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2006 - April 2007 posts on Blogger

The Evolution of the Executive Talent Agent

Ideas, view points and more about Personal PR/Web 2.0, Agent Representation and Talent Representation and how all of this compares to and even compliments a traditional job search or business development strategy or the typical things that most people still do today as it pertains to both job and business development opportunity search) and WHY Personal Agents and Publicists (as well as Producers) are not just for celebrities anymore. A robust Personal PR/Web 2.0 presence needs to be added into and become a regular part of "your regular plan" if you want to be seen and be heard above and beyond traditional channels and for the rest of your professional life.

Monday, 31 March 2008

Build it and they will come!

So I got this email today (I network with a lot of recruiters as it pertains to my clients on both the PR and Agent areas). This is just, again, one of many MANY talks, semiars, training series programs geared around sourcing via social networking and the WEB. Bye- Bye, Monster!

MY POINT: Build your PERSONAL PR/WEB 2.0 PEOPLE - BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.

From: Kennedy Information [mailto:sbrekka@mail2.kennedyinfo.com]
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 2:55 PM
Subject: Recruiting 2008 Conference & Expo – new ideas for today’s recruiting

"I had just kicked off a search for a VP of Finance and wanted to source a few CFOs. I used Hoovers to create a target list of CFO's that I would want to source. I then picked my top 10 and checked LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com), JigSaw (www.jigsaw.com) and Zoominfo (www.zoominfo.com) for contact information. I reached 9 of the 10, but the 10th was elusive. The one CFO that I hoped to connect with and source for candidates had an Executive Assistant that wouldn't put me through and I'm pretty sure she deleted all of the voicemails that I left. I was polite, but her job was to save him time and she took her job very seriously. So, I found a work around. On a whim, I checked www.Switchboard.com for a home phone number.

There were a number of individuals with the same name, but I called the only name in an upscale neighborhood. I called the number and his wife answered. I introduced myself and told her why I was calling. She ended up talking with me for 30 minutes because she knew "everyone her husband knows." She provided a great list of potential candidates, most of which I would not have been able to find as they were not in any of the online resources.

I effectively made www.Hoovers.com, www.LinkedIn.com , www.Zoominfo.com , www.JigSaw.com, www.Switchboard.com, and the Phone all work together to get the outcome that I wanted...Highly Qualified Candidates in a short amount of time."

Chris Murdock
Executive Sourcer and Knowledge Manager,
Yahoo!

Chris will be presenting at
Kennedy Information's
Recruiting 2008 Conference & Expo
The Las Vegas Hilton, May 13-16, 2008

Isn't it time you signed up for this 4-day learning experience on the latest and greatest ideas in recruiting and sourcing?

And while you're there, you'll rub elbows with top recruiting and HR execs that are clearly challenged by today's tough sourcing and recruiting environment – a ripe networking audience for any value-added recruiter!

Check the program at www.TheRecruitingConference.com and register while you can still save $200 with Early Bird pricing!

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