About Us

Employaid is an online community for corporate employees to find the resources they need for career success. The economy, increasing corporate layoffs, workplace issues, and what seems to be more job stress than ever before, created the need for Employaid. We are Your Lifeline at Work. Here you will find tools, strategies and skills to navigate the rough waters of your workplace. Or, simply to get ahead in your life, work, and career.

Because there is only one YOU, we’ve designed Employaid with you in mind. You can find the aid you are looking for across a wide variety of media - so you get what you want, how you want it, when you need it. Join our unique and growing community of Members who are changing the face of today’s workplace.

Who’s Who

Barbara Poole, Founder & President

Barbara created Employaid after 25 years of working with major corporations to improve company and individual performance. She started her career as a human resources director in a national specialty store chain, and continued up through the ranks in senior human resources positions for Fortune 1000 retail companies. A career move to management and training consulting followed, spanning Senior Consultant, and Director of Business Development for MOHR Development, an international training consultancy, and finally, National Practice Director, Revenue Improvement at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting. These experiences tied to the work of Barbara’s own Firm, Poole Resources Inc., dedicated to providing sales, marketing and organizational solutions for growing top line revenue in Fortune 1000 companies. Clients included May Department Stores, LensCrafters, Walt Disney Attractions Merchandising, American Tourister, The Estee Lauder Companies, Warnaco, Compaq (HP), Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins Barbara has presented at trade group conferences including the National Retail Federation, American Society for Training and Development, and the International Council of Shopping Centers. She has developed a number of management tools for corporations including VirtualCoach™, and RPM™ a process for building market share through a focus on the demand chain. After completing a major in Sociology at Hofstra University, Barbara graduated from, and was an Adjunct Instructor in the Hofstra-Cornell NYS School of Industrial and Relations Labor-Management Studies program. She has been quoted in national and trade publications. Barbara is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Institute of Management Consultants and the Habitat for Humanity Partners Council.

Contributors

Linda Rosenberg

As a corporate human resources executive for large decentralized corporations, Linda excels at linking the human resources function with the broader business issues of the company. She has forged strong relationships with senior line executives at US Cellular, Montgomery Ward, and Rand McNally & Co. As an in-demand HR staffing consultant, Linda’s clients included Office Max and Northern Trust Bank. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Western Illinois University and a Masters in Industrial Relations from Loyola University.

Deborah S. Hildebrand

Deborah is a human resources consultant and writer with over 20 years in the human resources field. Her background includes a degree in business administration from Cal State Northridge, and a certificate in human resources from UCLA. Her clients include Nestle, Public Storage, Cardinal Health, Warnaco, and Goodwill Industries. As a writer, Deborah has published business and career articles both on-line as well as in print.

Keith Johnson

Keith has been a technology consultant for leading human resources staffing groups such as Robert Half Technology, Core Staffing, Walsh Consultants, and others His clients have included Moody’s Investors Services, Time Warner Cable, The Advertising Council, JP Morgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. As a journalist, he has developed content for LegalZoom.com, InvestorGlossary.com, and PageWise.com Keith graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. John’s University with a degree in Communications.