Experts Connection™ for Recruiters connects you, the hiring professional, with experts in all phases of recruitment at the $100K+ level. Topics will be presented for timely practical application (rather than theoretical discussions), offering you the ability to implement the ideas as soon as you hang up the phone. the subject matter is designed for both corporate hiring professionals as well as independent recruiters. Topics will include a wide variety of timely issues relating to the employment of managers and executives across all disciplines and industries. The teleseminars are formatted to include your questions submitted at the time of registration as well as during the presentation.

Guest Speaker: James Durbin, Headhunter specializing in Social Media & owner of Durbin Media Group.
Date: Thursday, June 23, 2009
Time: 4:00-5:30 PM Eastern, 1:00-2:30 PM Pacific

Class Description: Master ways to source, connect and hire candidates by uncovering the secrets of LinkedIn from an expert at the intersection of social media and recruiting. Jim Durbin will demonstrate a step-by-step walk-through targeted to both internal recruiters and third party firms.

The LinkedIn website is an effective tool for building and maintaining a close network of referrers for employment, but how does that help you hire people faster and with more quality? In an age where email and voicemail can easily be avoided, LinkedIn represents a new and exciting channel that candidates prefer to use as an initial contact with recruiters. It is increasingly becoming the social network of choice for businesses and passive job hunters.

In this teleseminar you will learn:

• A foundational overview of the tool and see how to source candidates.
• The subtleties of etiquette for connecting with prospects.
• How to craft messages that work.
• Ways to check references using LinkedIn.
• To better understand and put into practice the application of tools and packages.
• To master the application from the perspective of a salesperson.
• The keys to marketing using this powerful social media application.

About the Speaker:

Jim Durbin is a headhunter specializing in social media and owner of the Durbin Media Group. As a blogger and business owner, Jim is a frequent and valued speaker on such topics as online employment, recruiting blogs and using social networks in the hiring process. Prior to starting Durbin Media Group, Jim was a top performer as an Account Executive for national staffing firms, entering the employment world in Los Angeles in 1999, at the peak of the dotcom boom. Jim is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and currently lives in St. Louis.