Evolution of (Social) Recruiting

Just this week a unique conference was held at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California. The Social Recruiting Summit brought together voices from the recruiting industry who pay particular attention to the social aspect of it. The speakers included many of the thought leaders of the industry.

• Reid Hoffman - LinkedIn
• Susan Burns - Talent Synchronicity
• Sacha Chua - Living An Awesome Life
• Shannon Seery Gude - EXCELER8ion
• Chris Hoyt - The Recruiter Guy
• Joshua Kahn - Find-Attract
• Michael Marlatt - Hewitt Associates
• Laurie Ruettimann - Punk Rock HR
• Shally Steckerl - JobMachine
• William Uranga - TiVo

And just because you were not a speaker, doesn't mean that you didn't contribute. Community is what social media is all about. Learning from each other and collaborating for a better future. Isn't that great?

Here is the video that opened the conference and it illustrates where recruiting has come from, where it is now, but poses the big question of what the future holds.

Lastly, you can find video streams from the conference to see what you missed by visiting the main social recruiting summit website. It's worth your time to listen to the voices of today's recruiting industry. You never know what you might learn.