Recruiting Myths & Trends for 2017: A Panel of Experts Provides Its Insights
Adopting smart talent acquisition strategies is key to the successful growth of most companies. This session will explore how new recruiting technologies are reshaping the competition for talent. You will learn about new trends in recruiting tactics, as well as hear insights into how companies are building their employer brand. A panel of experts—moderated by Tony Lee, SHRM’s vice president of editorial—will help you prepare for the top recruiting trends of 2016 and beyond by analyzing these important issues and by providing advice on strategies for success. This session will explore:
- Key advancements in recruiting strategies, with advice on how to implement them.
- Emerging technologies to allow you to connect with critical talent.
- Proven techniques that help your company stand out from your competitors.
Thomas M. Darrow, SHRM-SCP
Thomas M. Darrow is the Founder and Principal of Talent Connections, LLC. Since 1999, the Atlanta based professional services firm has specialized in recruiting—including recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), executive search, HR consulting, and contract recruiting.
In March, 2009, Tom teamed with nationally recognized recruiting and career transition experts to launch Career Spa, LLC. The career transition company is revolutionizing the way unemployed and misemployed workers are equipped to assess and proactively manage their career transitions.
Tom has over 27 years’ experience in the Human Resources and Recruitment profession -- including 9 years with the global professional services firms of Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).
He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Atlanta Chapter (SHRM-Atlanta). In 2015 he received the SHRM-Atlanta Lifetime Achievement Award and was named the HR Leader of the Year by the SHRM Georgia State Council. At the National level, he is Chair of the SHRM Foundation Board of Directors and served on the SHRM Staffing Management Special Expertise Panel from 2005-2008, and on the Cost per Hire (CPH) Standard Taskforce. He was the 2006/2007 President of SHRM-Atlanta, the largest city Chapter in the country out of 600 Chapters and served on the Board of Directors from 2005-2008. Under his leadership as President, SHRM-Atlanta’s membership increased 60% to over 2600 members and the Chapter launched two programs that won a 2007 SHRM Pinnacle Award for membership growth and a 2008 SHRM Pinnacle Award for the Mayor’s Youth Program. He is the Founder and former Chair of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Recruiting Society and has served on the TAG Board of Directors from 2005 through 2009. From 2005 through 2007, he was the Inaugural President of the TAG Leadership Council and served on the Executive Committee of the TAG Board.
Danielle Monaghan
Danielle Monaghan leads the talent acquisition team for Amazon’s Consumer Division. She has 20+ years of TA experience living and working on three continents (Asia, Africa and the Americas, specifically North America). Prior experience includes leading the HR function for Cisco for North Asia (Greater China, Japan and Korea), Cisco Technical Services in San Jose, CA and the HR and TA functions for Microsoft R&D in Greater China and Taiwan, as well as leading various TA functions, including executive recruiting for Microsoft in Redmond, WA. In her role as Sr. Director of Global Staffing and Diversity for Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division, she also oversaw hiring for the U.S., Canada, UK, China and France.
She holds an MBA from the Jack Welch Management institute and a BA in Information technology. She also holds a certificate in Strategic Human Resources from the School of ILR at Cornell University.
Danielle enjoys travel, good wine and food, sailing, reading, music and squash. She hopes to be good at one of her hobbies some day.
Cindy Songne
Cindy offers over twenty-five (25) years of valuable recruitment experience in a variety of management roles and industries, including staffing agency, corporate recruiting, classified newspaper advertising, digital advertising, employer branding agency, and eleven (11) years of building strong, mutually beneficial relationships with the executives of Monster’s global ad agency partners, significantly growing Monster’s agency practice. Cindy has served on the Newspaper Association of America’s Recruitment Board; was the Arizona SHRM Staffing President for four (4) years; won SHRM's Host award for outstanding leadership; and served on the Southern California Staffing Management Association Board. She has presented at numerous conferences and industry association events, including AZ SHRM, Southern California SHRM, Southern California Association of Health Care Recruiters, TAtech (fka IAEWS), ERE and Recruiting Trends. She has published articles and a training video on recruitment best practices. In the early 90’s, Cindy was with one of the first newspapers in the country to put employment ads on the web, which earned an Advertising Excellence award. She was elected to serve two (2) terms on the Board of Governors for the International Association of Employment Web Sites (IAEWS). Today, at Hodes, Cindy works with enterprise employers to create measurable value by redefining how brands connect to talent.
