Career Connections

These meetings are FREE to attend!  If you are in job transition and are not currently a SHRM-Atlanta member, you qualify for a FREE 6 month membership.  Learn more here>>

September 14, 2010 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Location:  The Georgian Club | Register 

Please Note:  This event will be held at The Georgian Club.  Business-casual is appropriate attire. Jeans, cut-offs, tennis shoes, collarless sport shirts, shorts, and athletic attire are not allowed.  Everyone must pre-register for this event.  No onsite registrations will be accepted.

5th Annual SHRM Atlanta Career Connections Recruiters Roundtable

One of the best ways to get an excellent position with a company you really want to work for is to work through recruiters. These professionals are often the people who have their finger on the pulse of the job market better than anyone else. They know whose hiring and whose not. They know what hiring managers are looking for and what they are looking to avoid. They know what salaries companies are willing to pay, what benefits a company offers and what career growth potential exists within their client organizations. If you are seeking a new position and are not letting recruiters be part of your toolkit, you do so at your own peril. Just as important as it is to include recruiters in your search, is knowing how best to work with them.

Please join us on Tuesday, September 7th for our special 5th Annual Recruiters Roundtable. We will have a panel of professional recruiters - some from staffing organizations, some from a few of Atlanta’s largest employers – who will be prepared to answer any questions you have about how to most effectively leverage their skills, knowledge and perspective on behalf of your job-search.

This event has historically been one of our most popular workshops, so sign-up early, come prepared to ask questions and make the most of this excellent opportunity!
 
We do have one ground rule we would like to mention - this event is not your chance to ‘get to the head of the line’ at a particular company. This panel will  help you to learn how to get noticed and  what talent acquisition professionals look for in candidates during the recruitment process.

Panelists Include:

John Kalusa is currently the Director of Talent Management for Genuine Parts Company and NAPA Auto Parts and has over 20 years of management experience in a number of industries.  In his role at GPC, he is responsible for developing and executing recruiting, retention and talent management strategies for 1000 stores, 58 Distribution Centers and Corporate offices.  Since 2002, John has held a number of key talent acquisition and sales leadership roles in the IT Staffing, Leadership Development and Outplacement industries. 

Teela Jackson is a Senior Talent Consultant with Talent Connections, LLC, an Atlanta-based search firm.  Teela has more than fourteen years experience in corporate and acency recruiting, most notably with Georgia-Pacific and CIGNA Healthcare.  Teela is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management-Atlanta Chapter and currently serves as Vice President, Professional Emphasis Groups.  She chaired the televised SHRM-Atlanta/11Alive Virtual Career Resource Expo in June 2010 and recently accepted the 2010 SHRM-Georgia State Council Volunteer of the Year: Georgia Peach Award.  Additionally, Jackson is a member of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR), she participates in the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and is a former board member for The Atlanta Women’s Network. 

Dan Vaughn is currently the Executive Talent Acquisition Leader for NCR Corporation based in their new global headquarters in Duluth, GA.  Dan moved to the Atlanta area in December, 2009 from Madison, Wisconsin where he was the AVP – Recruitment for QBE the Americas.  Dan said after two sub-zero winters he has had enough of the “frozen tundra” and thoroughly enjoys even the “Hotlanta” summers.  Prior to his role with QBE, Dan resided in the Denver area where the bulk of his corporate career was spent in leading talent acquisition for Corporate Express and MDC Holdings, Inc.

Jim Browning is the President and CEO, Lifestyle Architecture North America, Inc. / Social Media and Networking Leader.  Jim has over 31 years of diverse business experience in the field of sales, marketing, information systems, training, business development and operations on the national and regional/local levels. Starting his career as a clerk in retail grocery then onto a career with Coca-Cola in many roles and markets, Jim’s leadership spanned from managing teams from 3 to over 319 and budgets in excess of $295M. Jim’s ability to lead the independent bottlers in a synchronistic path of peak performance with Fortune 500 national clients was exhibited by sales results of over 77% compounded increases over 4 years.

Virgil Fludd has over 20 years of sales, marketing, management and consulting experience. He is currently the President and CEO of the Carvir Group, an Atlanta based executive recruiting firm. The company provided corporate recruiting services to companies across the country. He handles a range of recruiting assignments in the financial services, technology, consumer products and healthcare industries. He has recruited for positions in: investments, advisory services, financial planning, marketing, business development, and relationship management.

Agenda:
5:30PM - 6:00PM:  Arrive and informal networking
6:00PM - 7:30PM:  Roundtable discussion/Q&A
8:00PM - Doors close

• A practical, skill-based bi-monthly workshop on various employment skills such as resume writing, interviewing, etc.
• A weekly emailed Career Tip that also focuses on various aspects of job search and career development
• Individual career coaching offered by the co-chairs

The goal of Career Connections is to not only inform members about reemployment and career development best practices, but to actually improve the skills of SHRM-Atlanta members in these areas.Many excellent networking opportunities with several of Atlanta’s premiere staffing professionals

Career Connections is always open to considering how more can be done to serve our HR community in their careers, and how more SHRM-Atlanta professionals can get involved in this service.

If you have any comments or questions please feel free to contact us at:
Mert Price - pricella@bellsouth.net
Marilyn Santiago - marilynsantiago.networking@gmail.com