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My bags are packed. I’m ready for Vegas. In just two days I will be at Talent Connect moderating “The Power of Employer Branding,” a discussion with talent acquisition leaders from American Express, Dell, and SAIC, who will share their journeys in developing, launching and promoting their employer brands. Register for the live streaming discussion on Thursday October 11th at 9.15am PDT, in which we’ll dive into these topics and more:

The importance of listening to candidates and employees alike:

With only six weeks until Talent Connect, the speaker roster is filling up with some incredible stories from companies like Sungevity, AKQA, Tim Hortons, Sun Life Financial, SanDisk and more. Here are just five of the many stories you’ll hear at Talent Connect:

In a mainstage panel on employment branding alongside recruiting leaders from SAIC and Dell, Cameron Batten of American Express will tell the story of his company’s recent employment brand redesign. From defining a unique employee value proposition to testing the new brand to rolling it out across social media channels with fantastic results, Cameron will share his insights and lessons learned.

Talent Connect is back in Las Vegas this October 10-12, 2012!

Earlier this week, I published an article on Talent HQ titled “The Top 5 Reasons to Attend Talent Connect.”  I am excited for this recruiting conference for many reasons – many of which I listed in the article.  One of the biggest reasons (which I will expand on here) is the partnership between LinkedIn and the inaugural Recruiting Awards.