Social media is rapidly becoming more than just another tool in a recruiter’s toolbox — it’s an important part of the future of the talent acquisition profession. The goal the summit is to have an industry conversation about these tools, and talk about tactics and strategies that are already in the field and working, not pie-in-the-sky ideas. And even if you can’t make it, you can still participate in that discussion.

The stream will take place on the top of the ERE.net homepage through Ustream. There is nothing that you will need to download; just come to the site on Monday morning, shortly before we kick off the event at 9:30 a.m. ET, and you will see the box. You just need to click the play button and you will be all set. There is also a chat component there, so you can talk to others watching the stream, and even those in attendance in New York.

You will also want to check out Twitter for more great conversation from the event by following the #socialrecruiting hashtag and the @socrecruiting handle. The event in June featured over 1,500 tweets sent that day alone, mostly from those in attendance, so this is another great way to join the conversation even if you can’t make it to New York.

As I mentioned, the day starts at 9:30 a.m. ET as our summit chair Laurie Ruettimann kicks off the day, and introduces our keynote speaker Fred Wilson at 10:00 a.m. ET. Fred is the venture capitalist behind many of the names you know on the Internet such as Twitter, Indeed, del.icio.us, and many others. From there the day, which goes through 5:15, will feature sessions led by recruiters who have actually already proved success using social recruiting tactics in their recruiting strategy. Check out the full agenda here.

So make sure to clear your calendar for Monday, as this is certainly something you won’t want to miss. And if you are in and around the NY area or can get there on Monday, there are still (at least as I post this) a few tickets left to attend.

• We are just a week away from the second #socialrecruiting summit, taking place next Monday, November 16 in New York City. There are still a few tickets left if you plan to attend in person. If not, stay tuned for more information on the live streaming that will take place next week. Either way, make sure to clear your calendar for next Monday to participate in the conversation about the intersection of social media and recruiting strategy.
• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, tune in to our sister site, FordyceLetter.com, for this week’s new episode of Fordyce TV led by Shally Steckerl – If You Need a Sourcer, Part I. In this session, Shally takes us through how he built some of the world’s most successful sourcing teams.
• Sign up for this week’s free webinar on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. ET – Quick and Free Ways to Source Executive Talent Online also led by Shally Steckerl. Shally will talk about strategies for attracting executive talent, presenting a diverse range of candidates that meet and exceed requirements, filling positions quickly, and free online tools that can facilitate the process.
• The speaker list continues to grow for ERE Expo 2010 Spring taking place in San Diego from March 15-17. Stay tuned for more information about the agenda, and make sure to reserve your spot today and take advantage of the early bird discounts in place. And if you are a sourcer, make sure to save the date for SourceCon 2010 which will take place in San Diego from March 14-16. Stay tuned for more info on both of these exciting events, and let me know if you have any questions about either of them.

I hope you have a great week, and feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET over on our sister site FordyceLetter.com, Shally Steckerl returns for part 2 of his Client Sourcing episode of Fordyce TV. In this live show, Shally will share more of the ways he gets insider details, including key names and job titles, contact details, internal promotions/moves, and other intel to better prepare himself for the cold call. If you are on the search and placement side of the business, you won’t want to miss this.
• Sign up for this week’s free webinar on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, 2009 Corporate Staffing & Recruiting Part II led by Dan Kilgore and Jeremy Eskenazi from Riviera Associates. Join this interactive webinar which will will discuss trend update, and what it means going forward for corporate recruiting, new trends and data that has evolved recently showing that possibly the turn-around has begun, and specific steps/tactics to take to maximize results in this current climate.
• Friday is your last chance to take advantage of the $500 early bird registration discount for ERE Expo 2010 Spring taking place in San Diego from March 15-17. The agenda is coming together and the speaker list continues to grow, so make sure to check out all of the details and reserve your spot at www.ereexpo.com.
• ERE Expo will also host the sixth annual Recruiting Excellence Awards ceremony on March 15, and we are now accepting applications in nine categories. This is your chance to share how your recruiting success is helping your business — and in many cases furthering the recruiting profession.
• We just secured dates in San Diego next March for SourceCon, which will be taking place March 14-15. Stay tuned for more details about the only conference solely dedicated to the sourcing industry, but make sure to clear your calendar! Email me if you want to get more information at scott@ere.net.
• In more immediate event news, spaces are going fast for the next #socialrecruiting summit, taking place in New York City in less than a month on November 16. More than half the tickets are sold already for this follow up to the first summit which sold out back in June. Take a look at the growing attendee list and if you are already registered, make sure to make your voice heard by helping shape the unconference portion of the event here.

