ERE is holding the Social Recruiting Summit 2009 conference June 15 at the Google Headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. As of today, the event is sold out. However, live streaming video of the conference will be available.
ERE felt this was the opportune time to have a conference – the first of its kind – about social recruiting. Social media is rapidly becoming more than just a tool for recruiters and is an important part of the future of talent acquisition.
“So far, the most exciting part about the Social Recruiting Summit is that we promoted it almost entirely through social media,” Scott Baxt, director of marketing at ERE, said. “We are eating the dog food, so to speak, and it tastes good.”
ERE is planning to bring together the best and brightest of the recruiting world for what it’s calling a “hybrid between a conference and an unconference.” That is, only part of the agenda is set, with hour-long sessions consisting of presentations lasting only 15 to 20 minutes and the rest of the time for question and answer sessions.
Sessions will be led by those who are already using social recruiting tactics, including Christopher Hoyt from AT&T; Kris Dunn from DAXKO; Susan Burns from Talent Synchronicity; Laurie Ruettimann from Punk Rock HR; Shally Steckerl from JobMachine; Michael Marlatt; Sasha Chua; Shannon Seery Gude and Joshua Kahn.
As for the rest of the conference, ERE is asking attendees to take the helm and create a truly compelling experience by bringing their ideas and excitement to the table. The conference even includes “unconference sessions” for this purpose. ERE also will ask attendees to help create a wiki about social media and recruiting.
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May 7th, 2009 at 3:39 am
I wish I was able to attend this summit… It’s too bad they don’t have anything like this here in WA state.
May 7th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Yes, we would like to some of this happening Ireland as it would be very useful to include on our job board.