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Past Events
We understand you are a successful and busy recruiter. Therefore, we created events that deliver high quality:
- Learning and professional development through hearing local corporate sr. industry recruiting leaders sharing practical knowledge and insights you can use right away. We set up an informal (no PowerPoint) setting with Q&A time.
- Network with fellow industry recruiters to increase your visibility and broaden your
- Earn PHR/SPHR continuing education credits to maintain HR certifications
- Fun and prizes as recruiting is a great and proud industry to be part of!
December 15th Luncheon
Talent Networks and Quality Candidates:
Strategy, Technology, and Lessons from Premera’s Successful Initiative
Kristen Hill
Manager Workforce Planning
Premera
Ed Newman
President, The Newman Group
Leader, Futurestep U.S.
Earl Mann
Solutions Consultant
Pure Discovery
Traditionally, companies have often handled talent acquisition by reaching out to large numbers of candidates and sifting them through the largest funnel possible in the hopes of identifying a few top choices. Unfortunately, the process is cumbersome, and it does not always yield quality candidates. Thanks to advances in technology, including social networking applications and innovations such as collective intelligence software, companies have new options for breaking out of this funnel mentality.
In this presentation, talent strategy expert Ed Newman of The Newman Group joins Kristen Hill of Premera Blue Cross and Chris Rohde of Pure Discovery, a Dallas-based intelligent software platform provider. They will share insight on an approach that is transforming the way companies engage quality candidates. We will learn about strategies for better understanding available talent; building networks; measuring, managing and improving those networks; and creating a culture that is focused on delivering known, high-quality candidates. We will share in the experience of Premera’s talent network program, a pilot initiative that has received rave reviews from participating hiring managers; and we will learn about innovations and technologies that are helping to shape the future of talent acquisition.
Thanks to our Sponsor: JuJu.com Click Below
http://www.JuJu.com
The Job Search Engine
Fall Luncheon, October 15th
Grande Idea, Venti Results: Lessons from Starbucks on Turning Social Media Presence into a Powerful Recruiting Asset
A recent study by Wetpaint/Altimeter Group found that, among today's top brands, Starbucks ranked number one for its effective application of social media to deliver measurable business impact. This ranking places the company ahead of notable names such as Dell, eBay and Google - and the same social media presence has also fueled a tremendously successful talent acquisition effort by Starbucks.
We've all heard the hype about social media over the past two years. Most companies have acknowledged the promise these venues offer in terms of engagement with customers, industry peers, employees and candidates--but what does it take to bring that promise to life? How do you make sense of the Wikis, social platforms, blogs and other options available today? How do you know where and how to invest your time and energy and how do you measure the results?
Topic highlights included:
- How does the Starbuck's Talent Acquisition take advantage of one of the largest fan bases on Facebook--4 Million strong?
- What really happened when they launched a mini career center on social platform? What were the results?
- How do they use their Consumer Facebook page for recruiting?
- How did they prioritize resource and dollar spends on traditional vs. new digital and other medium spends and how did they measure and compare results?
Speaker Bios
Kat Drum
Employer Branding/Strategic Initiatives Global Staffing
Starbucks
Kat Drum touts a vast array of specialties, including: global employment branding, strategic sourcing, social networking, developing interactive solutions to include search engine optimization and designing virtual career fairs and text messaging campaigns. At Starbucks Coffee Company, Kat has successfully launched the employment brand campaign in Latin America, Greater China, France, Germany, Greece and Hong Kong; now, she is working on implementation in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey and Russia. Kat is also credited for creating the EVP toolkit, to be used by teams when developing candidate and talent segment value propositions, with a laser focus on ROI. In addition, she has worked to create unprecedented synergy amongst the company's internal teams (i.e. Marketing and Digital Strategy). In every venture she assumes at Starbucks Coffee Company, from pre-hire to retire, she maintains strong focus on the candidate experience
Alexandra Wheeler
Director, Digital Strategy
Starbucks
Delivering on the unique Starbucks potential to use technology, store locations, and partners (employees) to extend the human connection is what Alexandra (Alex) Wheeler finds most compelling about her work at Starbucks.
As Director of Digital Strategy, Ms. Wheeler is responsible for leading strategy and execution across key digital channels, including Starbucks Web sites and online communities, social media channels, in-store screens, and paid digital media.