Have a great week, and feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET over on our sister site FordyceLetter.com, join TalentDrive’s CEO Sean Bisceglia as he leads this week’s episode of Fordyce TV on the topic of effective strategies to selling to HR. If you are on the search and placement side of the business, you won’t want to miss this interactive, live streaming event.
• Sign up for this week’s free webinar on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET as J.T. O’Donnell from CAREEREALISM talks about how some companies are effectively bridging the generation gap to Gen Y.
• We are now just under a month before hundreds of us descend on New York City for the second #socialrecruiting summit and already close to half the spaces are filled. The goal of #socialrecruiting summit, the follow up to the first summit which sold out this past June, is to have an industry conversation about these tools, talk about tactics and strategies that are already in the field and working, not pie-in-the-sky ideas. Take a look at the growing attendee list and add yourself before it is too late.
• In other event news, the agenda is coming together and the speaker list is growing for ERE Expo 2010 Spring in San Diego from March 15-17. Make sure to register by Friday, October 30 so you don’t miss out on the $500 early bird discount. Once again, we will be awarding the 6th annual Recruiting Excellence Awards in San Diego, and we are now accepting applications in nine categories. Get all of the details and apply at www.ereawards.com.
• For you sourcers out there, you have probably heard the news that we have acquired SourceCon, the only conference dedicated exclusively to sourcing. We are currently working hard to secure dates for the next event, taking place in the spring, so stay tuned for more information. In the meantime, subscribe to The Source Newsletter for information about next year’s event, upcoming challenges and more great content for the sourcing community.

Have a great week, and leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

With the Columbus Holiday and the short week for many here in the States, there will be no webinar or Fordyce TV episode this week. However, a few things to check out:

• We just finalized the details for our 6th annual Recruiting Excellence Awards program, and we are now accepting applications. This is your chance to share how your recruiting success is helping your business — and in many cases furthering the recruiting profession. We are currently accepting applications in nine categories, and the winners will be announced at our annual gala ceremony & dinner in San Diego on March 15. Get all of the details and start your application at www.ereawards.com. Also, Todd Raphael has a copy of DaVita’s (successful!) application from last year. Shoot him an email at todd@ere.net if you want him to send it to you.
• Speaking of San Diego in March, the awards ceremony & dinner will be taking place in San Diego in conjunction with the 10th annual spring ERE Expo conference. This year’s event will feature a brand new speaker faculty, highlighted by several speakers who are making their ERE Expo speaking debut. And make sure to register by October 30, to take advantage of the $500 early bird discount.
• If you are looking for something sooner, we are just about 1/3 of the way to selling out the next #socialrecruiting summit taking place in New York City on November 16. If you are already using or considering using social media tools in your recruitment strategy, then join the conversation taking place at this one-of-a-kind recruiting industry event, the follow up to the first summit which sold out this past June. Find out all the information and reserve your spot today at http://socialrecruitingsummit.com.

Have a great week, and leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET over on our sister site, Fordyce TV returns with a brand new episode. If you are on the search and placement side of the business, you won’t want to miss Neil Lebovits share his Internet marketing secrets for recruiters. Grab a few easy tips to keep your name in the forefront of your candidates’ minds without making update calls.
• Activity is picking up on jobs.ere.net, with over 20 jobs posted in the past week. If you are looking for your next opportunity, make sure to check back often. You can also follow job postings in the ERE Daily email newsletter, and on Twitter by following @recruiting_jobs. And if you are looking to add a recruiter to your team, there is no better place to post the position than on ERE’s job board.
• Last week, we added several new sessions to the upcoming #socialrecruiting summit agenda including Cindy Nicola from Electronic Arts, Susan Burns and a very exciting keynote address led by Fred Wilson, the venture capitalist behind many of the names you know on the Internet like Twitter, Indeed, del.icio.us, and many others. The follow up to our first summit which sold out last June, will take place in New York City on Monday, November 16. There are only a limited number of spaces available so make sure to reserve your spot soon. Check out the agenda and more information about this exciting conference/unconference at http://socialrecruitingsummit.com.
• Also last week, we added several new speakers to the agenda for the upcoming Spring ERE Expo taking place March 15-17 in San Diego. Joining the brand new speaker faculty include speakers from Lockton Companies, AT&T, Starbucks, RSM McGladrey, Dolby Laboratories, DAXKO, Ernst & Young and many others. And make sure to reserve your spot early to take advantage of early bird discounts that can save you up to $500 on your registration feel.
• Keep your eyes out Tuesday for a recruiter’s guide to Boolean searching.

