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susanb - who has written 22 posts on Cheezhead Recruiting News and Opinion.

As president and founder of Talent Synchronicity, Susan develops talent strategy solutions through an integrated alignment with core business functions and processes. Susan weaves together technology, social media, branding, P & L experience, and alignment with business directives to create intrinsic value in strategic recruitment and talent initiatives. Susan also serves as executive director for The Future of Talent - a community of senior talent leaders influencing the future of talent strategies to guide their organizations to achieve sustainable and competitive practices. Previously, Susan was Worldwide Talent Acquisition Leader with Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, the second largest privately held PR firm. Susan was responsible for leading and developing a global talent attraction and acquisition function, a workforce planning model, and Agency Executive Board guidance. Prior to Waggener Edstrom, Susan was Operating Vice President of Employment Initiatives and College Relations for Federated Department Stores (Macy's Inc), the parent company of Macy's and Bloomingdales. Susan led the transformation of Federated's recruitment process, employment brand and recruiting technology through a number of key initiatives. Additionally, through her leadership of Federated’s college relations program the company was recognized by Business Week as one of the Top 50 employers for new college graduates. Consulting Services Include: • Integrated Recruitment and Talent Management Strategy Design and Development • Employment Brand Differentiation • Social Media Strategy • Workforce/Talent Planning • Recruitment Leader Development • University Recruitment and Relations Strategy • Recruitment Team Structure and Processes

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That tremor wasn’t a California earthquake, that was Google’s hiring!

Thursday, October 18, 2007

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In the last week or two Google surpassed the $600 mark…..yes, I’m still kicking myself for not buying at $85!! And this week not only did they announce awesome profits of +46% in Q3 but their hiring is rocking + 3,678 in two quarters (25% total employee growth in two quarters)!! “Google added 2,130 employees [...]

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Feeling the heat at MySpace?

Thursday, October 18, 2007

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Murdoch shares an update on MySpace at the Web 2.0 summit in San Fran this week. You can read the article here. What’s your point of view on the MySpace and Facebook environments and User experience? What about specifically for sourcing and recruitment? More coverage on the Summit if you want it!

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Taleo Announces Acquisition of WetFeet Talent Management Product

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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“Acquisition strengthens Taleo’s leading position in the retail industry” Well, I guess its been a long time coming. Consolidation in the space was predictable and it will no doubt continue. I had the pleasure of working with Gary Alpert and the WetFeet team from late 2000 through the end of 2005 during my [...]

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Who will win? China or India? Which country will offer more to companies and staff in the future?

Monday, October 8, 2007

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“After a 10 day spell in India the issue is in sharper relief for me, as a resident of China. But what do other Linkediners think? Which of India or China is more effectively developing the economic, social, political and technological infrastructures necessary to get to the next level?” Frank Mulligan This is a recent [...]

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“The Sourcer” - Market Disruptor? Part 2

Thursday, October 4, 2007

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“We believe the continuing development and increased availability of information technology will continue to attract new competitors. Increased competition may lead to pricing pressures that could negatively impact our business.” Korn Ferry International (10K filing, year-end 4.30.07) “Trends that could have a critical impact on our success include: ….rapidly changing technology in online recruiting;….. developments and changes [...]

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“The Sourcer” - market disruptor? Part 1

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

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When I first transitioned into a recruitment leadership role it was 1998 and the emergence of the Internet and the ASP model for Applicant Tracking Systems were emerging market disruptors. ATS’s were hitting their peak around 2000/2001, after which industry consolidation quickly followed. Yet today there is still more dissatisfaction than praise around [...]

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if you can’t get a cab

Monday, August 27, 2007

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Imagine standing in mid-town Manhattan on a clear, blue sky day and not being able to get a cab because there aren’t enough cab drivers! That was my experience in June of 2005 as I waited over 40 minutes trying to get a cab to get to the other side of town for a [...]

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