This past year she successfully launched two strategic initiatives for the company: My Starbucks Idea, the company's first online community for customers and partners (employees) to share their ideas with Starbucks, engage in conversations and play a role in shaping Starbucks future; and the (Starbucks) RED partnership online, featuring World AIDS Day at Starbucks, which resulted in Facebook's most viral event ever.
Ms. Wheeler's career spans more than a decade with seasoned expertise in brand development, integrated advertising campaigns, digital strategy, and social media.
Matthew Guiste
Category Manager, Social Media
Starbucks
As Category Manager for Social Media, Matthew leads the team that has made Starbucks the #1 brand on Facebook and most mentioned brand on Twitter.
Matthew's careers spans across marketing and advertising, where he was the Director of Client Services at Portent Interactive and Director of Marketing at Coldheat.
Click HERE to see the Starbucks Fan Page
Summer Social: July 22nd
Tap House Grill-Seattle
1506 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
We enjoyed the great summer weather and networking with peers at the NWRA Summer Social; The Tap House Grill in Seattle.
June 12th
NWRA Summer Luncheon
Case Study: Attracting Talent in a Challenging Economic Environment
What new recruiting challenges are you facing as a result of the current economic environment? In what ways has the increased number of active candidates in the marketplace made your role of talent acquisition more difficult? We look forward to you joining us for our next exciting NWRA luncheon to hear a case study on how three local recruiting leaders from Eddie Bauer, Starbucks Coffee Company & T-Mobile USA are attracting talent in this challenging economic environment. In this session these customer-facing retail organizations will share their stories, challenges they have faced and are currently facing and what best practices have been put in place to attract talent.
Panelists:
- Ian Johnson: Director Recruiting – Eddie Bauer
- Kate Mitchell: Recruiting Manager - Starbucks Coffee Company
- Paul Kemp: Sr. Recruiting Manager – T-Mobile USA
March Luncheon with SalesForce.com and Microsoft
Beyond the Hype of Web 2.0: A Real-world Look at Recruiting with Social Media and Mobile Technology
Social media and new technologies have become critical to recruiting and candidate lead generation strategies. These tools enable the immediate, relevant interaction that is essential to building one-to-one candidate relationships. More than three billion subscribers use mobile devices. Text message traffic recently surpassed that of traditional voice calls in the U.S. The majority of your candidates carry a mobile device everywhere they go, and it is most likely their preferred means of communication. How do you make mobile technologies and social media tools an effective part of your recruiting effort?
In this session, we’ll shed light on mobile technologies and Web 2.0 recruiting through insight from two leaders in the business: Salesforce.com and Microsoft. Scott and Mike demonstrate how Salesforce.com is taking advantage of recruit2mobile and the mobile platform to extend its brand and increase its pipeline of candidates. Marvin Smith of Microsoft Entertainment & Devices will share insight from his organization’s experience in building the Talent Community initiative within Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices (E&D) Division ($8.5B & 10,000 employees). He will be joined by Jobs2Web, a Minneapolis-based firm that developed the technologies utilized to launch the talent community.
About the Speakers
Scott Morrison, Director of WW Recruiting Programs and Technologies at Salesforce.com: Scott is a self described "evangelist" and candidate lead generation practitioner, who built the recruiting programs, operations/technology and infrastructure to scale Salesforce.com from 700 employees when he joined in 2005 to over 3,500 worldwide employees today. Scott has over 17 years experience across the recruiting and marketing continuum with a focus on recruitment marketing, technologies/operations, strategy and programs execution on both the client and recruitment communications agency side. http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottymojo
Mike Galyen, Cofounder at recruit2mobile: Mike cofounded recruit2mobile with over 15 years of experience in software, recruiting and talent management. He's worked with some of the largest employers in the world to help build competitive workforces including Allianz, Adobe, BP, California Pizza Kitchen, Disney, Electronic Arts, Kaiser-Permanente, Microsoft, Plantronics and Thomson/Reuters. He's held various senior management roles throughout his tenure in the industry at Authoria, Hire.com, Bernard Hodes Group (an Omnicom agency) and DS&E (now TMP Worldwide).
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mgalyen
Doug Berg, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer : Jobs2Web Inc. and is an expert in online recruiting strategies. Doug has worked with hundreds of companies to leverage the internet for recruiting on the web, and is a pioneer in the interactive recruiting industry. Prior to Jobs2Web, Doug founded techies.com which was a leading technology career site which had nearly 1 million IT professional members nationally, and won PC Weeks number 1 career website in 1999. Doug was also founder and CEO of Quantum Consulting & Placement a Minneapolis based IT consulting and placement services company. Doug is frequently quoted in the press on workforce and career related trends including major publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Business 2.0 and is a featured speaker/presenter at HR and technology conferences, and holds an honorary Doctorate Degree from Capella University.
