Corporate Recruiters Gather to Distinguish "Best" From "Good" in a Growing Population of Qualified Candidates

• Press Release
• Source: Kennedy Information
• On 10:23 am EST, Friday February 6, 2009

PETERBOROUGH, NH--(MARKET WIRE)--Feb 6, 2009 -- In synch with the current hiring economy, company strategies that affect corporate recruiting and overall talent management continue to develop. According to recruiting industry research firm Kennedy Information, it is increasingly critical for corporate and non-profit recruiters to expand their knowledge base and arm themselves with the appropriate tactics and new technologies needed to emerge from these tumultuous labor markets with an improved workforce.

Kennedy's Recruiting 2009 Conference and Expo, May 19-22 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, focuses on the dynamic theme, "The Pillars of Recruiting," and offers recruiting professionals from all industries the opportunity to gain expert perspective on distinguishing "the best" from a fast-growing population of really good candidates.

'Kennedy Conference' event Chairperson and Senior Director of Talent Management Services Anna Brekka states, "Clearly some sectors are experiencing exponential growth in qualified talent availability, while other industries continue to struggle with endemic talent shortages. Efficiently leveraging this new talent availability to improve the people element of the business remains an imperative -- finding the 'best' is still a challenge even in times like these."

"The May Recruiting 2009 Conference and Expo," Ms. Brekka continues, "offers unique recruiting solutions that look beyond job experience to identify critical skill sets and recruiting ideas that perfect the 'people' side of recruiting."

Recruiting 2009 Conference and Expo truly is recruiters' "Networking Event of the Year." With 30 sessions, multiple networking opportunities, workshops, intensives and a special "Sourcing Summit," it is the conference where the long-term benefits of attending far outweigh the costs.

The spring event's takeaways also include: avoiding legal risk while recruiting, improving your employment brand, and uncovering NEW sourcing channels. And as always, Kennedy's Recruiting 2009 Conference and Expo is designed to meet individual recruiter's needs. Six targeted tracks (Healthcare, Hospitality, Legal Compliance, Recruiting Tools and Sourcing Talent), featuring industry thought leaders eager to share their expert perspective, allow attendees to "Create Their Own Conference," ensuring that each delegate learns exactly what they need to succeed in 2009.

Among the faculty of the spring "Kennedy Conference," the event is pleased to welcome Lou Adler of The Adler Group; Joel Cheesman, Cheezhead; Gerry Crispin, CareerXroads; Kat Drum, Starbucks; Paul Kennedy, New Balance; Laura Lee, Mirage Casino-Hotel; Steve Lowisz, Qualigence; Chris Murdock, Yahoo!®; Don Ramer, Arbita; Shally Steckerl, JobMachine; Laura Stoker, AIRS; Jeanne Sturges, RecruitingTrends.com; Tony Lee, Adicio; Peter Weddle, WEDDLE's; and Eric Winegardner, Monster.com®, amongst others.

About Kennedy Information

Kennedy Information is the leading research firm covering professional business markets, including Corporate Recruiting, Executive Recruiting, Executive Career Management, Management Consulting and Investor Relations.

Kennedy Information powers www.RecruitingTrends.com and maintains and publishes the newsletter "Executive Recruiter News" and "The Directory of Executive & Professional Recruiters," a database of over 13,000 recruiters in over 6,000 locations in the U.S. Canada and Mexico.

In addition to the semi-annual Recruiting 2009 Conference and Expo, Kennedy produces Professional Development Seminars on various recruiting topics throughout the year, produces the semi-annual Executive Search Summit and also provides information and services to recruiters online at www.KennedyInfo.com.

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     Daniel Houder
     Vice President
     Kennedy Information
     603.924.0900 ext. 673