NEWS FROM HCSR

JoAnn Anderson is the newest addition to the HCSR board of directors.  She was elected to a three-year term as a director at the 2008 HCSR Annual meeting.  

With a bachelor's degree in accounting from Virginia Tech and a master's degree in counselor education from Virginia Commonwealth University, Mrs. Anderson has worked as an accountant, a career counselor and a school counselor.  She is currently a parent volunteer with Hanover County Public Schools and now enjoys volunteering at Atlee High School and at The Georgetown School.   

She is married to Matte Anderson of Trane, a member of the Superintendent's Business Advisory Committee, and they are the parents of two children attending Hanover County Schools. 

May 2008 – CHECK US OUT!    The new and improved E-GUIDE is ready!  Geographical Locations offer new options to help students find business resources near their homes and schools and the opportunity types have been expanded to include all categories.  

These new criteria filters have been added to the HELP-WANTED pages as well and will give smaller results lists and simplify searches.

PERSONAL USER ACCOUNTS BRING BENEFITS   The existing general login and password for the E-Guide will allow students, parents and educators to enter the E-Guide and to set up, manage and log in through personal password-protected accounts.  With these personal accounts in place HCSR can do such things as automatically notify students by email of new help-wanted listings that match a student’s stated interests.

No personal contact information other than email address will be required—not even an individual’s name.  Multiple layers of security will protect personal accounts from public view and students with their parents’ supervision will still initiate all direct contact with businesses.  No business will ever make first contact with a student.

NEW OPTIONS FOR BUSINESSES    Businesses will also be able to manage the data in their profiles and help-wanted listings by setting up individual business accounts that will provide the additional security required.  They will be able to register or edit profiles and to setup, edit, or delete help-wanted listings on their own.  HCSR will be able to track traffic at each business profile site.

HCSR is pleased to announce that these expanded services will continue to be offered to participating businesses and organizations at no charge, making this still the best bargain in town!