recruiting roadshow recap from cleveland
May 1st, 2008
… in cloud formation.
intro marty snyder calls me a journalist (mom would be proud) john sumser explains background of event and the speakers, promotes sponsors (Arbita, ZoomInfo, Recruiting Blogs, PC Recruiter, CareerBoard) don ramer (arbita) future of web recruiting “technology doesn’t destroy intermediary businesses; they empower them” 
lots of questions for me after about blogging from attendees isolatr.com “web recruiting 3.0” Those who die with the most friends - not money - win “iPhone is one of the most amazing inventions in history. It’s an information appliance.” Companies must get hearts and minds in the game to be successful Reject candidates digitally Elephants, crickets and (Mexican) crabs (ask Don) “The future is YOU.” Jason Morris of employeescreenIQ is up. Everyone does background checks these days History of background checks given “Cost to replace an employee is estimated at 33% to 250% of annual salary. 53% of resumes lie. Sometimes background checks are wrong Background check laws make my brain hurt Trends: international screening, I-9 services, FBI records, privacy legislation only use members of the NAPBS Choicepoint, Kroll, USIS, First Advantage, Acxiom, employeescreen University John Sumser on generational differences and recruiting millennials Y’s think “Boomers are just waiting it out.” Age diversification has gone from a pyramid to chimney-stack shape in the last 20 yrs. “Women got educated, which decreased the number of children.” Be prepared to work for those younger than you. There are too many old people who aren’t dying in America. sumser in suspenders and sporting a ponytail products of American education system the last 25 years know how to work in teams Today, social interaction is taking place outside of the workplace, during work hours. The internet made students smarter than the teachers. Fast failure has replaced longterm thinking Retirementjobs.com. Roadshow round-up by John. Pics of event on Facebook fan site.
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Joel,
I really enjoyed reading this post. We’re big fans of the Roadshow concept at HRmarketer and of the entire cast involved with these gatherings. Congratulations on what appears to have been successful event, and another job well done for John Sumser and the Roadshow sponsors. I was lucky enough to attend the Dallas event in December and got a lot out it. Thanks again for the recap.
-Jonathan