Marvin Smith, Talent Community Development: Prior to joining Microsoft, Marvin was in corporate recruiting/recruiting leadership with several early stage and developing technology organizations. Marvin's corporate recruiting was built on a foundation of two decades of middle and senior level search serving high technology and manufacturing firms. He was a principal with 3 different firms. Marvin has a BA from Pacific Lutheran University.
Feb 18th, 2009: Winter Social, Daniels Lake Union
2008 Events
November 11th Luncheon
MultiCare: Career Sites and Best Practices
Talent shortages are nothing new in healthcare. We're all competing for the same limited pool of candidates. So why do our recruitment websites all look pretty much the same? If your website is awful - or even just average - this practical workshop is not to be missed. In this session, you will learn:
- Employment branding basics
- Website best practices
- Project and vendor management tips
- Strategies to avoid going over budget
- Considerations when integrating with an applicant tracking system
Participants will learn how MultiCare overhauled its cluttered, confusing website to create a new, interactive online career center that:
- Celebrates diversity
- Supports employee career development
- Manages candidate expectations
- Reduces recruiter workloads
- Sets MultiCare apart from other healthcare employers
You'll be given a tool to evaluate their own recruiting website and be encouraged to find at least three easy changes they can make to create a more candidate-friendly site.
Speaker
Kim Giglio is a passionate talent strategist with 20 years experience in the talent acquisition field. She is currently Director of Recruitment for MultiCare, a non-profit healthcare system based in Tacoma, WA. With 8,500 employees and 93 facilities, MultiCare is ranked #8 on the Verispan list of Top 100 integrated healthcare systems. At MultiCare, Kim oversees workforce planning, recruitment, contingent staffing and volunteer services. Prior to joining MultiCare, she led recruiting teams at Weyerhaeuser and worked for recruitment advertising agencies in New York City and Seattle.
Click here to see MultiCare's Career Site
CLICK Here to get your HRCI credit certificate
September 12th Luncheon
Amazon, A Case Study
Amazon shared some great content and expertise on recruiting and Employer Branding from the inside at the NWRA Fall Luncheon. It was another packed house! See below speaker details and also the link to Amazon's internally produces YouTube videos.
Amazon.com, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and offers Earth's Biggest Selection, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. The brightest minds come to Amazon to develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and sellers around the world. Pioneering technical challenges of unprecedented scale and complexity, Amazon also provides developers access to Amazon's own back-end platform and in-the-cloud infrastructure. Examples include Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Simple Storage Service, Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service, Amazon Flexible Payments Service, and Amazon Mechanical Turk.
Speakers:
Brian Krueger: VP, Global Talent Acquisition
Doug Begg: Sr. Recruiting Programs Manager
Aaron Bruce: Recruiting Manager, G & A
Karen Michelson – Sr. Recruiting Manager - Retail
Rich Simon: Sr. Human Resources Manager, Tech Recruiting
CLICK HERE to see "Inside Amazon" Videos
Summer 2008 Social
July 16th
A packed house on a great summer evening at the BluWater Bistro on Lake Union.
Thanks to sponsor: JobFox
June 5th Luncheon
Cranium: A case study (SOLD OUT)
How to recruit and build a shining team like Cranium
Come join us for our next NWRA lunch to hear a very entertaining and insightful program on recruiting insights on how Cranium built an award winning team, products and culture.
Seattle-based Cranium, Inc. reinvented the board game category in 1998 with the launch of Cranium and a pledge to give everybody the chance to shine. Celebrated for its award-winning products and culture, Cranium has been recognized as one of Seattle's Best Places to Work two years running, one of Washington State's Top 100 Privately Held Companies and five-time winner of the Toy Industry Association's Game of the Year award. Attracted by this success, Hasbro announced in January 2008 its acquisition of Cranium for $77.5 Million.
Speakers:
- Richard Tait, Co-Founder @ Cranium (and current Chief BoomBoom of BoomBoom Brands LLC)
- Andrea Penner, Super Shine Seeker (Recruiting/HR) @ Cranium
April 11th, 2008
Getty Images: The recruiting inside scoop and case study review
Event Sponsor: Intelius www.Intelius.com
Based in Seattle with 21 offices worldwide, Getty Images tailors our products and services for customers in more than 100 countries. A truly global company, we offer localized image data and contextual search capabilities in 6 local languages which challenges our recruitment process. Getty Images’ annual revenues exceed $800 million, and they have over 1900 employees, and in late February of this year accepted an offer to be acquired (currently under shareholder review).
