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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec

Book for The Onrec Online Recruitment Conference & Exhibition and we will donate £50 to Anthony Nolan

The Onrec Conference and Exhibition is on the 21st October 2014 at the Grange Hotel, London

The Onrec Conference and Exhibition is on the 21st October 2014 at the Grange Hotel, London

Now in its 10th year, the Online Recruitment Conference will cover the impact of the economy on the UK recruitment industry, how to manage your employer brand, make full use of social media to communicate with candidates and the latest online recruitment industry thinking.

Joe Slavin, Managing Director of  Recruitment Johnston Press will be a speaker again this year. He remembers that he spoke at the first Onrec Conference (the one with the fire drill!) ten years ago. “I very much look forward to the conference as it is a great way to catch up with industry colleagues and get the lo-down on all the latest online recruitment trends. It's a great investment of my time that consistently pays dividends.” This year Slavin will speak about online recruitment this year and how it has and hasn't changed since then, what has worked and what hasn't, promises kept and broken.

As usual, the one day conference  includes top speakers who will offer their professional insight into the world of online recruitment and the latest developments in the sector.

Susan Vitale from  iCIMS  will be one of the speakers this year. “As a newcomer to this conference, I am looking forward to the professional insight of all the speakers and the excitement of the exhibition floor,” says Vitale. “I’m excited to talk about “The Year of the Candidate” at this year’s Onrec Conference and Exhibition since the online recruitment world is so important in talent acquisition today.After years in the economic doldrums, we may finally be seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Companies are hiring, and candidates are on the look-out for their next career match. If all goes the way of leading indicators, we could be in for the perfect storm; a growing amount of jobs to fill, a number of employees looking to make a move, and the longtime unemployed ready to do what it takes to get back in the game. As a result, companies, recruiters, and hiring managers need to be in the best position to grab the attention of top talent over their competitors. Companies are relying on the best candidate-facing tools to bring in the top talent, which is why we are referring to 2014 as “The Year of the Candidate”.

In reaction to the changing winds of the candidate landscape, employers are now using modern tools to grab the attention of best fit candidates. Communication tools, processes, and related technologies designed with the candidate experience in mind will be critical to achieving corporate talent acquisition goals in this climate. Companies should focus on giving candidates the ability to showcase their talents during the recruitment screening process with modern technology, such as video capabilities. Mobile is another modern aspect of recruiting that today’s candidates expect to see, so that they can quickly and easily look and apply for jobs on their mobile device, tablet, or laptop. Companies also need a targeted approach for social media by posting jobs to a variety of social sites to ensure the right talent is looking where their jobs are posted.”

Karen Mattison, MBE, is a multi-award winning entrepreneur with 10 years of expertise in the recruitment of flexible roles, and will also be a speaker at the Onrec conference this year. Mattison, who was this year named as the ‘Woman Changing the Business World’, following a landslide vote by the Institute of Directors launched her business Timewise (www.timewise.co.uk) after realising that there was no ‘place’ or jobsite to represent talented candidates who need to work differently.

Karen’s key note speech, “Can this job be done flexibly? The honest conversation?’, brings a truly 21st recruitment issue to life: how to reach the diverse pool of professionals who want to work flexibly, meet your client’s needs and manage the expectations of both. Karen will share her experience of working with businesses, from SMEs through to FTSE 100 companies.

Can this job be worked flexibly?
The question 8 million candidates are asking…

“Work is changing and flexibility is fast becoming a crucial ingredient of a successful business” says Karen. “Increasingly, it’s how we expect to work. 8.7 million full time workers in the UK say they want some flexibility right now in work, be that on hours or location. That’s a hugely significant number for the future shape of UK business and it’s something modern employers should be using to their advantage.”

She continues: “Already, there has been a revolution in terms of employment practice, with a vast array of different types flexible working arrangements on offer. At the heart of this flexibility is trust, and finding an arrangement that works well for the individual, the manager and the business. But when it comes to recruitment into new roles, these conversations rarely take place.”

“Just 1 in 4 jobs last year, mentioned the possibility of flexible working options. An inability to have honest conversations at the first stage of recruitment has become a block to businesses finding the best talent. But once unlocked, it can open up businesses to the millions of candidates who already work both flexibly and successfully, but don’t know where to go when they want their next career move. ‘Can this job be done flexibly ’  is the question thousands of candidates want to ask. The answer really matters to them and will affect whether highly skilled and experienced candidates apply. The problem is that hiring managers and recruiters often underestimate what a draw this is to candidates and never discuss it when hiring.”

Also attending will be HR Practitioners will provide insights in to how their organisation has embraced online recruitment along with advice from industry experts.

