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Kevin Wheeler joined us on our webinar series to discuss global workforce trends and what recent developments may mean for recruiters. For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

Erin Peterson joined us to discuss how to improve a candidate’s experience during the hiring process and the positive impact it can have on your hires and employment brand. For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

Sourcing guru Shally Steckerl joined us on our webinar series to discuss strategies and free online tools that can help to facilitate sourcing executive talent. For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

Toby Nathan joined us on our webinar series to discuss the importance of establishing a personal brand, tips for doing so, and tools you can use to facilitate the process. For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

ERE was joined once again by J.T. O’Donnell as we discussed generational differences and how to overcome them in the workplace. For more podcasts, webinars, and articles on recruiting be sure to check out ERE.net!

Here is what’s going on around the ERE world this week:

• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET over on our sister site, FordyceLetter.com, Fordyce TV returns with the sixth episode of Next Level Live with Jeff Kaye. In this episode, Jeff and his special guest Darren McDougal will talk about their Top 5 E-Marketing Tips in a Challenging Economy. Jeff and Darren will share ideas and techniques that have propelled their company to a leader in recruiting training industry in less than two years.
• On Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, sign up for this week’s free ERE webinar, Improving the Candidate’s Experience led by Elaine Orler from Knowledge Infusion. The webinar will discuss options for improving your online ‘front door’ to your applicant experience.
• On the events front, time is running out to sign up for the 3rd annual Fordyce Forum in Las Vegas from June 10-12. If you are on the search and placement side of the business you won’t want to miss this. And of course, ERE Expo 2009 Fall will be taking place at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa from September 9-11. I know this has been a difficult year for many of you, so if you are interested in getting a discount code for either of these events, drop me a line.
• While there are no longer tickets available for the first ever Social Recruiting Summit, we are finalizing plans to stream much of the event online for those unable to secure a spot. Also, stay tuned this week for an announcement about a very exciting addition to the agenda. We are keeping a waiting list, so email me if you are interested in being added.
• There is a lot going on this week on ERE.net including an article about 6 steps to an employer brand strategy. Check out this week’s podcast where we’ll cover which recruiting vendors are hot, which are not, what’s happening with Vurv and Taleo, whether you should use a “best in breed” vendor or a suite, and other vendor issues. And in another upcoming podcast: Angela Guidroz, from Sodexo, is talking about social media, as well as military recruiting.
• Activity is starting to heat up on ERE’s new community site. Check out the new blog posts, participate in the discussions and join one of the many member run groups.

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

Here is what is going on around the ERE world this week:

• On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, our sister site FordyceLetter.com debuts the newest show in the Fordyce TV lineup — The Talent Game with Jon Bartos. Jon will uncover the truths about the talent market and why your clients need you now — more than ever before. If you haven’t had the pleasure of hearing Jon speak or reading his articles, you won’t want to miss this!
• On Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, this week’s free ERE webinar features Lizz Pellet, CEO of Emerge International, presenting: Creating a Sustainable HR Function for the Future. You will understand and define what green means to HR and how to plan, organize, and execute in this area.
• Friday is the deadline to save $100 on the first ever Social Recruiting Summit, which will be taking place at the Google World HQ in Mountain View, CA. The response has been tremendous and you won’t want to miss out on this.
• Speaking of events, make sure you check out ERE Expo 2009 Fall taking place in Hollywood, FL from September 9-11 for you corporate recruiters and Fordyce Forum 2009 in Las Vegas from June 10-12 for those of you on the search and placement side of the business.
• Also this week, Raghav Singh, Ryan Estis, and Todd Raphael will discuss what recruiters will do with the controversial information they’re finding about candidates on Facebook and Twitter.
• Are you on Twitter? If so, make sure to follow ERE_Net, FordyceLetter, and Social Recruiting Summit! ERE also has a Facebook fan page and a LinkedIn Group, some other ways to connect with your fellow ERE readers.
• If you are in the NYC area, mark your calendar for May 12 to attend our next free ERE recruiter meetup. Come for some great networking with other NYC area recruiters.
• Please take a minute to take the Future of Recruiting and Sourcing survey, and help our friends at Knowledge Infusion.

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

The last hour and a half has been an exercise in frustration.

I spent most of it freaking out as I tried to connect to today’s webinar and listening to busy signals and dropped audio on my laptop’s speakers. The rest of the time I spent on hold waiting for technical support at GotoWebinar, the company whose technology we were hoping would power future ERE webinars.

We will not be using them again.

The virtual meeting room that we used was supposed to hold up to 1,000 people, and since we regularly get large groups of 500 or more on our calls this was important. This time, we hit 250 listeners on the call when the problems began.

GotoWebinar has no emergency line, and when I finally got through to them I was informed that they were “already investigating issues with that phone number.” When I asked to speak to a manager and said that it was urgent, I was asked for my number and told that I would get a call back. They did not ask for my name, and I am still waiting for the call.

My apologies to every person who was on the call and experienced the poor audio quality.

My apologies to those who could not even make it on to the call because they got busy signals when they dialed in.

Especially, my apologies to Jeremy and Dan who soldiered on through the webinar in spite of the technical issues — they behaved like the pros that they are and did not miss a beat.

Update: 1/29/09

Jeremy and Dan have been gracious enough to offer to repeat the webinar on Friday, February 6 at 2:00 PM EST. Register here.

Also make sure to check out the slides and a re-recording of the presentation below!