Panelists:
* Janette Rising, Mgr of Global Recruiting Programs
* Anne Boyden - Director, Human Resources and Recruiting
* Jeff Oberlander - Director, Software Engineering
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, networking/lunch; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, panel discussion
Location: Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA (MAP)
Parking: Validated parking is provided in the WAC garage on Sixth Avenue.
Cost: FREE (Corporate members - first 5 attendees; $30 discounted rate for 6+)
$30 Professional/individual NWRA members
$45 Non-members
Thanks to our Sponsor: Intelius
http://www.Intelius.com
EVENT SOLD OUT
Winter Social, Feb 7th
Our annual Winter Social was a great event and a fantastic start to the New Year. NWRA reserved the Garage’s “Spare Room” for our event, complete with our own private bowling lanes. 150-160 guests attending !
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Place:
The Garage
Seattle, WA 98122
http://garagebilliards.com/
Thanks to our Sponsor
www.npaworldwide.com
November 1st Luncheon(SOLD OUT)
Leading a great recruiting team - Recruiting Manager's perspective
How do you identify, develop and manage great recruiters? Learn from top recruiting leaders on how they choose recruiters on their team, how they define success, and how they help recruiters keep their edge.
This was the final lunch program in 2007 focused on maximizing recruiter effectiveness.
Panelists:
* Steve Clyne, Director of Recruiting @ The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
* Amy Crichton, Recruiting Manager @ Blackrock (formerly Quellos)
* Garrett Janey, Area Manager @ Volt Resources
Thank you to our Sponsor: StarTechnical
StarTechnical.com
September 20th Luncheon(SOLD OUT)
“Wooing Top Talent – The Candidate’s Perspective”
Candidates – recruiters are fighting over the good ones, but the best option is not always just giving out more cash. Many companies have found that focusing on improving the candidate experience helps separate them from the pack.
NWRA has assembled a panel of specialists who focus on the candidate experience and can speak to practical ways you can improve the candidate experience to help land top talent in this hot job market. You’ll hear insights about what impacts a job seeker’s decision to join a company or accept an interview.
Event Handouts: click below
HRCI Certificate
Speaker Handout
Candidate Experience Document
Thank you to our Sponsor: SilkRoad Technology
www.silkroadtech.com
Keeping Your Edge: Tools and Tips from some of the BEST! (The Recruiter’s Perspective) - May 1 - SOLD OUT
Have you looked under every stone for top talent? Do you know the latest tools and tips being used by your colleagues? We asked area recruiting leaders to nominate the most effective members of their recruiting teams to share what’s working for them, plus what they’ve tried that just didn’t work.
Speakers:
Christy Miller, Sr. Recruiting Manager, Impinj
Jo Werner, Sr. Technical Recruiter, Washington Mutual
Laura Retzler, Principal, Nonprofit Recruitment Services
A Great Big Thank to our Sponsor: AGResearch
http://agresearch.info/
Click Here for HRCI Credit
Make the Hiring Manager Your Biggest Fan (The Hiring Manager’s Perspective) - March 1st - SOLD OUT
The first lunch event for 2007 was on March 1! The first in a series of programs this year focused on maximizing your effectiveness as a top recruiting professional, we begin the dialogue from the hiring manager’s perspective. Listen to three local business leaders who share their thoughts on what they expect from a top recruiter, how a candidate presentation will capture or lose their interest, the evolution of the recruiter role as a business partner, and more.
We’re delighted to welcome the following speakers for the March 1 panel, Make the Hiring Manager Your Biggest Fan:
· Sam Wheeler – Director of Advertising and Promotions, Amazon.com
· Davis Harting – Manager of Call Center Operations, Premera Blue Cross
· Megan Chapple – Regional Vice President, Robert Half
See Speaker Notes
Click Here for PHR Credit
Thank you to our Sponsor for this Event: Mankuta | Gallagher
Mankuta | Gallagher has provided research recruiting services to Fortune 1000 companies since 1994
Closing (Nov 7th Luncheon) - SOLD OUT
How do you close the candidate you want in a hot hiring market? Top people have good options and potentially multiple offers – what can you do to differentiate your company and offer? What are some creative ways to bridge any cash concerns? Come and hear creative tips that recruiting leaders share on what makes the difference for them in landing top talent for their companies.
