I saw this and felt that I should post it on my blog...
A Letter to the Editor (excellent letter)
So many letter writers have explained how this land is made up of immigrants. May be we should turn to our history books and point out to people why today's Canadian is not willing to accept the new kind of immigrant any longer.
Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to Canada, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in Halifax and be documented. Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times.
They made learning English a primary rule in their new Canadian households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home. They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture.
Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labour laws to protect them. All they had were the skills, craftsmanship and desire they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.
Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. Canadians fought alongside men whose parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Sweden, Poland and so many other places. None of these first generation Canadians ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Canadians fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan. They were defending the Freedom as one people.
When we liberated France, no-one in those villages was looking for the Ukrainian-Canadian or the German-Canadian or the Irish-Canadian. The people of France saw only Canadians.
And we carried one flag that represented our country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be a Canadian. They stirred the melting pot into one red and white bowl.
And here we are in 2009 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes a Canadian passport and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's not what being a Canadian is all about. Canadians have been very open-hearted and open-minded regarding immigrants, whether they were fleeing poverty, dictatorship, persecution, or whatever else makes us think of those aforementioned immigrants who truly did ADOPT our country, and our flag and our morals and our customs. And left their wars, hatred, and divisions behind. I believe that the immigrants who landed in Canada in the early 1900s deserve better than that for the toil, hard work and sacrifice those legally searching for a better life.
I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags, fighting foreign battles on our soil, making Canadians change to suit their religions and cultures, and wanting to change our countries fabric by claiming discrimination when we do not give in to their demands.
Its about time we get real and stand up for our forefathers rights, we are CANADIAN Lest we forget it!!! I am a Native of this Country and proud of it!
NO MORE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
NO MORE not saying MERRY CHRISTMAS in stores and our schools!
2009-09-16
Job Hunting? Don’t Forget to Manage Your Online Rep
An interesting article on social networking and how your online activitiy can can impact your job search…
2009-07-24
Social Media Update
I am now the moderator for The HAPPEN Blog (http://thehappenblog.wordpress.com/).
Since I took over, I have increased visits by 100% in just 2 months!
In addition, I now have a Twitter account (http://twitter.com/BryanCWebb) and I am growing this slowly. I mostly tweet about HAPPEN and re-tweet from a few good HAPPEN members (Peter and Rick).
Since I took over, I have increased visits by 100% in just 2 months!
In addition, I now have a Twitter account (http://twitter.com/BryanCWebb) and I am growing this slowly. I mostly tweet about HAPPEN and re-tweet from a few good HAPPEN members (Peter and Rick).
2009-06-12
Finding My Job via LinkedIn...
Bryan Webb joined LinkedIn to meet connect with various people. While job searching, he performed an “Advanced Search” of LinkedIn members to see who was employed at a particular company he wanted to work for. He hoped to make contact with someone who could assist him in getting a job interview.
During his LinkedIn People Search (in which he used the company name as a keyword), Bryan discovered that the COO of the company was on LinkedIn. When he looked at the COO's profile, he noticed that he and the COO were indirectly connected – just two degrees away from each other through LinkedIn contacts. Bryan emailed his contact (whom we'll call "B") to ask if "B" could facilitate an Introduction to the COO. “B” passed the request for Introduction (along with some praise about Bryan) to one of his LinkedIn contacts (whom we'll call "C"). Through LinkedIn, “C” forwarded to the COO the Introduction request with a note that Bryan be given a chance, based on "C's" knowledge of "B" being trustworthy. Through this lengthy network of connections, Bryan got the interview and the job. Bryan later found out the COO had known “C” for 25 years and always valued his recommendations. But who knows if Bryan and the COO would ever have met if not for LinkedIn.
Susan Ireland
Here is the link to Susan's Blog. I almost got in her book.
During his LinkedIn People Search (in which he used the company name as a keyword), Bryan discovered that the COO of the company was on LinkedIn. When he looked at the COO's profile, he noticed that he and the COO were indirectly connected – just two degrees away from each other through LinkedIn contacts. Bryan emailed his contact (whom we'll call "B") to ask if "B" could facilitate an Introduction to the COO. “B” passed the request for Introduction (along with some praise about Bryan) to one of his LinkedIn contacts (whom we'll call "C"). Through LinkedIn, “C” forwarded to the COO the Introduction request with a note that Bryan be given a chance, based on "C's" knowledge of "B" being trustworthy. Through this lengthy network of connections, Bryan got the interview and the job. Bryan later found out the COO had known “C” for 25 years and always valued his recommendations. But who knows if Bryan and the COO would ever have met if not for LinkedIn.
Susan Ireland
Here is the link to Susan's Blog. I almost got in her book.
2008-07-03
LinkedIn Presentation
Here is a co-authoured PowerPoint presentation (~4.7M - be patient) entitled "LinkedIn for Success" in Handout (PDF) format. I have given this 1.5-hour presentation at least 9 times since late 2007...
