As VP of Client Development for Alstin, I (happily) find myself on the road a lot, talking to clients, prospects, people in the media, etc.–and I attend numerous industry functions each month. On Alstin’s blog, I’ll let you know where I am and what I’m hearing in the wonderful world of recruiting.
This is my favorite time of year: the long, languid days of summer. I hope you’ve been spending time catching fireflies, drinking from your garden hose, eating ice cream, dodging mosquitos, watching baseball, gazing at the ocean and all those things that make summer so great. I’ve been doing all of the above myself as well as getting lots of beach time–plus I just finished my 2nd triathlon. I’ll fill you in on the whole triathlon story in a future post, but if you can’t wait and want to hear a great story about a first triathlon experience click on over to this post from our very own Jennifer Hitchens-Greenfield, you’ll feel like you’re right there. Enough intro, let’s get back on the road!
Cape May Courthouse, NJ (sort of): I may gripe about it, but for the most part I have pretty good luck with traffic and avoiding jams. I guess sooner or later the law of averages was going to catch up with me–and brother, did it ever. The July PAAHCR meeting was being held in Cape May Courthouse, NJ by our good friends (and client), Cape Regional Medical Center. Perfect, I thought. I’ll drop my kids off at my parent’s house in Brigantine, zip 30 minutes down the NJ Parkway to the meeting and be back in Brigantine sitting on the beach by 4pm.
Nope. A very serious accident about a mile in front of me had me stuck on the Parkway for almost 3 hours, 2 of which were spent…not…moving…one…inch! I’m a pretty mild-mannered guy, but I was beginning to lose it–also there was nowhere to turn around (I love my friends at PAAHCR but by the second hour I was ready to bail). I must admit however, that when I finally arrived, I felt very loved as I saw the relief on the PAACHR members faces–they had been worried about all the people like myself who RSVP’d but hadn’t showed. The presentation was a good one on SEO and SEM marketing–a incredibly targeted, powerful tool that I feel is SO underutilized in recruiting.
Philadelphia, PA: Heather Gwin and I were lucky enough to be invited to a Customer Appreciation lunch held by our friends at the Legal Intelligencer (we’re proud to count several law firms as clients). The setting was The Prime Rib in the Warwick Hotel at 17th and Locust. Yummy food and great people–a nice treat by the folks at the Legal. The location is of interest to long time clients of Alstin as back in the 80′s and early 90′s our Holiday Party was held there–at what was then called Polo Bay. I started at Alstin in 1990 so I was there for the tail end of those days–and yes, the parties back then were complete madness.
Philadelphia, PA: Down on the waterfront at the Hyatt for a presentation by our friends at philly.com Any HR person in the Philadelphia area would be interested in this topic: Top Workplaces for 2010. This is your chance to get your organization noticed. Deadline to register is August 28th.You can learn more and nominate your company here.
Montgomeryville, PA: I delivered a presentation to long time client and friend I’ve worked with for close to 20 years. The topic? Social Networking and Recruiting. Obviously, social networking is a topic on everyone’s mind these days, and we are playing a key role in consulting, advising and implementing social network programs for our clients.
For more on what we are doing for our clients – and what we might be able to do for you – in regard to social networking and recruiting and SEO/SEM campaigns, drop me a line at blog@alstin.com.
Until next time, see you on the road!
