John Sumser Presents The Recruiting Roadshow » Minneapolis http://www.recruitingroadshow.com Bringing Physical Community to Online Social Networks Tue, 19 May 2009 22:35:24 +0000 en hourly 1 Minneapolis Recap, Materials and Thank Yous http://www.recruitingroadshow.com/2008/07/26/minneapolis-recap-materials-and-thank-yous/ http://www.recruitingroadshow.com/2008/07/26/minneapolis-recap-materials-and-thank-yous/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:55:15 +0000 johnsumser http://recruitingroadshow.wordpress.com/?p=243 Yesterday, The Recruiting Roadshow returned to Minneapolis to celebrate its first anniversary. With five speakers, a networking exercise, breakfast and lunch, the event was a very full day. About 270 people registered and nearly 250 actually attended.

It was fantastic to see so many Recruiters who are hungry to learn and improve their work. Continuing education is hard to find in our industry. The Recruiting Roadshow project is designed to create networks that help Recruiters bootstrap each other.

I opened the morning about a half hour late. An unexpected downpour, combined with the  summer road construction season in Minneapolis, created a traffic problem that held many people up. Once we got going, the day was packed with information and experiences.

The networking exercise, which simulates keyword searching and team building, demonstrated the idea when people clump together, opportunities increase. It was a good segue into my presentation about the shifting demographics in America. (Here is a copy of that material).

George LaRocque briefed us on the results of Bullhorn’s interesting RecruiterIQ initiative.

Joel Kramer, the editor of MinnPost.com gave an impassioned speech about the importance of journalism. He opined that newspapers were the best source of journalism and that that was an essential part of our government. When the newspapers decay (as they are), the opportunities for journalists (real journalists) to keep their jobs declines. This creates a risky situation where the checks and balances disappear.

Steven Rothberg spent about an hour explaining the way that College Recruiter helps its clients.

Don Ramer closed the morning with an intense multimedia presentation that described the obstacles and opportunities facing recruiters. Emerging from a legacy in the real body business of the 18th and 19th Century, Recruiting has had trouble shaking off its roots. Even the term "Human Resources" contains disturbing implications of the idea that one person might own another. Ramer went on to illuminate the possibilities for transformation and global impact.

The event was made possible by the generous sponsorship of

I want to acknowledge the huge contributions made by the core team in Minneapolis:

  • Josh Kahn (Accenture-Best Buy) is a silent and stong hand behind the scenes. he really makes much of the Minneapolis success story possible
  • Paul Debettegnies who tirelessly organizes the Minnesota Recruiters Network.
  • Nicole St Martin the energy behind the energy
  • Kelly Wackerfuss, Arbita’s queen of logistics
  • Seth Fair, the design genius.
]]> http://www.recruitingroadshow.com/2008/07/26/minneapolis-recap-materials-and-thank-yous/feed/ 1 Jason (JD) Davis and RecruitingBlogs.com http://www.recruitingroadshow.com/2008/01/18/jason-jd-davis-and-recruitingblogscom/ http://www.recruitingroadshow.com/2008/01/18/jason-jd-davis-and-recruitingblogscom/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:08:26 +0000 johnsumser http://recruitingroadshow.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/jason-jd-davis-and-recruitingblogscom/ (January 18, 2008) Jason Davis and RecruitingBlogs.com are the first charter sponsors for the entire 2008 Recruiting Roadshow™ series.  They join Don Ramer and Arbita, the first underwriters as pivotal financial and logistical supporters.

In a move that simultaneously validates his encouragement of ongoing professional education and the development of professional online community, Jason Davis will provide financial support, at the sponsorship level for the Recruiting Roadshow. As a part of the arrangement, participants in Roadshow events will be given opportunities to join the community at RecruitingBlogs.com  

RecruitingBlogs.com is now the official online community of the Recruiting Roadshow™. With nearly 1,000 members, RecruitingBlogs.com is the fastest growing online network for recruiters around the planet. The network is built on the Ning platform and includes a variety of methods for interaction and collaboration between Recruiters.

Jason Davis, who founded RecruitingBlogs.com, is a serial entrepreneur and long time Recruiter. Currently, Jason wears several hats. He keeps his fingers in the Recruiting game making a placement here and there. He specializes in the acquisition and sale of Recruiting-related domain names. He is the charismatic heart of the RecruitingBlogs.com community. He is worrking long and hard on behalf of The Fordyce Letter (www.fordyceletter.com) as well.

