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Nicole Winston

Advisor

Role and Company

Business Liaison, (Healthcare Industry)

Expertise

15 years experience in management

Location

Eden Prairie , MN

About Nicole

I have a B.A. degree in Social Development (psychology/philosophy) and certifications from the Minnesota Professional Psychological Association in Organizational Psych/Human Capital Management, Psychology of Bullying/Harassment and Psychology of Pain Management With/Without Opiate Addiction. I am also Lean and Six Sigma certified.

Most of my career has been based in leadership within training and development (including process improvement, operations management and multi-unit/district management). All 15+ years of management have been in the service industry (restaurants and retail). I have also owned 2 small businesses.

Currently I work as a Business Liaison for a Fortune 20 company in healthcare where I do collaboration regarding HR/onboarding and IT/applications support for a team of over 2500 employees globally. I also do project management for process improvement, I am the administrator of our team website/SharePoint, I write and distribute job aids, write and train new SOPs (standard operating procedures) and am constantly looking for ways to use Lean and Six Sigma concepts to better our team innovation and collaboration.

In my free time I host weekly social networking events with a Meetup.com social group for 20-50 members, I love to travel and SCUBA dive (I've also lived overseas), I am always up for an epicurean adventure with great wine, and I am working on training my new puppy to be a service/therapy animal so she can work with children in hospitals and seniors in hospice. I also love dancing and am a Kodak Certified Master Photographer (since 1998).

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7 years ago

I got employed as an IT intern. This internship will continue till December 2016. By December 2016, I will be graduating college with bachelors degree in Information System, and completing Comp TIA A+, Network + and Security +. By then my internship would have given me 5 months of hands on experience. What would be a reasonable hourly rate or salary to ask for? As a hiring manager what would you offer for those credentials and experience?

Hi Deepak, Your starting salary rate is often dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to the...

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7 years ago

Any good recommendations on how I should ask for more work hours and responsibility?

Taking initiative is a great way to start. Approach your management and let them know you want to take a...

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7 years ago

How do I stand out in job searches, when I have no college, or certification outside of military training?

Thank you for your service. First, look for a company that is very active in hiring military vets (there are...

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7 years ago

What should a Veteran do when a future employer/boss says you over qualified?

As a manager of over a decade I will tell you that the number one reason someone says that is...

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7 years ago

Initial direct message on ACP; What do I say?

I think you need to approach it (as silly as it seems, hear me out...) like a dating site. Introduce...

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