The ultimate compliment in recruiting these days is to be considered a talent advisor. So you can imagine how I felt when the following criticisms were leveled at my talent acquisition team by some of our more vocal business partners, as recently as 18 months ago:
- Recruiting isn’t good enough.
Editor’s note: Jeremy Langhans heads up Global Brand and Talent Attraction for Expedia. He is also President of the Northwest Recruiters Association.
What did you want to be when you grew up? A corporate recruiter? Me neither. Most of us are plain lucky to fall into this profession.
Editor’s note: earlier today we unveiled LinkedIn’s most InDemand Employers in Europe, and L’Oréal tops the list in France. Later today Dennis De Munck, Director of Recruitment at L’Oréal, will be sharing his strategies for social recruiting success with 500 peers at Talent Connect Europe in London.
Social networking, including a dedicated focus on LinkedIn, is one of several elements in L’Oréal’s employer branding and talent acquisition strategy. To coincide with LinkedIn’s Talent Connect Europe conference, this infographic gives an in-depth view of L’Oréal’s engagement with career professionals on LinkedIn.
Note: Lars Schmidt is the Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & Innovation for NPR, and blogs regularly at Amplify Talent.
My first LinkedIn Talent Connect conference is in the books. As I wrote in a blog post on my way to Las Vegas, there were quite a few things I was looking forward to at my first #InTalent. The turnout was strong, with almost 2,000 recruiters from around the world converging on Las Vegas for three days of networking, sharing and learning. The energy was palpable. It was great being surrounded by so many of my recruiting peers at a conference.
Welcome to Vegas, baby! A city that never sleeps: home to top-notch restaurants, frenzied spinning roulette wheels, busy black jack tables, dazzling bright lights, glitzy champagne bars and extravagant shows. The MGM Grand is rocking to the beat of the world’s best recruiters gathered in one location. It must be LinkedIn Talent Connect time!
Talent Connect looks particularly exciting this year with many awesome speakers and topics. We are extremely honored and humbled to have been selected as main stage keynote speakers. We have a lot planned!