Our team speaks at national industry conferences
Our team is regularly invited to speak and/or play a conference chair/MC role at national and regional industry conferences, including national SHRM conferences, ERE, SourceCon, and OnRec. We also serve as volunteer leaders and advisors with professional recruitment organizations and give back to our community by advising students and faculty.
Upcoming Events
In addition to our Recruiting Labs public workshops for recruiters and recruiting leaders, you can hear us on webinars and find us at major industry events across North America.
Speaking Topics
We present sessions across many recruiting topics, including sourcing, recruiting leadership, hiring manager engagement, and general best practices. Below are sample presentation topics:
- Hiring Managers as your Secret Weapon
- How to create a fantastic candidate experience
- 5 Keys to Successful Recruiting Leadership
- How to create a culture of recruiting ownership
- Social Media Recruiting Best Practices
- Leveraging Recruitment Metrics
- Choose your Hard: Lead or be Led
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List of Prior Speaking Engagements
National/Global
- ERE Expo – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (2010 Conference Chair and MC), 2011, 2012, 2013
- SHRM‘s National Conference – 2010, 2012
- SHRM‘s National Talent Management Conference – 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
- NACE Online Recruiter Conference – 2009
- Kennedy‘s Recruiting Conference – 2009
- The Recruiting Conference – 2012 (Keynote)
- AIRS Tech Recruiting Symposiums
- Avature Global User Conference – 2012 (Keynote)
- International Career Development Conference
Regional
- Northwest Human Resource Management Assoc SHRM Conferences – 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011 (Keynote)
- Regional SHRM Staffing Management Association of Seattle Staffing Symposium
- Northwest Recruiters Association
- recruitDC – 2012 (Keynote)
- SHRM Washington State Council Employment Law Conference – 2010 (Keynote)
- SHRM’s Seattle Chapter
- SHRM’s Lake Washington Human Resources Association
- SHRM’s South Puget Sound Chapter
- WSA (Washington Software Association) HR SIG
- Executive HR Roundtable
- Renton Chamber of Commerce Recruiting and Retention Conference
- Employment Management Association of Chicago
- Washington School Personnel Association
- Washington State Association of Healthcare Recruiters
- Regional SHRM Student Conferences – 2002, 2003
Student Organizations
- University of Washington School of Business, HR Program
- Western Washington University SHRM Student Chapter
- Lake Washington Technical College SHRM Chapter
Volunteer Leadership Positions
- Founding Board Member, four-term President, and Strategic Advisor,
SHRM Staffing Management Association of Seattle - Board Member, Washington State’s Largest Human Resources Organization,
SHRM’s Lake Washington Human Resources Association
Faculty
- The Recruiting Leadership Lab – 2011, 2012
- Sourcing Lab – 2011, 2012
- Strategic Talent Acquisition Roundtable Leadership Academy – 2007, 2008
- Northwest Human Resource Management Association Foundations Course – 2009
Webinars
- ERE on Hiring Manager Success – 2009
- ERE on Recruiter Best Practices – 2012
- Kennedy on Metrics – 2009
- Kennedy on Workforce Planning – 2009
Judge
- ERE Recruiting Excellence Awards – 2011, 2012
National
- OnRec Exposition Keynote Speaker, Conference Chair and MC – 2010
- ERE – 2005, 2006, 2008 (2008 Conference Chair and MC).
- Kennedy’s Recruiting Conference Keynote Speaker – 2006
Regional
- SHRM Staffing Management Association of Seattle Staffing Symposium – 2008
- Northwest Recruiters Association – 2007
Student Organization Contributions
- Georgetown University Executive MBA Leadership Series; McDonough School of Business – featured speaker
- University of Washington; Undergraduate School of Business, HR Program – featured speaker
- University of Washington; Foster School of Business – internship advisory board
Volunteer Leadership Positions
- Board Member, 2-term President, and Strategic Advisor, Northwest Recruiting Association
National
- ERE – 2011
- SourceCon – 2011 (2011 Conference Chair and MC)
- ERE Social Recruiting Summit – 2009
- Kennedy Sourcing Summit – 2009, 2010
- Recruitment Symposium – 2010
- BlogHer Job Lab – 2010
- National Black MBA Association – 2010
- International Association of Employment Websites Member Congress – 2011
- Radical Innovation, Open HR Conference – 2011
Regional
- NHRMA Regional HR Conference – 2011
- Staffing Management Association of Chicago – 2011, 2012
- Staffing Management Association of Seattle Staffing Symposium
- Northwest Indiana SHRM Annual Conference
- Direct Marketing Association of Northern California – 2009
Webinars
- ERE, Finding Talent in the Blogosphere – 2011
- OnRec/Recruiting Trends, Recruiting Smart Webinar – 2011
- Kennedy, Making Social Media Work for Recruiting – 2011
- Kennedy, Online Recruiting Conference – 2009, 2010
Volunteer Leadership Positions
- Board Member and Programs Advisor, Staffing Management Association of Seattle