Courtesy of HAPPEN - www.HAPPEN.ca
Also available for download in PPS format from SlideShare (see right sidebar for link).
Courtesy of HAPPEN - www.HAPPEN.ca
Also available for download in PPS format from SlideShare (see right sidebar for link).
2008-06-11
Some examples of my business/technical writing...
Here are some articles I wrote while I was the Marketing Manager at Microsys Technologies...
1) In any engineering endeavour, there are usually numerous reasons to test the product as it progresses from engineering concept to engineering prototype to pre-production model to full production. Each stage has its unique needs and demands:
http://www.micro-sys.com/resources/casestudies/Why_Test_Airbags_v2.PDF
2) In the event of an accident, automotive safety components such as air bags and seat belt pretensioners play a critical role in saving lives and preventing injury:
http://www.micro-sys.com/resources/casestudies/Focus_on_Safety_Test_Issue1.pdf
3) Never Enough Data and How to Handle More: Evaluation Engineering article, June 2001:
http://www.micro-sys.com/news/ee_article.htm
4) Microsys Airbag Cell goes Operational...: News Release:
http://www.micro-sys.com/news/airbagcell.htm
5) Integrated Automotive Safety Component Test System Helps To Save Lives. by Bryan Webb, Marketing Manager Microsys Technologies Inc.:
http://www.micro-sys.com/news/news_saves_lives.htm
6) 6th Airbag Conference in 2002 - Organisation Bryan Webb, Microsys Technologies Inc., Mississauga, ON Canada:
http://www.airbag2000plus.de/a2002/poster.html
1) In any engineering endeavour, there are usually numerous reasons to test the product as it progresses from engineering concept to engineering prototype to pre-production model to full production. Each stage has its unique needs and demands:
http://www.micro-sys.com/resources/casestudies/Why_Test_Airbags_v2.PDF
2) In the event of an accident, automotive safety components such as air bags and seat belt pretensioners play a critical role in saving lives and preventing injury:
http://www.micro-sys.com/resources/casestudies/Focus_on_Safety_Test_Issue1.pdf
3) Never Enough Data and How to Handle More: Evaluation Engineering article, June 2001:
http://www.micro-sys.com/news/ee_article.htm
4) Microsys Airbag Cell goes Operational...: News Release:
http://www.micro-sys.com/news/airbagcell.htm
5) Integrated Automotive Safety Component Test System Helps To Save Lives. by Bryan Webb, Marketing Manager Microsys Technologies Inc.:
http://www.micro-sys.com/news/news_saves_lives.htm
6) 6th Airbag Conference in 2002 - Organisation Bryan Webb, Microsys Technologies Inc., Mississauga, ON Canada:
http://www.airbag2000plus.de/a2002/poster.html
ENJOY!!
2008-05-03
Bryan Webb's Worldly Travels
- Monterey, CA, USA
- Sonoma, CA, USA
- Kyoto, Japan
- Graz, Austria
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Morecambe, England
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Jedburgh, Scotland
- Toledo, Spain
- Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Napa, CA, USA
- Santa Cruz, CA, USA
- Orlando, FL, USA
- Lahaina, HI, USA
- Create your own travel map or travel blog
- Visit TripAdvisor.com
2007-11-20
Getting Started with LinkedIn
Getting Started with LinkedIn!
1. Create your account
There are 2 ways to do this:
i) Go to www.linkedin.com and follow the simple directions
ii) Get invited by a friend already on LinkedIn
Note: Accepting any invitation will direct you through the account creation process.
2. Build a Stunning Profile
Create a profile the way you want others to see it. Your Profile provides information about your career, employers, positions, memberships and other interests. The more complete this information, the easier it will be for other LinkedIn (LI) members to find you, and you to find colleagues (which is the whole point). The more keywords about your interests you display, the more likely that others with similar interests will find you.
Spend some time on the privacy options – this will ensure that no one can access your contact information except as you deliberately make it available.
3. Build Your Effective Network
From the LinkedIn Home Page, look in the upper right hand corner and click on an orange button that says “Expand Your Network.”
a) The easiest and best way to build your network is to import your contacts from your Outlook, gmail, hotmail or other address books.
i) Review the alphabetical list of names imported from your address book. On the first review, limit the list of names to those contacts who are already members – these are the easiest folks to invite and will help to build your network fast. Complete the below steps and return to invite non-LI users.
ii) Check the box beside contacts you wish to invite, LI will create a list of these contacts who will receive your invitation. Write a generic invitation that will be sent to everyone (LI adds their first name so ensure that your contact information is correct). You might want to run this in a few steps so that you can make more personal invitations for groups of contacts.
b) You can also invite people who are not in your contacts list. Simply enter the first and last name plus the email address of up to 5 persons you want to invite. LI then will display a standard invitation that you should edit (personalize).