The man is everywhere.

Wherever Jason lands, things start happening. At his best organizing a party, he has single-handedly built the Recruiting Industry’s very own Charity Poker tour. One thing is for sure. Things are going to get really interesting now that Jason is involved. Thank you, Jason. Your support and generosity will provide a profound foundation for the Recruiting Roadshow™.

John Sumser. – © 2008 Two Color Hat, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA

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(January 02, 2008) I want to start the year by thanking people who helped with the last one. The risk in doing this publicly is that I have missed some critical moments and people (pleading age related memory loss). So, expect a small update tomorrow and accept my apologies today.

The people on this list made 2007 memorable and interesting. Often, they are writers of blogs. Sometimes, they are industry figures. Some are family, some are friends and some are fellows of the road. Theuy all helped, in their way, to shape the roadshow and my adventures.

Thank you.

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A number of good friends fed me with a straws (through the tape) at the difficult times. It’s good to have and build friendship as a part of making a living. My work is colored by the people who nourish me with their stories about the recruiting world, their ideas about what it could be like and their hopes for bigger and better times.  
I’ve always been fortunate to have relationships with people who start companies. As an entrepreneur who thinks about strategy, it seems pretty normal to inhabit a world that mostly includes other leaders who build businesses for a living.
Over the years, I have seen a thousand good tricks for making things happen. This year, though, I may have been shown the ultimate trick. 
Steven Rothberg, you may know, is the hard working founder of CollegeRecruiter.com. Very, very few people in our industry work as hard or as persistently as Steven. Through sheer tenacity, he built CollegeRecruiter into the powerhouse it is today. Steven spoke at both the Dallas and Atlanta Recruiting Roadshows.
Somewhere along the line, Steven sent me a wonderful had written Thank You note. It was short, sweet and very thoughtful. I was astonished by the way it changed my perception.

As far as I can remember, it was the first time ever that I had received one. Writing thank you notes is part of the conventional wisdom about doing business. I assumed that it was theory from people with no experience until I got Steven’s note.

As you can see, I remember the note very clearly almost six months later.

Steven got me started. I’ve been following his lead and hand writing Thank You notes. What’s amazing is the effect it has on me.

Thank you, Steven.

John Sumser. – © 2007 Two Color Hat, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA

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It is fantastic to see Paul DeBettignies — the power house behind Nerd Search, LLC — announce on his MN Heahunter blog the Minnesota Recruiters Fall (un)Conference, a follow-up to the first Recruiting Roadshow which he took care of and continues to work, on- and off-line.

I first bumped into Paul online when I was researching servant leadership so it comes as no surprise that he is picking the torch up and running with it again:

November 30, 2007
8:00 am – 12 pm
12 pm – 2 pm Lunch and Networking
Best Buy Headquarters.

Bookmark MN Headhunter.com while I catch up with Paul to see how we can dovetail our efforts, at least copying the details and updates here.

Posted by: Amitai Givertz

]]> http://www.recruitingroadshow.com/2007/10/25/991-miles-connected-by-a-single-thread/feed/ 0 Steven Rothberg, Come on Down! http://www.recruitingroadshow.com/2007/08/03/steven-rothberg-come-on-down/ http://www.recruitingroadshow.com/2007/08/03/steven-rothberg-come-on-down/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:50:10 +0000 johnsumser http://recruitingroadshow.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/steven-rothberg-come-on-down/ CollegeRecruiter.com’s own Steven Rothberg — who I might add is Next Generation Workforce Practice Leader at the RCI Center of Excellence — was nice enough to share his experiences at the Minneapolis Recruiting Roadshow Unconference last month. We had a rather nice conversation and what do you know? Steven will be holding down the fort with as one of the keynote speakers for the Atlanta event too!

Steven will be delivering an updated version on his Minneapolis presentation. To whet you appetite a little, here are the slides from that day:

[slideshare id=87183&doc=minneapolis-recruitingcom-unconference-roadshow3526&w=425]

Stay tuned for more on Steven’s stuff and for updates on the Minneapolis event.

Posted by Amitai Givertz

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