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I was asked to provide my predictions of the top 3 trends in the mid-market applicant tracking software industry that all HR executives and corporate recruiting leaders should be aware of going into 2011. My picks are based on conversations with 100's of HR executives and corporate recruiters around the US and UK. If I had to sum up my predictions in one line it would be: People are ready for easier to use applicant tracking software that requires less customization, less time to activate and less training. Tune in to learn more

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Social media is changing the recruiting landscape. And while people are racing to figure out how to harness the power of social recruiting (and even define it), issues related to discrimination and equal opportunity employment are imminent. As you can imagine there’s information available on social networking sites that violates anti-discrimination laws. And, recruiting exclusively with social media can potentially lead to disparate impact. What does this mean? It means that it’s time to better understand the impacts of social media and the implications that it has on recruiting – and your recruiting program.

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NED is excited to host Guy Hirsch of Say Hired. SayHired offers the world's easiest way to phone screen job candidates and their references. They're system automatically phone screens candidates or conduct a reference check without a recruiter ever having to pick up a telephone. Learn more about how their system works, what you can automate and what the future holds for recruitment tools.

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Let’s face it, EEOC regulations (and there are plenty of them) are confusing. The Department of Labor and EEOC are slated to receive a record amount of funding in 2010 and this means more enforcement is imminent. Are you aware of your obligations in order to be an equal opportunity employer? How big of a company do you need to be to worry about this? What are the basics that you need to be aware of? We cover these basic questions and more with Jonathan T. Hyman, a labor and employment law expert. Jonathan is a Partner at Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz, an industry blogger and a frequent guest on various employment law related podcasts.

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NED is pleased to welcome Sam Fitzroy to the show for a discussion about the world's largest job search engine, Indeed. Tune in to learn how Indeed is quickly becoming a one-stop shop for job seekers looking for new opportunities. We'll also discuss why Indeed needs to be on every employer's radar. As a cost effective alternative to traditional job boards, Indeed is growing dramatically and offers benefits that traditional job advertising resources can't Sam Fitzroy is currently the Director of Alliances at Indeed where he has also served as a Client Services Manager.

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William Tincup will join NED on April 16th. This is going to be an exciting show. William is a Principal at Starr Tincup, strategic marketing consultancy for human capital firms. We're slated to discuss why marketing matters to the recruitment community and what recruiters and employers should focus on to win A-rated talent. We'll start this show with William providing a "state of the union" of recruiting over the past year and we'll dive into what to expect in the future. More to come.....

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Tune in April 9th as we learn about “Recruitment Process Optimization”. NED will feature Carol Schultz, the founder and CEO of Vertical Elevation. Carol Schultz is a pioneer in the Recruitment Process Optimization and Career Strategy Industries. Her client base consists of countless professionals and a myriad of leading companies from early stage pre-IPOs to publicly traded companies. Over the past 25 years, Carol has honed and refined her industry expertise and crafted an intrinsic understanding of successful recruiting processes. Joel Passen, Newton Software’s Vice President of Marketing, will host as Carol helps us understand more about RPOptimization, how it got started, why it works, and its benefits to employers.

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Join Stephanie Thomas, Director of the Equal Employment Advisory and Litigation Support Division of Minimax Consulting, as she outlines 5 easy steps to take to be a proactive employer. Dr. Thomas specializes in the application of economics and statistics to questions arising in employment decisions. She has more than a decade of consulting experience, and has provided expert economic and statistical testimony in federal and state courts throughout the country. She has published several papers in professional journals and regularly speaks on equal employment topics. Dr. Thomas is the author of a blog, Statistical Analysis in Employment Law, and hosts “The Proactive Employer” podcast.

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