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The Originp1al Social Talent Conference

TalentNet’s 5th annual Interactive event in Austin is presented in partnership with Dice and Whole Foods Market.  You don’t need a ticket to SXSW to attend this one-day, one-of-a-kind talent, HR, and recruiting industry conference.

This year we welcome an outstanding lineup of presenters from great brands like Whole Foods Market, Time Warner Cable, Rosetta Stone, Pizza Hut, Rackspace, Pepsico, Hootsuite, and many more.

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We’ll explore

 

Strategic ways to improve:

  • Engaging your team
  • Culture marketing
  • Candidate experience
  • Employer branding
  • Social sourcing
  • Using the latest cool tools
  • Recruiter branding
  • Cold calling
  • Candidate closing
  • Conscious Leadership
  • Much, much more

Best practices for social platforms like:

  • Linkedin,
  • Facebook,
  • Twitter,
  • Instagram,
  • Pinterest,
  • Youtube,
  • PPC Advertising on Google…
  • and much more.

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Program

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Main StageBreakout 1Breakout 2
Main Stage
7:45am

Registration and breakfast

8:15am

Welcome from Craig Fisher, Andres Traslavina (Whole Foods), Terry Starr (Dice)

8:20am

Welcome to Whole Foods – Natalie Kerrigan (Whole Foods)

8:45

Keynote, Candidate Experience – Gerry Crispin (Talent Board)

9:00 – 9:25

The Grand Budapest Hotel Panel: Treating candidates as customers – Todd Owens (Talentwise), Katy Jones (Pepsico), Gerry Crispin – Craig Fisher moderates

9:30

Keynote Speaker  – Dat Nguyen (Former Dallas Cowboys Linebacker)

10:00 10 minute break
10:10

WhiplashData for good vs. data for evil (and mass aggregation) – Bill Boorman, James Mayes, Marc Mapes

10:50 10 minute break
11:00

The Theory of Everything – How to create recruiting content from thin air – Bryan Chaney (Twilio) Travis Triggs (TWC)

11:45

Dice sourcing contest – Bryan Chaney, Craig Fisher, Terry Starr

12:15 Lunch
1:15

A Job vs. a Calling – Andres Traslavina (Whole Foods)

1:30

Data Driven Recruiters – Matt Charney (RecruitingBlogs), Ivan Casanova (Jibe) – Lars Schmidt moderates

2:00 10 minute break
2:10

Attack of the HR ladies – Robin Schooling (Silver Zebras), Kristy Jones (H&R Block)

2:50 10 minute break
3:00

The Cool Tools Show – how to build a boomerang community – Craig Fisher(TalentNet), Lars Schmidt (Amplify Talent) w/ guest Ambrosia Humphrey (Hootsuite)

3:40 10 minute break
3:50

Intro by Kim Pope (Wilson HCG)

3:55

Panel – The Future of Work – Michael Kascsak (CBRE), Danielle Weinblatt (Take The Interview), Jason Seiden (Brand Amper) moderates

4:20

Intro by Sal Vergara, Smashfly

4:30

Inbound Recruiting – the smart marketing guide to talent attraction – Craig Fisher and Michael Rose (Mojo Media Labs)

5:10

Closing

5:30 Dice Karaoke (Party time)
Breakout Room 1
7:45am
8:15am
8:20am
8:45
9:00 – 9:25
9:30
10:00
10:10

The Imitation Game – Breaking the code of your internal culture – Lauren Hogan (Pizza Hut), Alex Brown (TMP)

10:50
11:00

American Sniper – Laser targeted search engine marketing and job advertising – Brian Medina (Self Opportunity)

11:45
12:15
1:15
1:30
2:00
2:10

Don’t be a hack, know your craft for better client / candidate relationships – Bryan White (Novotus)

2:50
3:00

Boom!  Your brand rocks –   Andres Traslavina (Whole Foods) and Diana Nogueira (Hilton)

3:40
3:50
3:55
4:20
4:30
5:10
5:30 Dice Karaoke (Party time)
Breakout Room 2
7:45am
8:15am
8:20am
8:45
9:00 – 9:25
9:30
10:00
10:10
10:50
11:00

Birdman – Re-imagining your (employer) brand – Crystal Miller (Branded Strategies), Carrie Corbin (Branded Strategies), Kyle Lagunas (Brandon Hall Group)

11:45
12:15
1:15
1:30
2:00
2:10

Growing and nurturing talent communities –  Larry Hernandez (Rackspace)

2:50
3:00

Perils of negotiating the candidate market – Will Thomson (RosettaStone), Jim Durbin (SMHeadhunter)

3:40
3:50
3:55
4:20
4:30
5:10
5:30 Dice Karaoke (Party time)

Speakers

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TalentNet Interactive Speakers

Keynote Presentation by Radio Host and 

Former Dallas Cowboys Linebacker, Dat Nguyen

Andres Traslavina, Whole Foods

Marc Mapes, W2O

Kristi Jones, H&R Block

Diana Noguieria, Hilton

Michael Rose, Mojo Media Labs and author of ROE Powers ROI

Kyle Lagunas, Brandon Hall Group

Michael Kascsak, Capital One

Bryan Chaney, IBM

Todd Owens, Talentwise

Katy Jones, Pepsico

Matt Charney, RecruitingBlogs.com

Robin Schooling, Silver Zebras

Bill Boorman, TRU

Danielle Weinblatt, Take The Interview

Kim Pope, Wilson HCG

Ivan Casanova, Jibe

Bryan White, Novotus

Terry Starr, Dice

Larry Hernandez, Rackspace

Lars Schmidt, Amplify Talent

Craig Fisher, Talentnet

James Mayes, Exolite

Lauren Hogan, YUM! Pizza Hut

Alex Brown,TMP Worldwide

Travis Triggs, TWC

Will Thomson, Rosetta Stone

Ambrosia Humphrey, Hootsuite

Brian Medina, Self Opportunity

Gerry Crispin, CareerXroads

Crystal Miller, Branded Strategies

Carrie Corbin, Branded Strategies

Jason Seiden, Brand Amper

Sal Vergara, Smashfly

 

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