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Past Events
We understand you are a successful and busy recruiter. Therefore, we created events that deliver high quality:
- Learning and professional development through hearing local corporate sr. industry recruiting leaders sharing practical knowledge and insights you can use right away. We set up an informal (no PowerPoint) setting with Q&A time.
- Network with fellow industry recruiters to increase your visibility and broaden your
- Earn PHR/SPHR continuing education credits to maintain HR certifications
- Fun and prizes as recruiting is a great and proud industry to be part of!
Summer 2008 Social
July 16th
A packed house on a great summer evening at the BluWater Bistro on Lake Union.
Thanks to sponsor: JobFox
June 5th Luncheon
Cranium: A case study (SOLD OUT)
How to recruit and build a shining team like Cranium
Come join us for our next NWRA lunch to hear a very entertaining and insightful program on recruiting insights on how Cranium built an award winning team, products and culture.
Seattle-based Cranium, Inc. reinvented the board game category in 1998 with the launch of Cranium and a pledge to give everybody the chance to shine. Celebrated for its award-winning products and culture, Cranium has been recognized as one of Seattle's Best Places to Work two years running, one of Washington State's Top 100 Privately Held Companies and five-time winner of the Toy Industry Association's Game of the Year award. Attracted by this success, Hasbro announced in January 2008 its acquisition of Cranium for $77.5 Million.
Speakers:
- Richard Tait, Co-Founder @ Cranium (and current Chief BoomBoom of BoomBoom Brands LLC)
- Andrea Penner, Super Shine Seeker (Recruiting/HR) @ Cranium
April 11th, 2008
Getty Images: The recruiting inside scoop and case study review
Event Sponsor: Intelius www.Intelius.com
Based in Seattle with 21 offices worldwide, Getty Images tailors our products and services for customers in more than 100 countries. A truly global company, we offer localized image data and contextual search capabilities in 6 local languages which challenges our recruitment process. Getty Images’ annual revenues exceed $800 million, and they have over 1900 employees, and in late February of this year accepted an offer to be acquired (currently under shareholder review).
Panelists:
* Janette Rising, Mgr of Global Recruiting Programs
* Anne Boyden - Director, Human Resources and Recruiting
* Jeff Oberlander - Director, Software Engineering
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM, networking/lunch; 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, panel discussion
Location: Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA (MAP)
Parking: Validated parking is provided in the WAC garage on Sixth Avenue.
Cost: FREE (Corporate members - first 5 attendees; $30 discounted rate for 6+)
$30 Professional/individual NWRA members
$45 Non-members
Thanks to our Sponsor: Intelius
http://www.Intelius.com
EVENT SOLD OUT
Winter Social, Feb 7th
Our annual Winter Social was a great event and a fantastic start to the New Year. NWRA reserved the Garage’s “Spare Room” for our event, complete with our own private bowling lanes. 150-160 guests attending !
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Place:
The Garage
Seattle, WA 98122
http://garagebilliards.com/
Thanks to our Sponsor
www.npaworldwide.com
November 1st Luncheon(SOLD OUT)
Leading a great recruiting team - Recruiting Manager's perspective
How do you identify, develop and manage great recruiters? Learn from top recruiting leaders on how they choose recruiters on their team, how they define success, and how they help recruiters keep their edge.
This was the final lunch program in 2007 focused on maximizing recruiter effectiveness.
Panelists:
* Steve Clyne, Director of Recruiting @ The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
* Amy Crichton, Recruiting Manager @ Blackrock (formerly Quellos)
* Garrett Janey, Area Manager @ Volt Resources
Thank you to our Sponsor: StarTechnical
StarTechnical.com
September 20th Luncheon(SOLD OUT)
“Wooing Top Talent – The Candidate’s Perspective”
Candidates – recruiters are fighting over the good ones, but the best option is not always just giving out more cash. Many companies have found that focusing on improving the candidate experience helps separate them from the pack.
NWRA has assembled a panel of specialists who focus on the candidate experience and can speak to practical ways you can improve the candidate experience to help land top talent in this hot job market. You’ll hear insights about what impacts a job seeker’s decision to join a company or accept an interview.
Event Handouts: click below
HRCI Certificate
Speaker Handout
Candidate Experience Document
Thank you to our Sponsor: SilkRoad Technology
www.silkroadtech.com
Keeping Your Edge: Tools and Tips from some of the BEST! (The Recruiter’s Perspective) - May 1 - SOLD OUT
Have you looked under every stone for top talent? Do you know the latest tools and tips being used by your colleagues? We asked area recruiting leaders to nominate the most effective members of their recruiting teams to share what’s working for them, plus what they’ve tried that just didn’t work.
Speakers:
Christy Miller, Sr. Recruiting Manager, Impinj
Jo Werner, Sr. Technical Recruiter, Washington Mutual
Laura Retzler, Principal, Nonprofit Recruitment Services
A Great Big Thank to our Sponsor: AGResearch
http://agresearch.info/
Click Here for HRCI Credit
Make the Hiring Manager Your Biggest Fan (The Hiring Manager’s Perspective) - March 1st - SOLD OUT
The first lunch event for 2007 was on March 1! The first in a series of programs this year focused on maximizing your effectiveness as a top recruiting professional, we begin the dialogue from the hiring manager’s perspective. Listen to three local business leaders who share their thoughts on what they expect from a top recruiter, how a candidate presentation will capture or lose their interest, the evolution of the recruiter role as a business partner, and more.
