Time is money! How you spend your time correlates to value added and this week we're focused on value and success. William explores the relationships between time and value with reference checks while Jerry digs further into his random principles of success!

Join us two times a week! Every Tuesday and Thursday at 3pm ET / 12pm PT! Watch for the March line-up in the Talent Talk Cafe Forum category and a couple of cool surprise guests - one even has wings!

Tuesday, February 24th: Check, please!
Join guest host William Uranga for a discussion on the value of background and reference checks.

"After courting a candidate, is there really any value-added in conducting checks (reference, criminal etc.)? Or, are they just empty, fast food calories? We'll discuss practices, tips, tools and resources. Here's a (Linkedin) poll to get help get things started."

William is Director of Talent Acquisition with TiVo. Don't miss William on Twitter @williamu!.

Thursday, February 26th: Random Principles of Recruiting Success - Part 4! Join guest host Jerry Albright for another round of his eye-opening random principles of success! Jerry will continue working through his amazing list and share more kernels of knowledge that led to his success!

Jerry has a list of 38 principals and we've only begun to crack through the surface so lots more to learn!. Jerry provides insight into how to get the most out of your agency and together with everyone on the Chat there's a lot of great practices to incorporate into your strategy for 2009, whether your an agency or corporate recruiter you'll find value in this Chat.

Jerry heads up his own recruiting company and is also the founder of Verbal Summary

Look for the Chat screen on any page on RecruitingBlogs.com and join the conversation!