Have a great week, and feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

• Sign up for this week’s free webinar on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET – Emerging Workforce Trends: What the Next 6 Months May Hold, led by ERE columnist Kevin Wheeler. Kevin will take you on an exploratory journey of emerging workforce trends and how they’ll influence your talent strategy.
• If you missed the news last week, we just announced the 10th annual ERE Expo 2010 Spring conference. The agenda is starting to come together, and once again will feature a brand new panel of speakers, many of which you have never seen present at an ERE Expo conference. And make sure to register by Friday to take advantage of the $600 early bird discount. Check out more about the conference at www.ereexpo.com.
• Speaking of events, tickets are going fast for the next #socialrecruiting summit, taking place in New York City on November 16. Last week we also added another exciting session to the agenda, Electronic Arts’ VP and Global Head of Talent Acquisition Cindy Nicola who will be talking about how social networking is at the heart of CRM.
• Think you’ve seen and heard it all? Maybe not. On Tuesday, Wendell Williams writes about a new way to select employees that he says is “a shining example of pure nonsense.”

Have a great week, and feel free to ask any questions you have in the comments section below.

• If you missed the news, #socialrecruiting Summit is coming to New York City on November 16. Following the first-ever event in June that sold out, this event will continue the conversation that we started to deconstruct the hype, understand how social media tools play a role in the recruiting lifestyle, and think about the possibilities as new and emerging technology come to the forefront. And make sure to reserve your spot by Friday before the early bird discount expires.
• If you weren’t able to make the trip earlier this month to South Florida, and missed any of the live streamed sessions, you can check out videos and slides from the Expo here. You can get some first hand tweets from those who attendeed by checking out the #ereexpo hashtag archive. And there are some photo albums posted to the ERE.net Facebook fan page. And stay tuned for the launch of our Spring ERE Expo taking place next March in San Diego. More info coming this week!
• Register for this week’s free webinar on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, 2009 Corporate Staffing & Recruiting Part II: Trend Updates and Survival Ideas, led by Dan Kilgore and Jeremy Eskenazi from Riviera Advisors.
• Job posting on jobs.ere.net are still just $25 through October 1, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to fill your open recruiting positions with one of your fellow ERE community members. And if you are looking for a new position, there have been fourteen new positions posted in the past week.
• Check out the article this week from Minneapolis StarTribune ad exec Jeff Perry about how to create better job ads.

If you have any questions about anything I have posted above, please leave them in the comments section.

If you were unable to make the trip down to Florida this year, we have some exciting things planned for you to be able to take advantage of the great information being exchanged here. While we can’t duplicate the real excitement and value of being here in person, there are still a few ways to participate in the event.

If you are a Twitter user, make sure to follow the #ereexpo hashtag, which will feature Tweets from many of the participants at the Expo, and also follow the official ERE Expo twitter handle @ereexpo.

As for the live stream, we kick off at 8:45 a.m. ET with the welcoming remarks for this year’s chairperson, Kevin Wheeler.

While not all of the sessions will be available, here is the schedule of what you can catch on the stream. Remember, all times are EDT:

Thursday, September 10

• 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. – Welcoming remarks & opening address from our conference chair, Kevin Wheeler
• 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – “Impossible is Nothing” Recruiting, led by Steve Fogarty & Steve Bonomo from adidas
• 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 p.m. – Employment Discrimination and New Media led by Carol Miaskoff of the U.S. EEOC
• 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Top 10 Most Effective No/Low Cost Online Recruitment Tools & Techniques led by Shally Steckerl
• 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. – Web 2.0 Beyond the Social Recruiting Hype: Microsoft’s Approach to Building Talent Pipelines and Communities, led by Marvin Smith from Microsoft
• 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. – Recruitment for Retention: Generational Differences, led by Valerie Kennerson from The American Cancer Society