We’re delighted to welcome the following speakers for the March 1 panel, Make the Hiring Manager Your Biggest Fan:
· Sam Wheeler – Director of Advertising and Promotions, Amazon.com
· Davis Harting – Manager of Call Center Operations, Premera Blue Cross
· Megan Chapple – Regional Vice President, Robert Half
See Speaker Notes
Click Here for PHR Credit
Thank you to our Sponsor for this Event: Mankuta | Gallagher
Mankuta | Gallagher has provided research recruiting services to Fortune 1000 companies since 1994
Closing (Nov 7th Luncheon) - SOLD OUT
How do you close the candidate you want in a hot hiring market? Top people have good options and potentially multiple offers – what can you do to differentiate your company and offer? What are some creative ways to bridge any cash concerns? Come and hear creative tips that recruiting leaders share on what makes the difference for them in landing top talent for their companies.
Panel speakers: Click HERE for Speaker Bios
* Shannon Barbour, Recruiting Mgr - Avenue A/Razorfish
* Lynne Russell Butz, Recruiting Mgr - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
* Paul Freed, Managing Partner - Herd Freed Hartz (Moderator)
Assessment (September 7th) - Luncheon: SOLD OUT
What process or questions do the recruiting experts use to assess talent? How do you do a thorough enough evaluation yet can scale well? What is the current/future role of online testing/assessment? How does recruiting partner and strategize with hiring managers on interviews to ensure the best people are being hired and not just going off “gut instinct”?
Speakers: CLICK HERE For Speaker Bios
- Paul Kemp, Sr. Manager of Recruiter @ T-Mobile
- Carole Anderson, Manager of Recruiting @ Classmates
Sourcing - May 31st : SOLD OUT
How do we fill the candidate pipeline with great talent in a hot market? What tools can help? How do you maximize effectiveness of direct sourcing, employee referrals, various channels of web posting and recruiting partners? How can you ensure your pipeline is not filled with non-qualified candidates that waste your time?
HRCI Certificate: If you did not get your CE credit for attending the May luncheon, CLICK HERE to download the certificate.
Speakers:
Dave Lefkow: VP of Professional Services, Jobster
Todd Davis: Sr. Recruiter, Starbucks
John Whitfield: Sr. Researcher, Microsoft
Click HERE for Speaker Bios
Click HERE for Speaker notes/Event handout
Infrastructure (March 22nd, 2006) - Click Here for Speaker Bios
How do you set up your recruiting team, technology and process to win? Learn insights and lessons learned on how to building an efficient, scalable recruiting infrastructure that gets results.
Speakers: Daniel Hanyzewski, Staffing Director @ Nike
(former Cisco Systems)
Danielle Monaghan, Recruiting Mgr @ Microsoft
Marcie Glenn; VP, Operations for Another Source
Click Here to see Meeting notes and Topics discussed
Our annual event calendar for 2005 included 4 luncheon speakers and 2 socials hearing from top recruiter panels including companies such as: Microsoft, Amazon, Premera, T-mobile, Starbucks, Corixa, Zillow, Impinj and Expedia.
November 9th, 2005 – “Top 10 recruiting predictions that will impct your business”
(SOLD OUT)
Panelists:
- Jason Warner - Director of N. American Staffinc, Starbucks
- Tracy Poole - Director of Talent & Recruiting, Expedia
- Misti Kickling - VP of Advertising & Communications, TMP Worldwide/Monster
September 28, 2005 – “Top 12 ways to scale & focus your recruiting in a hot market” (SOLD OUT)
Panelists:
- John Vlastelica – Recruiting Toolbox (former Dir of Recruiting Programs – Amazon.com)
- Annie Rihn – Head of Recruiting, Zillow.com
- Karina Miller – Director of HR & Recruiting, Impinj
- Paul Freed – Managing Partner, Herd Freed Hartz (Moderator)
Event Handout - Click here
July 20, 2005 – NWRA Summer Social @ Skansonia Ferry
May 18, 2005 – “7 Sourcing tips from the experts you can use right away” (SOLD OUT)
Panelists:
- Annie Ayerst, Dir of Workforce Planning & Development - Premera Blue Cross
- Robyn Maser, Sr. Recruiter - Housevalues
- Andre King, Researcher - Office of CTO (Internet research) - Microsoft
- Paul Freed, Managing Partner – Herd Freed Hartz (Moderator)
Panel bios/description Event handout
March 2nd, 2005 – “Candidate Negotiation – Art of the deal” (SOLD OUT)
Panelists:
- Rich Simon, Sr. Recruiter – Amazon.com
- Nathalie Becker, Sr. Recruiter - T-mobile
- Cheryl Ferguson, Contract Recruiter – Corixa
- Jeff Lehman, Moderator
Event handout
January 26th, 2005 – NWRA Winter Social @ The District (SOLD OUT)
October 27th, 2004 – “Recruiting within the lines: 5 Practical ways to get the job done and avoid liability”
Speaker:
- Gretchen Herbison, Associate – Bulliver, Houser & Bailey
Event description & bio
June 2004 – “Cold Calling & Sourcing Strategies”
Panelists:
- Mike Simonitch, Principal – The Hunt Group, LLC
- Paul Freed, Managing Partner – Herd Freed Hartz
Event handout & bios
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