(CHICAGO, Ill. – July 21, 2008) For industry-leading online recruiting experts will participate in a showcased panel discussion entitled “Recruiting and Social Media: An Interactive Dialogue with Experts,” at the Onrec.com Online Recruitment Conference & Expo 2008, to be held at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center, in Chicago, on September 9 & 10, 2008.

Dave Mendoza of Sixdegreesfromdave.com will moderate the other three expert panelists, including Jeremy Garlington, Managing Partner of Point of View, LLC; Margaret Schweer, Ph.D., VP of nGenera; and Chuck Taylor, VP of Marketing & Business Development, Affinity Circles.

Onrec.com EXPO 2008 is widely regarded as the “must attend” online recruitment event of 2008, bringing together delegates and exhibitors involved in online recruitment from around the world to share their common interests, provide a business driven networking environment and stimulate discussion, debate, and beneficial partnerships. For more information about Onrec.com EXPO 2008 visit: http://www.onrec.com/conferences/090908/default.html

Onrec.com is the world’s leading information resource for Human Resource professionals and recruiters using the Internet to recruit. Onrec.com EXPO 2008 is the only global gathering of online recruiting leaders and game-changing technologies.

The combined knowledge and experience of these four experts in online recruiting and social media will provide a great opportunity for those attending Onrec EXPO 2008, where over 40 expert speakers will participate. For more information on all of the speakers at this event visit: http://www.onrec.com/conferences/090908/speakers.html

The panel topic, “Recruiting and Social Media: An Interactive Dialogue with Experts,” will provide a look into uncovering real leverage within the emerging trends.
There's no doubt that social media has proliferated into the workforce and is being used by recruiters. The question is how this media should be used to uncover the elusive passive candidate and rare talent that you are trying to recruit.

For other session topics visit: http://www.onrec.com/conferences/090908/topics.html

Dave Mendoza, Author of the distinguished Sixdegreesfromdave.com recruitment blog is a Principal at Dave Mendoza & Associates, Inc., a Master CyberSleuth, and an Affiliate Partner of Shally Steckerl's JobMachine Inc. He is one of the top 25 networkers worldwide on Linkedin with over 16,000+ connections.

Jeremy C. Garlington is a leadership consultant who specializes in branding and transition issues facing executive-level business leaders. He also publishes “The Garlington Report” (TGR) www.povblogger.blogspot.com, a web log that tracks news and views from the senior-level talent perspective. Garlington currently serves as managing partner of Point of View, LLC, a consultancy based in Atlanta. Clients include some of the nation’s top business figures active in executive search, technology and financial services.

Dr. Margaret Schweer is an expert on the changing workforce and innovative ways to shift the relationship between individuals and organizations, and in doing so, powerfully enhance workforce productivity. Dr. Schweer is Vice President of the nGenera, the Innovation Research Network. In her role with nGenera, Dr. Schweer has worked with Chief Human Resource Officers and their organizations as they have shaped their workforce strategies for the future. Her research identifies the most essential competencies for the future. As part of that work, she helps companies understand, cultivate, and leverage social networks to ensure they attract, engage, develop, and sustain talent on an ongoing basis.

Chuck Taylor is responsible for all marketing and business development activities at Affinity Circles, including setting market strategy, overseeing strategic partnerships, and running brand, field and channel marketing efforts. He recently authored a white paper entitled Winning the War for Talent, which is about recruiting through social media, and is available at the company’s website. Mr. Taylor has significant experience developing innovative consumer and enterprise web services. Prior to joining Affinity Circles, he was director of product marketing for Yahoo!, where he had product P&L responsibility for HotJobs, a $100+ million Yahoo! property serving the online recruitment advertising market.

For more information on The Onrec.com Online Recruitment Conference & Expo 2008, contact Keith Halloran at Keith@Onrec.com or visit: http://www.onrec.com/conferences/090908/default.html

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