Kim Reed is detailed-oriented and has strong project management, Excel, and MS Office skills. She helped project manage several major activities and initiatives for her reporting team over the last six months, keeping detailed documentation and following up with stakeholders. Kim also managed training initiatives for the team and clients, developing a training matrix to measure progress against goals. Her experience across Microsoft HR provided valuable resources and contacts for the team.

1. RecommendationforKimReed
Dec. 19. 2014
To Whom It May Concern,
Thisletterismy personal recommendationforKimReed. Until justrecently,I’ve beensupervisingKim
since July2014. Kimis detail-oriented,expedient,andhasexcellentfollow-through,evenwiththe most
ambiguoustasks. She has strongExcel skills,MSRA/MSPeople reportingknowledge,and excellentMS
Office Skills. Herstrongprojectmanagementskillsand aptitude fordevelopingtrainingcontentand
resources were ahuge value-addforourteam.
Overthe last six months Kimhelped projectmanage severalmajoractivitiesonourreportingteam. Her
strongprojectplanningandmanagementof associatedtasks wasincrediblyhelpful. She keptdetailed
documentationtoensure we were solvingoutstandingproblemsand followedupwithstakeholders as
needed. Herattentiontodetail isphenomenal.
Kimalsomanagedseveral teamtraininginitiatives,bothforourownteam as well asclienttraining
plans. Kimpartneredwithme todevelopateamtrainingmatrix thatmeasuredourteam’sprogress
againsttraininggoals,while alsoensuringwe hadthe trainingresourcesinplace thatwe neededto
achieve ourplans. Kimwasalsoinstrumental incollaboratingwithourmanagersinrollingout reporting
trainingcontentforour new GHRO colleagues.
Her experience acrossMicrosoftHRwas alsogreat forour team as Kimoftenrecommendedcontacts
and colleagues,programs,andotherinternal company resourcesthatIdidn’tevenknow existed!
I highlyrecommendKim, she wouldbe anexcellentassetonyourteam. If youseek furtherdetails,
please don’thesitatetocontactme.
Sincerely,
Katie Metcalf,HRBIReportingTeamLead
kmetcalf@microsoft.com