4. Find the Right People / Companies
At the top of each LI page is a search bar where you can type in a name and/or key word. LI will search for connections with the name or name or keyword(s) mentioned in their profile. LI presents a list of found names. Note: You may wish to open the Advanced Search window and limit the search to Canada or any other region.
The tab “Your Network” is the default tab and lists people that are connected to you within three (3) degrees (friend of a friend of a friend).
On the right you will see 3 important symbols:
A blue circle with the numbers 1 through 3 in the middle that indicates the degree of connection with you.
A “1” indicates the person is one of your contacts (a 1st degree contact).
A “2” indicates the person is a contact of one of your contacts (a 2nd degree contact).
A “3” means that there are 2 levels of connections between you and the name listed (a 3rd degree contact).
A “thumbs up” symbol means that someone has provided recommendations concerning this person – a sign of quality.
A blue circle on the far right with a number beneath it tells you how many LI contacts this person has.
The other tab is “LinkedIn Network”, where you will see a different set of names of people who are also LI members, but are not connected to you through current connections.
Clicking on any of the names that the search produced will open that person’s profile page unless it has been restricted. You can now view:
- Any recommendations that others have made for this person. (by position)
- How you are connected. See the box titled “How You’re Connected to ________” on the right-hand side. There may be more than one connection.
5. Make Contact
Using LinkedIn you can now contact people who you might never have known before and who can help you win at your job search.
I. Be Respectful – Contact folks where your purpose is aligned with their interests
II. Be Introduced – Tell your colleagues why you want them to pass along your name
III. Be Creative – Don’t ask for a job – ask for assistance or their opinion (everyone likes to give their opinion!)
www.linkedin.com/in/bryanwebb
Co-authoured with Chris Whittington.
1. Create your account
There are 2 ways to do this:
i) Go to www.linkedin.com and follow the simple directions
ii) Get invited by a friend already on LinkedIn
Note: Accepting any invitation will direct you through the account creation process.
2. Build a Stunning Profile
Create a profile the way you want others to see it. Your Profile provides information about your career, employers, positions, memberships and other interests. The more complete this information, the easier it will be for other LinkedIn (LI) members to find you, and you to find colleagues (which is the whole point). The more keywords about your interests you display, the more likely that others with similar interests will find you.
Spend some time on the privacy options – this will ensure that no one can access your contact information except as you deliberately make it available.
3. Build Your Effective Network
From the LinkedIn Home Page, look in the upper right hand corner and click on an orange button that says “Expand Your Network.”
a) The easiest and best way to build your network is to import your contacts from your Outlook, gmail, hotmail or other address books.
i) Review the alphabetical list of names imported from your address book. On the first review, limit the list of names to those contacts who are already members – these are the easiest folks to invite and will help to build your network fast. Complete the below steps and return to invite non-LI users.
ii) Check the box beside contacts you wish to invite, LI will create a list of these contacts who will receive your invitation. Write a generic invitation that will be sent to everyone (LI adds their first name so ensure that your contact information is correct). You might want to run this in a few steps so that you can make more personal invitations for groups of contacts.
b) You can also invite people who are not in your contacts list. Simply enter the first and last name plus the email address of up to 5 persons you want to invite. LI then will display a standard invitation that you should edit (personalize).
4. Find the Right People / Companies
At the top of each LI page is a search bar where you can type in a name and/or key word. LI will search for connections with the name or name or keyword(s) mentioned in their profile. LI presents a list of found names. Note: You may wish to open the Advanced Search window and limit the search to Canada or any other region.
The tab “Your Network” is the default tab and lists people that are connected to you within three (3) degrees (friend of a friend of a friend).
On the right you will see 3 important symbols:
A blue circle with the numbers 1 through 3 in the middle that indicates the degree of connection with you.
A “1” indicates the person is one of your contacts (a 1st degree contact).
A “2” indicates the person is a contact of one of your contacts (a 2nd degree contact).
A “3” means that there are 2 levels of connections between you and the name listed (a 3rd degree contact).
A “thumbs up” symbol means that someone has provided recommendations concerning this person – a sign of quality.
A blue circle on the far right with a number beneath it tells you how many LI contacts this person has.
The other tab is “LinkedIn Network”, where you will see a different set of names of people who are also LI members, but are not connected to you through current connections.
Clicking on any of the names that the search produced will open that person’s profile page unless it has been restricted. You can now view:
- Any recommendations that others have made for this person. (by position)
- How you are connected. See the box titled “How You’re Connected to ________” on the right-hand side. There may be more than one connection.
5. Make Contact
Using LinkedIn you can now contact people who you might never have known before and who can help you win at your job search.
I. Be Respectful – Contact folks where your purpose is aligned with their interests
II. Be Introduced – Tell your colleagues why you want them to pass along your name
III. Be Creative – Don’t ask for a job – ask for assistance or their opinion (everyone likes to give their opinion!)
www.linkedin.com/in/bryanwebb
Co-authoured with Chris Whittington.
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