I outdid myself today explaining to a potential sponsor that the format for John Sumser’s Atlanta Recruiting Roadshow was modeled after the increasingly popular “unconference” format to which my would-be benefactor replied, “Unconference? Wha? Huh?”
Having confused the issue by contrasting a traditional conference where sponsors expect something in return for their “investment” with sponsorship for this event — more like to making a donation — I tried to explain that sponsorship dollars should be given expecting nothing in return, at best in anticipation of a boomerang effect.
I tried to rebut “What the hell are you talking about?” by referencing the network economy — “No, no, no! Not Kelly Services!” — and abundance theory. After going at it non-stop for 30-minutes my patron-in-waiting was ready to give it up for Atlanta. Phew!
The discussion turned to money. Oh, dear.
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I came across this interesting article on top networking sites published in the San Jose Mercury News. Dean Takahashi draws some comparisons and contrast some of the differences between the social networks de jour: LinkedIn, MySpace and Facebook.
If you want to really understand the importance of these sites over and above your personal and/professional networking make sure you check out Shally Steckerl’s learning track The Sourcing Guru’s Guide to Leveraging LinkedIn and Steven Rothberg’s afternoon keynote presentation, Best Practices for Using Facebook, MySpace and Other Social Networking Sites for Recruiting at the upcoming roadshow in Atlanta on Tuesday, September 25th.
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With less than two weeks to go things are falling into place for the upcoming Atlanta Recruiting Roadshow!
Over the next day or two we will be publishing the schedule so that those in attendence can plan which learning tracks they might want to join. And watch out for announcements as this will be the place where program updates are announced.
In the meantime, if you’re thinking about joining us — while there is still time and space available — check out the links below and register today. Also, share the love by sending this page to someone in recruiting that you would want to share the day and experiences with.
Posted by: Amitai Givertz
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