Speaker Bio Jennifer founded Experience with the mission to educate, assist and inspire college graduates by giving them the experience they need to launch and lead extraordinary careers. Since 1996, the Experience network has grown to include more than 3,800 universities, 100,000 employers and over 8 million students and alumni. Recognized as one of the nation’s youngest leaders in social entrepreneurship by numerous organizations including Forbes, Business Week, New York Times, Working Woman, Boston Business Journal, Boston Globe, Women's Business, and Entrepreneur, Jennifer is a frequent speaker at nationwide universities and major business events to share her unique perspective on the up-and-coming workforce. Jennifer earned a BA in psychology from Dartmouth College in 1993, and was a management consultant with Bain & Company in Boston prior to starting Experience. She is currently a board member and active participant in Women in Technology International, the MIT Enterprise Forum, Junior Achievement, and the Caring Canines organization which certifies and manages therapy service dogs. Jennifer (and her wheaten terrier, Bailey) live in Boston’s North End. Session: How Searching For Soft Skills Finds the Best Candidates An impressive resume should be a telltale sign of a perfect candidate -- but what if that candidate can't communicate well, has vast academic experience but no work experience? "Soft skills," like a person's listening and interpersonal skills are vital to evaluating a job prospect. It’s difficult to sift through many candidates to find the ones you want to focus on, but there are innovative ways to pinpoint a great candidate using new web technology. This presentation will show recruiters how to find candidates using broader considerations for relevant attributes, and in particular, how this can be done very effectively and efficiently via online recruiter-candidate communities and interaction. .