Debra Solt
Debra Solt serves as the Director of Workforce Training and Development for Vegas PBS and the new Desert Meadows AHEC, which launched in November 2014 under the Vegas PBS Workforce Initiative. She was responsible for the development and implementation of Vegas PBS’s Workforce initiatives and directly contracts with local business and industry, as well as works with students and workforce service providers to develop individual learning plans to retrain individuals for entry in today’s workforce. Ms. Solt is known nationally and internationally as a specialist in partnering with business and industry for the development and implementation of customized workforce programs that produce measurable results for clients and the community-at-large. Programs have ranged from adult literacy to administrative management and ethics, have been designed and delivered in traditional and non-traditional learning platforms, and have crossed all industry sectors and management levels. She has been recognized and commended for her vision, dedication, passion, and commitment to building better communities through workforce education, training, and community service and was recently named one of Las Vegas Business Press’ 2014 Women Who Mean Business and was also named Vegas Inc.’s Women to Watch for 2013. She was recently appointed by Nevada’s Governor Sandoval to the Jobs for Nevada’s Graduates (JAG) Board of Directors. Prior to joining Vegas PBS, Ms. Solt spent over fourteen years in higher education in Nevada and Washington State. In Nevada, Debra served as Grant Writer, Director, Interim Dean and Program Developer for the College of Southern Nevada’s Workforce and Economic Development Division. Among her many roles at the CSN, she also served as a Campus Site Administrator/Program Developer and ACT Center Director, trainer, facilitator for strategic planning, team builder, and business consultant. Ms. Solt attributes her success in Workforce Development to her ability to: build and maintain critical resource networks through collaboration and partnership with government and business leaders at local, state and national levels; identify critical needs and skill gaps; and identify and implement solutions. Solt coins her marketing strategy as one of “Marketing through Infiltration” and received the 2004 O’Callaghan Public Sector Award Recipient at the Annual Henderson Economic Development Awards Ceremony. She currently holds elected and member positions to include: Current Governor’s Cabinet Member of the California-Nevada-Hawaii District of Kiwanis International and Conference Selection Committee; President of the Kiwanis Clubs of Southern Nevada Foundation, 2008/9 Past Lt. Governor, Division 28 of the Cal-Nev-Ha District of Kiwanis International, Kiwanis Club of Las Vegas Strip - Past President and Honorary Member and Club Counselor of the Kiwanis Club of Neon Lights Las Vegas, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Business Council Immediate Past President, Current Member Customer Service Excellence Committee - Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Small Business Excellence Awards Committee of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, and Member of the We Care Committee of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Henderson Economic Development Resource Partner Group, Nevada State SHRM Council – Workforce Readiness Committee Chair, and member of the Nevada Adult Literacy Coalition. Ms. Solt is a 2012 Graduate of Leadership Las Vegas and has also served Southern Nevada’s business community as a Member of the Business Education Committee for the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Nevada Restaurant Association, Member of the Nevada Hotel Association, Scholarship Committee for the Nevada Hotel & Restaurant Foundation, Board of Advisor for the Henderson Business Resource Center, Member of the Southern Nevada Human Resource Association, Member of the Nevada Task Force on Entrepreneurialism, Member of the Nevada Food Safety Task Force, and has sat on multiple other state, local and national task forces. Solt regularly speaks locally and nationally on workforce and education topics and issues. Solt relocated to the Las Vegas are in July 2000 and has two daughters and three grandchildren and one grandchild on the way - all residing in the Las Vegas area.
Tony Lee
Tony Lee recently retired as vice president of content for the Society for Human Resource Management, where he oversaw all editorial functions and staff and focused on evolving SHRM's content strategy globally. Lee hosts two award-winning podcasts, All Things Work and People + Strategy, and is a recognized authority on recruitment trends.
Lee is a frequent conference speaker in the U.S. and internationally, and has appeared as a career guidance authority on a range of television and radio programs, such as those produced by NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, NPR, CNBC, Huffington Post, WCBS and The Wall Street Journal, including “The Today Show” and “Good Morning America.”
Lee is co-author of “The Jobs Rated Almanac” (Barricade), and “Career Choice, Change and Challenge” (JIST Pub.), and has published more than 15 books through his career. He also is a columnist for a range of industry web sites, including RecruitingTrends, Jobboarders and Staffing Stream. He has written The Wall Street Journal's “Managing Your Career” column, and his articles have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines globally. Lee also has served on the board of directors of the International Association of Employment Web Sites for many years.
Prior to joining SHRM, Lee was editor and publisher of CareerCast.com, an award-winning site he created for job hunters and the HR community. He also served as chief alliance officer of CareerCast’s parent company, Adicio Inc..Lee also is the founder and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online Vertical Network and all of the sites within that network, including CareerJournal.com, OpinionJournal.com, StartupJournal.com, RealEstateJournal.com, CollegeJournal.com and “Political Diary,” a paid email newsletter about politics. Under his leadership, those sites won a range of awards and accolades. Combined, the Network sites attracted an average of 2.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month. Lee also was one of two finalists for the Newspaper Association of America’s annual Online Innovator Award. Prior to moving online, Lee was editor in chief of the National Business Employment Weekly and of Managing Your Career, both published by Dow Jones & Co. Lee started his career as Director of Publications for the Chicago Chapter of the American Diabetes Association.