KARLA PORTER

I attended all of the tracks at Recruitfest09. This con­ver­gence on Toronto of approx­i­mately 80 indus­try pro­fes­sion­als look­ing for con­ver­sa­tion not con­fer­ence left a very defined impres­sion on me and one big takeaway.

There was con­ver­sa­tion on best prac­tices, the influ­ence and use of social media, the can­di­date expe­ri­ence, how to make more money, and how the indus­try is chang­ing. That’s right.

I’m not going to Sum­ser­ize the con­tent or Boor­man you to death with details.. Just know that more than 50% of the uncon­fer­ence con­tent was about the immi­nent change com­ing down the pike cre­ated by effi­cien­cies brought on by tech­nol­ogy and client expectations.

Before the uncon­fer­ence I blogged on Vul­can recruit­ing.  The uncon­fer­ence fur­ther served to val­i­date the post. Recruiters will become holis­tic prac­ti­tion­ers, adopt new skills, con­sult on  how to attract, hire, onboard and retain human cap­i­tal. They will con­tinue to drive HR tech­nol­ogy and inno­vate its use.

Prac­ti­tion­ers caught up in the daily grind, fab­u­lous at what they do but not in tune with new tools  and expec­ta­tions that are being dri­ven by the eco­nomic upheavals of the day, are at a dis­ad­van­tage because they will not be pre­pared for new recruit­ing. Just a phone and a con­tact list quickly are becom­ing “not the only tools you need”.

Get on board the change train and enjoy the ride.