Panel speakers: Click HERE for Speaker Bios
* Shannon Barbour, Recruiting Mgr - Avenue A/Razorfish
* Lynne Russell Butz, Recruiting Mgr - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
* Paul Freed, Managing Partner - Herd Freed Hartz (Moderator)
Assessment (September 7th) - Luncheon: SOLD OUT
What process or questions do the recruiting experts use to assess talent? How do you do a thorough enough evaluation yet can scale well? What is the current/future role of online testing/assessment? How does recruiting partner and strategize with hiring managers on interviews to ensure the best people are being hired and not just going off “gut instinct”?
Speakers: CLICK HERE For Speaker Bios
- Paul Kemp, Sr. Manager of Recruiter @ T-Mobile
- Carole Anderson, Manager of Recruiting @ Classmates
Sourcing - May 31st : SOLD OUT
How do we fill the candidate pipeline with great talent in a hot market? What tools can help? How do you maximize effectiveness of direct sourcing, employee referrals, various channels of web posting and recruiting partners? How can you ensure your pipeline is not filled with non-qualified candidates that waste your time?
HRCI Certificate: If you did not get your CE credit for attending the May luncheon, CLICK HERE to download the certificate.
Speakers:
Dave Lefkow: VP of Professional Services, Jobster
Todd Davis: Sr. Recruiter, Starbucks
John Whitfield: Sr. Researcher, Microsoft
Click HERE for Speaker Bios
Click HERE for Speaker notes/Event handout
Infrastructure (March 22nd, 2006) - Click Here for Speaker Bios
How do you set up your recruiting team, technology and process to win? Learn insights and lessons learned on how to building an efficient, scalable recruiting infrastructure that gets results.
Speakers: Daniel Hanyzewski, Staffing Director @ Nike
(former Cisco Systems)
Danielle Monaghan, Recruiting Mgr @ Microsoft
Marcie Glenn; VP, Operations for Another Source
Click Here to see Meeting notes and Topics discussed
Our annual event calendar for 2005 included 4 luncheon speakers and 2 socials hearing from top recruiter panels including companies such as: Microsoft, Amazon, Premera, T-mobile, Starbucks, Corixa, Zillow, Impinj and Expedia.
November 9th, 2005 – “Top 10 recruiting predictions that will impct your business”
(SOLD OUT)
Panelists:
- Jason Warner - Director of N. American Staffinc, Starbucks
- Tracy Poole - Director of Talent & Recruiting, Expedia
- Misti Kickling - VP of Advertising & Communications, TMP Worldwide/Monster
September 28, 2005 – “Top 12 ways to scale & focus your recruiting in a hot market” (SOLD OUT)
Panelists:
- John Vlastelica – Recruiting Toolbox (former Dir of Recruiting Programs – Amazon.com)
- Annie Rihn – Head of Recruiting, Zillow.com
- Karina Miller – Director of HR & Recruiting, Impinj
- Paul Freed – Managing Partner, Herd Freed Hartz (Moderator)
Event Handout - Click here
July 20, 2005 – NWRA Summer Social @ Skansonia Ferry
May 18, 2005 – “7 Sourcing tips from the experts you can use right away” (SOLD OUT)
Panelists:
- Annie Ayerst, Dir of Workforce Planning & Development - Premera Blue Cross
- Robyn Maser, Sr. Recruiter - Housevalues
- Andre King, Researcher - Office of CTO (Internet research) - Microsoft
- Paul Freed, Managing Partner – Herd Freed Hartz (Moderator)
Panel bios/description Event handout
March 2nd, 2005 – “Candidate Negotiation – Art of the deal” (SOLD OUT)
Panelists:
- Rich Simon, Sr. Recruiter – Amazon.com
- Nathalie Becker, Sr. Recruiter - T-mobile
- Cheryl Ferguson, Contract Recruiter – Corixa
- Jeff Lehman, Moderator
Event handout
January 26th, 2005 – NWRA Winter Social @ The District (SOLD OUT)
October 27th, 2004 – “Recruiting within the lines: 5 Practical ways to get the job done and avoid liability”
Speaker:
- Gretchen Herbison, Associate – Bulliver, Houser & Bailey
Event description & bio
June 2004 – “Cold Calling & Sourcing Strategies”
Panelists:
- Mike Simonitch, Principal – The Hunt Group, LLC
- Paul Freed, Managing Partner – Herd Freed Hartz
Event handout & bios
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