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As a data analytics professional at LinkedIn, I’m passionate about using data to change people’s lives.  And as a former neurosurgeon, I’m passionate about saving lives too. Today I get to talk a little bit about both.

Earlier this week we commemorated World Health Day, a day dedicated to raising global awareness of health issues and promoting healthy behaviors. To celebrate, I’d like to recognize medical professionals everywhere who are tasked with the job of keeping us healthy. I know firsthand how most healthcare professionals don’t often work a typical “9-to-5” day. Viruses don’t take weekends off, which is why the job of being a doctor or nurse demands a level of dedication and training that is unique in the professional domain.

Connect in San Francisco’s live stream is your virtual front-row seat to the best and latest thinking in Talent Acquisition. We know you’re busy – that’s why we’ve packed a day’s worth of content into two short hours – and will deliver it right to your desktop. On April 10th from 8:30-10:30am PT, tune in for our:

Talent Acquisition forecast – what the industry will look like by 2015, and what you need to do now to prepare.
Latest product information – we’ll reveal the new face of LinkedIn Recruiter.
Conversation with thought leaders – an interactive discussion on employer brand with leaders from InDemand companies including VMware and BP
Guide to leveraging data – hot tips for becoming a more strategic and efficient business partner.

If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.

In many functions, this phrase governs how work gets done. CFOs, marketing leaders, and operations heads routinely turn to detailed spreadsheets and graphs to make important business decisions.

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.