change management
- History of establishing and managing strategic initiatives and operations in hospitals, physician practices, payer organizations, and consulting
- Employers include nationally ranked provider organizations and a biotech company
If you are interested in learning more about a candidate, call 617.838.6820 or email us and we'll send you a resume. As a contingency recruiter, there's no fee unless you hire one of our candidates.
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About ThinkFlex
 My
name is Subhadra England, and like the candidates I help place, I was a professional woman who needed a flexible work
solution. With 13 years of work experience in the investment industry, I became a stay-at-home mother for almost three years. Within the first few months of being home, I was amazed by
the significant source of talent and work experience possessed by other
stay-at-home mothers.
Through my interactions with mothers in and out
of the workplace and my own market research, I determined that:
- Both stay-at-home
mothers and mothers in the workplace want to achieve
work/life balance and need help locating employers that provide
flexibility.
- Progressive employers are becoming more flexible to attract and retain the best talent.
- Demographic trends and market conditions are changing the way we work.
We all strive for work/life balance, and so, focusing on mothers is just phase
one of our business plan. In the near future, we will extend our reach to other segments of the market.
Call me today at 617.838.6820 to discuss your hiring needs or send me an email. I look forward to serving your recruiting needs.
Sincerely,
Subhadra England
thinkflex.net
617.838.6820
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