As posted this evening on my MN Headhunter blog...

I have been so involved in the planning process I failed to keep people up to date here. Response to the invitation below has been phenomenal. We have space for 100 attendees and have been on a waiting list all week.

The attendee number does not take into account presenters, sponsors, and our Best Buy colleagues. We had to add tables for all of us in order to accommodate the number of requests.

13.5 hours to the beginning of the event...

An Invitation The Minneapolis Recruiting Unconference:
Online and Real World Networking with the Recruiting Roadshow

Local career and recruiting professionals are partnering with John Sumser, editor of both Recruiting.com and Interbiznet.com, as he starts his ten-city Recruiting Roadshow in Minneapolis.

The Recruiting Roadshow tour and “unconference” style is the first of its kind. It provides an opportunity to learn about successful recruiting strategies, effective industry tools and best practices from local professionals, many of whom speak regularly at national conferences.

What is a “Recruiting Unconference”? Simple, this is an event where you won’t be sitting in an audience listening to people speak. We have volunteers to lead the discussions and speak about their experiences but we want you the attendees to drive the sessions, ask questions, to be involved.

Session topics are: Intergenerational Recruiting
MySpace, Facebook, and Other Social Network Sites: Best Practices for Recruiters
Blogging as a Recruiting and Employer Branding Tool
”Bringing Sexy Back” To Your Career Website

Learn how to better use social networking sites, blogs, and RSS feeds to attract top talent and passive candidates. Gain insight on recruiting Baby Boomers and Millenials. New and improved ideas on making your corporate career page more effective in attracting active and passive job seeking professionals.

Just as important, this is an opportunity to see old friends and make new ones.

This is a FREE event (lunch included): July 20, 2007 - 9 am to Noon
Lunch and networking from Noon to 1 pm.

Best Buy Corporate Campus 7601 Penn Avenue South
Richfield MN 55423
Calhoun/Minnetonka meeting space

Seating is available for 100 attendees.

RSVP by clicking this link (or cut and paste into your browser) to a sign up page, http://www.recruitingroadshowevent.com. Here you will also find bio’s of those leading the discussions.

Who should attend: Corporate Recruiters
HR VPs/Directors/Managers
Staffing Specialists/Managers
HR Recruiters
Workforce Planning Professionals
Researchers/Sourcers
Search Firm Professionals

Why you should attend: Improve your organization’s brand awareness
Get insights on current and future recruiting techniques
Use social networks to create active and passive talent pools
Learn to develop alumni/boomerang groups
How to better utilize corporate career web sites including RSS feeds,
Search Engine Optimization practices, and newsletters

For more information contact: Paul DeBettignies
Managing Partner
Nerd Search, LLC
612-216-1421 (O)
paul@mnheadhunter.com

Sponsors of the event: Best Buy (Host Sponsor) • Arbita (Lunch Sponsor)
CollegeRecruiter.com • HotGigs
JobDig • Nerd Search • Select Metrix