Archive for the ‘Conferences’ Category
Twin Cities HR Networking Event : 9/9/10
Posted by JasonThe Talent Buzz is hosting the 2nd annual premier networking event for HR & Talent Management professionals in the Twin Cities. The event will be held on Thursday, September 9th, from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, aboard Al & Alma’s Bella Vista Yacht.
Online Recruiting and Job Pollution
Posted by JasonI had the opportunity to present at the Minnesota Recruiters Conference last week on Online Recruiting. A big thanks to the co-founder of the group, Paul DeBettignies, for another great event.
I focused on this topic as a follow-up to an article I wrote a few weeks ago called “Job Seekers Beware“. These are a few examples to consider as a result of that artcile.
The slides are included below - via SlideShare. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about the session.
Some additional context on the session when viewing the slides:
- The main focus of the session was on “owning” your own content, and controlling the candidate experience.
- The inference to the examples used again was on partnering with these organizations to stop the job pollution that’s taking place - primarily the sites that are using your content without your knowledge.
- Put YOUR strategy together based on your organizations needs. As a specific example, during the session we looked at twitter as a recruiting tool, and the pollution taking place with thousands of jobs channels. It’s not that an organization shouldn’t consider - or use twitter (or social recruiting for that matter) - it’s about finding out who has your content, where candidates are being driven to, and the results.
- It’s also about outsourcing what makes sense. Do you want to manage your organizations twitter channel and followers - or does it make sense to leverage the established job boards already in place? The answer is different for everyone, but again, you need to own the content and clearly know the candidates path to completion - on all sites.
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Minnesota Recruiters Conference
Posted by JasonWe’re just a week away from the next recruiting conference for twin cities recruiting pro’s. The event is taking place at Best Buy on Friday, April 30th. Click here for the registration and for event details.
I am looking forward to presenting one of the three sessions, and I will be discussing “Online Recruiting: What are we Doing”?
Tweets, Tweeps, and Recap of #OnRec09
Posted by JasonEarlier this year OnRec and Kennedy Information announced they were teaming up to create one high impact event, albeit in Chicago. The event received mixed reviews by many, yet there were a lot of great ideas shared, connections made, and a handful of good sessions.
Attendance to this years event was estimated at around 400 attendees.
In the vendor exhibit hall, the technology everyone was talking about was over at the Tweetajob booth. I had a opportunity to catch Tweetajob’s CEO, Carmen Hudson, for a quick video interview.
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Tweetajob.com CEO Interview
Posted by JasonI had the chance to connect with Carmen Hudson, CEO of tweetajob at the OnRec / Kennedy Information conference. I asked Carmen a few questions about the benefits for Recruiters and Companies to utilize their services vs. other twitter job posting services on the market.
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The Talent Buzz is hosting a premier networking event for HR & Talent Management professionals in the Twin Cities. The event will be held on Thursday, September 17th, from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm, aboard Al & Alma’s Bella Vista Yacht.
The Wonders of Twitter at a Conference
Posted by JasonBy Molly Sly (@mollysly).
I’m waiting for my flight at the Orlando airport after attending the Kennedy Recruiting conference. The talk of the conference was social media and how it’s changing the way we recruit. As was stated in one of the sessions, social media has brought about the evolution of relationship marketing. In particular, Twitter was discussed constantly – in lines at Starbucks, in elevators, in the recruitingblogs.com cyber lounge and of course, in several sessions.
Breaking News for the Recruiting Blogosphere
Posted by JasonI had the opportunity to meet with RecruitingBlogs.com founder, Jason Davis, for an exclusive interview during the Kennedy Recruiting Conference today.
Day #2 at the annual SHRM Diversity Conference general session started off with the Chief Diversity Officers Panel. Key messaging included focusing on Diversity as a competitive advantage, executive support, and positioning yourself as a business leader – just as a head of a product or business line would.
The highlight of Tuesday hands down was the general session with Frans Johansson. Frans makes Tony Robbins look calm on stage, any day!
Frans recent best-selling book “The Medici Effect” has sparked “The Medici Game” – a way for organizations to drive a conversation about innovation. One of the stats used to kick off the session was the length of time a company used to be part of the S&P 500. The answer is 25-35 years, but that was then – this is now. The average length today is between 10-15 years. Thus, the need for innovation. The point: Diversity drives innovation. You’d expect that while attending a Diversity Conference, right? An example used to drive the point was Sony invented the Walkman. In theory, they could/should be “the music company”. Which computer company took their place? Apple comes to mind…
Frans made linkages with products, people, and organizations you would have never thought possible – and how they resulted in amazing success – in hindsight.
See you in Orlando next month at The Recruiting Conference. Not attending? Follow the conference highlights here.
SHRM Diversity Conference - October 27, 2008 (Day 1)
Posted by JasonMore than 1,000 attendees are expected to attend the annual SHRM Diversity Conference and Expo in Atlanta, GA. Although there is no SHRM twitter stream to follow (SHRM hasn’t posted since May), there is no shortage of great session content, speakers, and networking opportunities!
There were 16 different sessions on Day 1 of the event. A couple sessions that created some buzz were “Creating Your Comprehensive Diversity Strategic Plan” by independent consultant Grace Odums, and “Engaging White Men in Diversity Efforts - Why it’s Essential and Where do they Fit” by Tim McNichol, managing partner from White Men as Full Diversity Partners.
In the exhibit hall, the award has to go to the ladies wearing the bulls’ horn hats (Ann, Mona, and Cindy) from The LifeMoxie Company! LifeMoxie specializes in people and their potential - and offer everything from mentoring solutions to moxie skills. Click here for more information and to register for their upcoming webinar “7 Steps to Creating Strategic, Sustainable, and Successful Mentoring”. You can also read their article on “5 Ways to Mess up Mentoring“.
And of course, if you want the scoop on the conference, the place to hang was with Hazel. One of the most customer-oriented individuals I have ever met! Talk on the street here included the Election, Job Losses, Leadership in Diversity, and more.
Check back tomorrow for more information on this years conference, sessions, speakers, and attendees.
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