Friday, September 11

• 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. – Welcome Remarks from Conference Chairperson Kevin Wheeler
• 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Bold Recruiting Leadership led by the 2009 Recruiting Excellence Award Department of the Year winner, Tony Blake from DaVita.
• 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – What I’ve Learned led by Mike Grennier from Wal-Mart
• 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. – A 10-step Guide for Developing a Social Media Strategy for Recruiting led by Jason Corsello from Knowledge Infusion & Elaine Orler
• 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. – RPO or You: How Will Your Staffing Organization Survive? A Panel Discussion moderated by Mark Mehler from CareerXroads and panelists Tara Amarai from ADP, Nury Plumley from Agilent Technologies, and Mike Grennier from Wal-Mart
• 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. – Recruiting with Social Media Q&A session led by Kevin Wheeler and panelists Angela Guidroz from Sodexo, Steve Fogarty from adidas, & Brian Schaffer from DaVita

For more information about these sessions and speakers, view the full agenda online.

We also have one last-minute change in speakers. On the last day, in the 3:15 slot where Rich Hamilton was going to speak, instead it will be Kristen Carroll, the talent-management director at Elliot Health System. She’s going to lead an interactive breakout session about HR strategy.

To take part in the stream, and the associated live chat, simply visit the ERE.net homepage tomorrow morning and click the box at the top of the page. That’s it, no need to download any software, and there is no charge to access the stream.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments below or email me. And if you are here in Florida, make sure to stop by and say hello!

• Sign up for this week’s free webinar on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m: How Job Satisfaction Drives the Job Hunting Process led by Lou Adler. Lou contends that once the economy begins recovering there will be a huge unexpected spike in voluntary turnover which will result in companies scrambling to fill these replacement hires. Learn when this spike will occur and what you can do about it now to get ready.
• In this week’s articles, are you ready for the inevitable increase in turnover you’ll experience before long? Find out if you’re ready: John Elliott of the healthcare organization Dartmouth-Hitchcock will have an exercise you can do this week. Todd Raphael uses some new technology were trying out to interview Jeremy Eskenazi about what’s going to happen to laid-off recruiters as hiring picks up. And David Szary writes about building “pipelines.” Everyone talks about them, but everyone’s got a different definition.
• ERE Expo 2009 Fall is just over a week away. I hope to meet you personally in FL, but if you aren’t able to make the trip, you aren’t totally out of luck! Once again we will be live streaming many of the sessions right here on ERE.net. Stay tuned for more information on the stream schedule later this week.
• Stay tuned for more information coming this week about the next Social Recruiting Summit to take place in New York City on Monday, November 16.
• We are looking for speakers for our Spring ERE Expo conference in San Diego. Really cutting-edge corporate recruiting folks. If that is you or if you have a recommendation, let Todd know. Todd is also always on the lookout for writers for the Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership, corporate recruiting leaders, ideally at medium or large companies, since that’s who the readers are.
• We’re getting going on the 2010 Recruiting Excellence Awards, which will take place in San Diego in conjunction with the Spring Expo. We’ll get the updated information on the website soon. Let us know if you have any suggestions as to how to improve the process this year, or if you’d like to serve as a judge.

Enjoy the last few days of summer, and if you have any questions about what I have posted, please leave them in the comments section below.

• We are less than three weeks away from ERE Expo’s Fall conference taking place in Hollywood, FL from September 9 – 11. If you haven’t yet reserved your spot, register today and don’t forget to get your $200 ERE subscriber discount by using product code FL09ERE when you register.
• And with ERE Expo Fall so close, we are starting to get ready for the what will be the 10th annual spring conference, returning to San Diego from March 15-17, featuring the annual Recruiting Excellence Awards. If you are interested in submitting a proposal to speak in San Diego or serve as a judge of this year’s awards program, please contact Todd Raphael.
• Speaking of events, if you don’t follow us on Twitter you may have missed the announcement last week that we have secured the date and location of the next Social Recruiting Summit. Following June’s sold-out inaugural event, this one will take place on November 16 in New York City. Stay tuned for more details and registration information this week!
• On the site this week, a new writer Stephen Balzac discusses the lack of respect employees are giving candidates, especially during interviews. Yves Lermusi shows you some surprising statistics about who’s stretching the truth on resumes. Todd Raphael takes a look at a sweet internship (literally).

