I get tired of this, and I really want an answer from the people who send out lists of candidates to anonymous recruiters, like me every day.



So tell me, what exactly do you think you accomplish by sending me your best (insert technology here) developer? Perhaps you prefer the machine gun approach and send me a list of your 50 best candidates.



The message?



You have a list, probably a big list. I am guessing you are over-compensating with your big list to hide… Continue

I attend allot of conferences.



I think recruitfest was the most profitable one for me last year.



In this interview with Kathleen Kurke, President of the Pinnacle Society, we discuss attending conferences.



Hear some of my tips on how to get the most out of any conference you attend, and get a glimpse into my philosophy on networking at social events like recruitfest09!



Hope to see you there.…



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RecruitFest! 2009

It makes me smile every time I post that.



I was very tentative about going last year. It would make my 4th conference in as many months and that seemed a bit hard to justify just from a time off perspective, let alone the costs involved. Working for myself means that I have to really think hard about where and when to spend money. So for me, a trip to Toronto was in place of a vacation to Europe or Jamaica.…



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