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recruitDC Announces New Board Members!

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As the recruitDC organization continues to grow, we have recruited additional board members to help bring programs and events to the community. Please join us in welcoming them!

Board members Pete Radloff and Mike Bruni will continue to serve on the board. Kathleen Smith will continue to serve on the board as President.

Our new board members include:

Matt Duren, Lead Technical Recruiter, Tenable Network Security. Matt has been a frequent presenter at recruitDC and most recently responsible for hosting a Maryland Happy Hour. Matt will be leading our Marketing Outreach efforts along with engaging more of the Maryland recruiting community.

Moe Hutt, Principal Consultant, Meritage Talent Solutions. Moe has been actively involved in content development for the last two conferences. She will continue in this role leading the program development for all events and conferences.

Kerry Noone, Employment Brand Manager, Amtrak. Kerry has been a frequent recruitDC presenter and involved in recruiting keynote presenters for the conferences. Kerry will serve as Treasurer along with being involved with key programs.

Jay Perreault, Director, Human Resources and Recruiting, UPEDS. Jay has been a presenter and long time volunteer with recruitDC. He has coordinated the volunteer and event logistics for the last several  recruitDC conferences. Jay will continue to support all recruitDC programs and events leading the volunteer and logistics efforts.

We all would especially like to thank Ben Gotkin for his years of service as President leading the organization for the last 5 years through remarkable growth and success. Ben will continue as Past President and provide his expertise to the national recruiting community to build programs that serve a larger national audience. 

Countdown To recruitDC: Mike Bruni On Candidate Engagement

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Ed Note: The fall 2014 recruitDC event is just days away. The schedule is packed with great interactive content and I am honored to moderate the engaging talent panel. We’re sharing a sneak peek with you, where each of the panelists will provide their perspective of candidate engagement.  We are going to continue the series with Mike Bruni of Leidos.
How do you define candidate engagement? Why this is so challenging?

In recruiting terms, candidate engagement is the connection between candidate and recruiter as well as the rapport built between the two. It is the most important aspect of recruitment. First impressions are important and this sets the tone for the entire process.  This also includes the approach taken by a recruiter to identify and connect with a candidate.

For recruiters, it’s quite challenging as you need to approach different candidates using different methods and communication styles.  Recruiters face generational differences, skill differences, branding issues, etc. when approaching candidates.  I would say that engaging candidates is challenging, fun, and elusive.  It’s all three wrapped together.  Engagement includes the hunt, connection, and the ability to convince  a candidate to express interest in a particular opportunity.  The rapport that you build with a candidates sets the stage for the entire experience. [Read more…]

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