Have a great week, and feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET over on our sister site, FordyceLetter.com, Shally Steckerl hosts this week’s episode of Fordyce TV. In this episode, Shally will be sharing his best client prospect sourcing tips.
• Sign up for this week’s free webinar taking place on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET – Help Me Help You: How Corporate Recruiting Professionals Can Make Their Hiring Managers Successful, led by John Vlastelica.
• We’ve got a number of though-provoking and useful articles coming up on the site. You’ll hear what Maureen Sharib has to say about talking vs. listening, and what a naked baby has to do with it. Jeremy Eskenazi’s going to weigh in on the ethical debate about whether it’s appropriate to only hire passive candidates, and ignore the unemployed.
• Our Editor-in-Chief Todd Raphael has given the printer the OK to print the September Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership. Now on to the October issue, where Erin Peterson, from Hewitt, is currently working on an article about how the company has redone its approach to hiring Hewitt employees. It is changing its branding, website, interviews, assessments, and candidate/manager surveys. Susan Burns is also working on an article about social media recruiting. John Elliott is writing about how executive compensation is changing and what that means to recruiting. And attorney Ron Chapman is doing a piece on hiring (or not hiring) people with tattoos and piercings.
• Hard to believe, but ERE Expo 2009 Fall is less than three weeks away and time is running out to reserve your spot. Returning for the third time to the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, FL from September 9 – 11, this year’s agenda once again features new speakers and cutting edge topics. Remember to use product code FL09ERE when registering to secure your $200 ERE subscriber discount.

Have a great week, and please leave any questions you have in the comments below.

• Sign up for this week’s free ERE.net webinar on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET – OFCCP and Recruiting: How Can You Innovate and Regulate, led by Elaine Orler from Knowledge Infusion. Elaine will discuss the definition for internet applicant, how the technology offered today has (and needs to) address that definition, innovative practices where organizations have embraced compliance, and how you can continue innovation within regulation and still identify the right talent for your organization.
• We are just a few weeks away from ERE Expo 2009 Fall, taking place September 9 – 11 in Hollywood, FL so time is running out to secure your spot. Join hundreds of other recruiting leaders for three days of learning and networking. And as an ERE subscriber, save an additional $200 by using product code FL09ERE when you register.
• Speaking of ERE Expo, I know that this is a tough time for some of you to find the budget to attend conferences, so here is your chance to win a free ticket, and some other great prizes to come to Florida next month. The contest is pretty simple and runs from today through Friday at 12:00 p.m. ET, so check out my blog post and good luck!
• There have been 19 new recruiter opportunities posted to jobs.ere.net over the past week, so if you are looking for your next opportunity make sure to check out the site. Also, you can follow new postings as they come on Twitter through @recruiting_jobs. And to continue helping those looking for their next opportunity and those looking to add recruiters, job postings will stay at just $25 through October 1, so post your recruiting jobs today.

Have a great week and feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET over on our sister site, FordyceLetter.com, we will be premiering another brand new episode of Fordyce TV. On this week’s episode, Lynn Hazan, recruiter and professional storyteller, will show how to use storytelling techniques to better communicate with candidates, clients, and new business propects. Hear examples of when stories made a difference in her recruiting practice, and begin to consider how to make effective use of your own recruiting stories.
• On Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, sign up for this week’s free webinar – Adjusting Talent Acquisition to a Changing Operations Model, led by Robin Ritter, Director of Talent & learning Systems at General Mills and Kristy Sidlarm Managing Consultant at Futurestep. In early 2008 General Mills created a talent initiative that optimized candidate quality, streamlined recruiting operations, and delivered the talent needed for change. This webinar will draw lessons from the initiative and provide insight to help you address key questions that drive the success of a challenging talent acquisition effort.
• This Friday is the last day to take advantage of the $200 early bird discount for ERE Expo 2009 Fall. This year’s expo will be taking place from September 9 – 11 at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, FL, and will feature nearly 30 speakers from companies like Adidas, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, American Cancer Society, Fifth Third Bank, Intel, the EEOC, Fluor, Sodexo and many more! And ERE subscribers can save an additional $200 by using the product code FL09ERE when registering.

Have a great week, and feel free to leave any questions in the comments section below.

• Fordyce TV will resume next week with a brand new episode led by Lynn Hazan. If you missed last week’s episode on perm fee negotiations, you can catch it here, along with all of our other past episodes.
  
