Professional Recruiter, Advocate of Recruitment Education, and Networking Evangelists

Our mission is to build a recruiters society like no other! The Recruiter’s Association will deliver low cost, top flight, short burst, recruiter focused education with a certification attached. We will provide our members with a virtual forum to make new connections than facilitate face to face networking events where you can meet and solidify your new professional relationships.   

The RecruitersAssociation.org was founded by Thomas F.X. Licari in an effort to give the recruiting community a unified national voice. With your participation we can continue to build a national recognized recruiters association and a certification process that gives all professional recruiters a true advantage.  

Annual membership is FREE; you only pay to attend meetings with topics and networking events that interest you. This ensures that the Recruiter’s Association will brings you cutting edge topics presented by top industry thought leaders. Check out our event schedule, attend an event and see for yourself.

Attend any of our events and you will receive all of the following:

• 3 months of free unlimited job postings. A special offer to you! From Hireflyer.com
• You will receive a The Recruiters Association networking contact list. Our list will provide an instant turbo boost to your Twitter, LinkedIn, or Ning network connections. 
• Receive a free week’s use of Checkster.  Perform 10 Reference Checkups during that free week; it is a $400 value!

The Recruiter’s Association Event Schedule

Dallas, Texas - July 16^th

Workshop/Seminar Topic: “The future of recruiting after the recession” What is the future of recruiting going to look like after the economic downturn? Hear from an expert panel: - Craig Fisher, Principal, A-LiST SOLUTIONS, INC. - Christopher Hoyt, PHR, Associate Director, AT&T Talent Attraction (AKA: RecruiterGuy) - April Leah Grady, President, AGResearch International, LLC - Dennis M. Smith, Founder and President, WirelessJobs.com

Networking & Cocktail Reception: 5:30pm to 7:30pm (Network Contact List Included)

Register & Secure your seat at: www.texasrecruiters.org

Schaumburg, Illinois - July 23^rd

Workshop/Seminar Topic: Reference Check 2.0 -How Digital Social Networking is Transforming the Selection Process to improve your quality of hires. 

Key Note Speaker: Yves Lermusi CEO of Checkster

Networking & Cocktail Reception: 5:30pm to 7:30pm (Network Contact List Included)

Register & Secure your seat at: www.illinoisrecruiters.org

Las Vegas, Nevada - September 15^th

Workshop Seminar Topic: Talent Management Collaboratory "How Employment Branding can increase the ROI of recruitment and retention."

Key Note Speaker: Lizz Pellet, CEO of EMERGE International and Fellow from Johns Hopkins University is the author of Getting Your Shift Together Making Sense of Organizational Culture and Change - Introducing Cultural Due Diligence.  Her second book, The Cultural Fit Factor – Creating an Employment Brand to Attract, Retain and Repel the right employee is being published by SHRM in July 2009.

Networking & Cocktail Reception: 4:30pm to 6:30pm (Network Contact List Included)

Register & Secure your seat at: www.nevadarecruiters.org

Scottsdale, Arizona - September 17^th

Workshop Seminar Topic: Talent Management Collaboratory "How Employment Branding can increase the ROI of recruitment and retention."

Key Note Speaker: Lizz Pellet, CEO of EMERGE International and Fellow from Johns Hopkins University is the author of Getting Your Shift Together Making Sense of Organizational Culture and Change - Introducing Cultural Due Diligence.  Her second book, The Cultural Fit Factor – Creating an Employment Brand to Attract, Retain and Repel the right employee is being published by SHRM in July 2009.

Networking & Cocktail Reception: 4:30pm to 6:30pm (Network Contact List Included)

Register & Secure your seat at: www.arizonarecruiters.org

Special Announcement: We are coming to Philadelphia, PA look for our upcoming meeting!   

For more information feel free to contact me directly,

Thomas F.X. Licari

The Recruiter's Association 

Office: 847-923-0822

Mobile: 847-609-9065

E-mail: thomas@licari.biz  

Sign up now to be a part of this fantastic learning & networking event. You will discover the latest recruiting trends in the Reference Check 2.0 space from Yves Lermusi the leading expert in the field. This is your opportunity to learn new ideas and build your recruiting network at the same time. Attending this event will provide you with tips and strategies that will help you make your recruiting efforts more cost efficient.   

Tickets: Only 85 seats available for this event and they will go fast so please don’t delay register for tickets now on at http://illinoisrecruiters.eventbrite.com.

Topic: “Reference Check 2.0 -How Digital Social Networking is Transforming the Selection Process to improve your quality of hires. 

-          How can the traditional and much-debated reference check process be transformed into your best ally for your hiring process? This presentation will first give you a benchmark for the traditional reference check based on a survey of 150 practitioners.  From this information you will learn what questions these people find to be the most useful; how much time they spend on it; and how you can improve your results. Secondly, this presentation will show you how leveraging the internet as a social networking tool can help you transform your reference check practice into a true assessment tool to improve the quality of hires. 

Participants in this class will gain a better understanding of the following:

• How to use the latest technologies such as social networking to check references

• Know which questions are the best to reveal top performers

• Know the best practices (based on a survey of 150 practitioners)

• How to eliminate the legal challenges reference checking might bring

• How to avoid candidates gaming the system

• How to dramatically increase the number of references while reducing your time calling them

• How to turn automated reference checking into a cheap sourcing tool

Key Note Speaker: Yves Lermusi (aka Lermusiaux) CEO of Checkster – Yves complete speaker bio is posted on www.illinoisrecruiters.org or visit Checkster website http://www.checkster.com//web/go.php?r=10&i=4

Date: Thursday, July 23^rd 2009  

Training Seminar Location: Argosy University in Schaumburg Campus; 999 N. Plaza Dr.

8^th Floor, Schaumburg, IL 60173-5403 Phone: 847-969-4900

Time: Training starts at 4:00pm and goes to 5:30pm

Networking Happy Hour: Directly after the training seminar at 5:30pm a Networking Happy Hour will be held at:

John Barleycorn - SCHAUMBURG

1100 American Lane, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Phone: 847.619.5540 (Restaurant contact: Crystel Lining) http://www.johnbarleycorn.com

• Those participating in the Networking Happy Hour will be:
• The entire class, including the class instructor

Special Note: 

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• The Networking Happy Hour will be open to those who could not get tickets for the class.

Tickets: Available for purchase $35.00 per ticket on http://www.illinoisrecruiters.org and http://illinoisrecruiters.eventbrite.com .

For more information feel free to contact me directly,

Thomas F.X. Licari

The Illinois Recruiters Association  

Office: 847-923-0822

Mobile: 847-609-9065

E-mail: thomas@illinoisrecruiters.org

Website: www.illinoisrecruiters.org

Sign up for our Ning Group: http://illinoisrecruiter.ning.com/

Join our LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=46943 

Join us on Face Book: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=70680371592

SIGN UP for our 07/23/2009 event: http://illinoisrecruiters.eventbrite.com

Come be a part of the kick off meeting for the newly formed Texas Recruiters Association. The Texas Recruiters Association is a new and growing professional recruiters association; membership is open to recruiters, human resources, and sourcing professionals. During our unconference workshop you will learn about “The future of recruiting after the recession." This is your opportunity to join the Texas Recruiters Association, discover fabulous new ideas, and build a huge network at the same time. Attending this event will provide you with tips and strategies that you will need to plan for your future in recruiting.     

About the Event -

Date: Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Location: Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, 5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas, United States 75240-6276 Tel: (972) 934-8400

Meeting time:  Start at 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Workshop Seminar Topic: “The future of recruiting after the recession” What is the future of recruiting going to look like after the economic downturn?

                - Conference Moderator: Thomas F.X. Licari President of the Recruiter's Association will act as the moderator, managing the flow and keeping the meeting moving

 Expert Panel:

- Craig Fisher, Principal, A-LiST SOLUTIONS, INC. Recruitment Branding: The personal branding talk that we hear so much about today is not a fad, it's a fact.  With the end of each employment downturn comes the upturn of many more agencies and recruiters entering the game.  Those with established brands online will have the name equity to rise above and succeed in the new economy.

                - Christopher Hoyt, PHR, Associate Director, AT&T Talent Attraction (AKA: RecruiterGuy)Will discuss the future of 2.0 engagement and mobile recruiting; Recruiting with iPhone apps, mobile pages, and social integration.

                - April Leah Grady, President, AGResearch International, LLC: Passive candidates vs. active/unemployed candidates – what does the future hold for them as the economy recovers? How can you adjust your recruitment strategy so you are getting the best possible talent for open positions?

                - Dennis M. Smith, Founder and President, WirelessJobs.com: How will Mobile Recruiting be used in the future. Everything you'll need to know so that you won't get left behind.

Networking & Cocktail Reception: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

-          Networking & Cocktail Reception:  A cocktail reception will be held at (Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, 5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas Tel: 972-934-8400) directly after the Workshop Seminar at 5:30pm to 7:30pm. You will receive a Texas Recruiters Association networking contact list. Our list will provide an instant turbo boost to your LinkedIn networking connections. 

HOW TO SIGN UP & for more details about the event: http://texasrecruiters.eventbrite.com/                                       

For more information feel free to contact me directly,

Thomas F.X. Licari

The Recruiter's Association 

Office: 847-923-0822

Mobile: 847-609-9065

E-mail: thomas@licari.biz   

Website: www.recruitersassociation.org     

Check out: www.texasrecruiters.org

Should you not be interested, please re-direct this announcement to someone in your organization that deals with recruiting/staffing