• There is no ERE webinar this week, but you can sign up for next week’s free webinar on Adjusting Talent Acquisition to a Changing Operations Model, led by Robin Ritter from General Mills and Kristy Sidlar from FutureStep.
• Our Editor-In-Chief Todd Raphael is working on the September issue of the Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership. All of the articles have come in and he’s just working on some minor cleanup and the layout/graphics with our designer Barbara. We’re thinking this may be the best issue of the publication so far. We’ve got Richard Newsom from Fifth Third Bank, talking about how the company boiled down their recruiting metrics to a single “stock price” measure. John Zappe is covering customer services issues with recruiting technology. Lisa Edwards is writing about whether recruiting A-players really pays off. Keith Halperin proposes a new recruiting model. And more. So subscribe before August 15 to make sure this is your first issue. In addition, the issue will be distributed for free to all attendees at the upcoming ERE Expo 2009 Fall conference in Hollywood, FL.
• Speaking of the Expo, make sure you register before August 7 to get the $200 early bird rate. In addition, ERE subscribers can save an additional $200 by using product code FL09ERE. If you haven’t seen the agenda featuring over 20 corporate recruiters, practitioners, and thought leaders, check it out now.
• There are still a few weeks to take advantage of $25 job postings on EREjobs. If you are looking to add to your team, your posting will not only be displayed on the site for 30 days, but also in the ERE Daily email newsletter, the ERE homepage, and through the @recruiting_jobs feed on Twitter. And if you are looking for your next opportunity, check the site often and follow the Twitter feed.

Have a great week and please feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments below.

• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET over on our sister site, Fordyce TV returns with a brand new episode on Perm Fee Negotiations led by Neil Lebovits, CPA, CPC, CTS — a Fortune 500 Staffing industry executive turned trainer. In this fast-paced, highly energetic, information-packed episode, Neil will “go back to the basics” to share a technique that most recruiters, let alone clients, don’t even think about.
• On Wednesday, sign up for this week’s free webinar at 2:00 p.m. ET on Recruitment Process Outsourcing led by Scott Foos, the President & CEO of Harbor Light Recruiting, Inc. Scott will provide an overview of RPO, its history, its future, its value proposition for employers, and the implications to agencies, corporate recruiters, and independent recruiters.
• Summer seems like it has just gotten started, but ERE Expo 2009 Fall is just around the corner taking place from September 9 – 11 in Hollywood, FL. With over eight sessions led real corporate recruiters and topics touching on the hottest topics like social recruiting, there is no better event to attend this year. As an ERE subscriber, take an additional $200 off the conference fee by using product code FL09ERE, and check out our travel inclusive package to help fit the event in your budget.
• If you haven’t already, check out our newest site at SocialRecruiting.com. We’re trying out crowdsourcing the site by sharing, commenting and rating articles and blog posts dealing with this exciting topic. After last month’s sold out summit, this is another way to continue the conversation and share information with your fellow community members. Check it out and let us know what you think. And feel free to submit articles you find interesting on the topic. Not only will they be posted to the site by they will be included in the @socrecruiting Twitter feed.
• If you are looking for a new recruiting position remember to keep up with EREjobs and follow @recruiting_jobs on Twitter. There were thirteen new positions posted this past week alone. And if you are looking to add to your team, job postings are still only $25 through August 1.
• Speaking of Twitter, remember you can follow ERE.net’s article feed on Twitter at @ere_net. For those of you on the search and placement side of the business make sure to follow @FordyceLetter. And you can now see how many times ERE articles have been tweeted out in the box included in each article.

I hope you have a great week, and feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

• For those of you interested in the exciting social recruiting trend, check out our newest site SocialRecruiting.com. We’re trying out crowdsourcing the site by sharing, commenting and rating articles and blog posts dealing with this exciting topic. After last month’s sold out summit, this is another way to continue the conversation and share information with your fellow community members. Check it out and let us know what you think. And feel free to submit articles you find interesting on the topic.
• Speaking of social recruiting, in addition to several other sessions already planned on the topic at the upcoming ERE Expo 2009 Fall conference, we just added a closing panel discussion led by Susan Burns, and featuring recruiters from Intel, Sodexo, Adidas, and DaVita. Remember that as an ERE subscriber you can receive a $200 discount off the registration fee for the conference taking place from September 9 – 11 in Hollywood, FL. Just use product code FL09ERE when you register online.
  
• John Zappe will take a look an unorthodox way one job board is getting exposure and buzz. It’s just one of a long list of new items that’ll appear on the site this week. To keep up, sign up for the daily newsletter, if you haven’t yet.
• For those of you on the search and placement side of the business, mark your calender for June 9-11 of next year for Fordyce Forum 2010 in Las Vegas. And if you are ready to register now, you can take advantage of savings of over 45% of the registration fee.

Have a great week and feel free to leave any questions you have in the comments section below.

• Later today at 2:00 p.m. ET, sign up for this week’s free webinar, Taking Control of EVP: How to Measure, Manage and Improve Your Employment Brand Presence led by Mitzi Adwell from The Newman Group. We’ll explore tactics for defining the attributes that differentiate your organization in the eyes of candidates and employees, highlighting those differentiators through your marketing and communications efforts to candidates, and opportunities for improving talent operations to bring those differentiators to life.
• Friday is the last chance to take advantage of the ERE Expo 2009 Fall early bird discount. This year’s event, returning to the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, FL from September 9 – 11 features presentations from Adidas, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, American Cancer Society, Fifth Third Bank, and many more. Topics include everything from employer branding, onboarding, and several topics focused on social recruiting.
• We’re going to add a new session to our Fall Expo agenda. It’s going to be a closing session on social media — an all-star panel including DaVita, Sodexo, Adidas, and others, moderated by Susan Burns. It’s just one more of a group of sessions we’re having on the topic, including one by Marvin Smith from Microsoft, a couple of legal sessions, a presentation on developing a social-media recruiting strategy, and more.
• Also this week, our Editor-in-Chief Todd Raphael talks to Alan Strauss, who’s doing a talent-acquisition project for Lockheed Martin and is well-connected in the D.C.-area corporate recruiting community, about bringing in “A-players” to corporations; what the best recruiters are doing to keep their jobs; and what sorts of questions recruiters should be asking their customers to become more influential and strategic.
• There have been 12 new postings during the past week on our recruiting job board. If you are looking for a new opportunity make sure to check it regularly and also follow new postings on Twitter at @recruiting_jobs. And if you are looking to add to your team, remember 30 day postings are only $25 through August 1.

Have a great week everyone, and for our US readers I hope you have a great 4th of July weekend!

• There will be no Fordyce TV this week, but we will resume again on June 30 with Jeff Kaye. However, if you are on the search and placement side of the business and weren’t able to make it to Las Vegas a few weeks ago for the third annual Fordyce Forum conference, you can still check out the slides of the presentations on our post-conference site. And save the date now, as the fourth annual Fordyce Forum will take place June 9 – 11, 2010 back in Las Vegas, so stay tuned for more info on that in the next few weeks.
• Last Monday, I and 225 of my closest friends, and thousands more at home participated in the first ever Social Recruiting Summit at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA. The event was a huge success where the discussion happened onsite, online, and throughout the social media world. Over 1200 tweets were sent out on Twitter throughout that day alone using the #socialrecruiting hashtag. If you missed any of the sessions, several of them are available here to view. Also check out this video that our chairperson Susan Burns and ERE’s production manager Brendan Shields put together on the Evolution of Recruiting.
• Remember, you can meet and network with others in the recruiting industry not just on our own community site, but also through Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
• Time is running out to secure the early bird discount for ERE Expo 2009 Fall taking place in Hollywood, FL from September 9 – 11. Make sure you register by July 3 to receive the $300 early bird discount, and if you are an ERE subscriber, make sure to use product code FL09ERE to save an additional $200. The agenda features over 20 speakers touching on topics such as social recruiting, onboarding, metrics, employer branding and much more. View the full agenda here or download the conference brochure.
• There are currently over 15 recruiting positions posted in the past week on erejobs. If you are looking for your next opportunity, activity has been picking up on the board over the past few weeks so make sure to check the site regularly, or you can also follow @recruiting_jobs on Twitter. And if you are looking to add to your team, remember that 30 day postings are only $25 through August 1, so post your recruiting and HR positions today.

Have a great week, and feel free to leave any questions in the comments below.

If you missed any of the sessions, several of them have been archived here.

Also check out this video put together by our chairperson Susan Burns and ERE’s Production Manager Brendan Shields, which kicked off the summit. The video tracks the evolution of the recruiting profession and the tools available to our industry from its primitive beginning to where we now stand. We don’t know what’s next, but we do know it isn’t too far away.