Alongside the conference, our exhibition hall will offer a platform for suppliers to the industry to showcase their products and services to HR professionals, job boards, recruitment advertising execs, and all those involved in the online recruitment industry.

Anthony Nolan is delighted to announce that it has once again been chosen as the official charity for Onrec Conference and Exhibition 2014 in a match that will see both partners benefit from each other’s knowledge of recruitment.

As Anthony Nolan focuses on online recruitment of stem cell or bone marrow donors, it will benefit from Onrec’s expertise as the magazine, directory and online news resource for HR Directors, Personnel Managers, Job Boards and Recruiters.

Anthony Nolan will receive £50 from each conference ticket sold in September as part of the partnership. It will also be given a complimentary stand at the conference giving attendees the chance to add the role of lifesaver to their CV.

Lila Dowie, Anthony Nolan’s Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, says, “Anthony Nolan and the online recruitment industry share a purpose – to recruit the right candidate for the job. The only difference is at Anthony Nolan our ‘jobs’ are lifesaving ones. We recruit over a third of our donors online so we share the same goals and challenges as more traditional recruiters.  This partnership is a perfect match of skill sharing as well as raising awareness and vital funds for our work.”

David Hurst, CEO of Onrec.com said, “We are delighted to have Anthony Nolan as our conference charity again. Their impressive ability to match donors to people needing transplants has great synergy with the online recruitment industry, matching candidates to jobs.”

Speakers

Conference Chairman

David Hurst, CEO, Onrec.com

Onrec.com grew from a monthly newsletter to a well respected international magazine, online news portal, recruitment industry directory and global events business.  Onrec is established as the worlds leading resource for information, comment and opinion about the online recruitment industry, it’s trends, it’s key players and it’s future. As part of Onrec’s continuing mission to further discussion between HR, recruiters and the online recruitment industry, I have chaired conferences in Sydney, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, London, Dublin, Brussels, Sao Paulo, Istanbul, San Fransisco, New York and Chicago. I am a contributor to Hr.com, Classified Intelligence LLC and founded the Online Recruitment Marketing Council.  In 2006 I was appointed Director to the Board of the Digital Content Forum where I represented the ORMC and the interests of the UK online recruitment industry to UK government. 
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"Can this job be done flexibly?"
The honest recruitment conversation

View the synopsis here

Karen Mattison, MBE, Co-Founder & Director, Timewise

Multi award-winning Karen Mattison MBE is a co-founder and director of Timewise, the business that runs services to stimulate the creation of more good quality part time and flexible job opportunities. Within the group of Timewise companies, Karen runs Timewise Jobs, the UK’s leading jobsite for part time and flexible professionals, and represents over 50,000 people who all want or need part time or flexible work to fit with something ‘other’ in life. Initially motivated by women she met at the school gates, and now passionate about the business case for flexible working, Karen is building a pipeline of good quality part time and flexible vacancies for all those who need great jobs, with less hours. A key spokesperson on our changing UK workplace, Karen works collaboratively with leading UK businesses and regularly speaks to media on a range of topics including our groundbreaking Power Part Time initiative. @KarenMattison | @TimewiseJobs


2014: The Year of the Candidate
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Susan Vitale, CMO, iCIMS, Inc.

Susan started her career at iCIMS, in 2005 as a Marketing Coordinator when she was 22. She quickly moved through the ranks becoming the Director of Marketing and ultimately was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer, before the age of 30. She is the youngest and only female C-level executive at iCIMS where she oversees strategic marketing initiatives including demand generation, brand management, promotions, and public relations. As a thought leader in the industry, she is also responsible for iCIMS business strategy to drive corporate growth. Her entrepreneurial thinking helps her develop new business opportunities via new product lines, expansion into new markets, and additional revenue streams through channels. She belongs to several online mentoring communities where she gives career advice and provides insight on finding the right career fit for young professionals. @Susan_Vitale | @iCIMS

A Legal Update: An update on employment law affecting online recruitment and flexible working

Shahzad Ayub, Specialist Employment Law Solicitor, Levenes Employment

I am a specialist employment law solicitor with considerable experience of providing HR support as well as bringing and defending claims in the Employment Tribunal and civil courts. If there is anything that I can assist with, please get in touch.

 

 

 


Using mobile to the corporate recruitment advantage

Laura Stoker, Executive Director of Global Training, AIRS

Laura Stoker began her recruiting career as a researcher for executive search firms working on international and domestic projects. She has also worked as a Recruiter for J.D. Edwards in Denver, Colorado and as a Technical Recruiter for EMDS in Brussels, Belgium. She has been using AIRS techniques since she attended one of our first training classes in 1997 and now enjoys teaching the same knowledge to a new generation of Internet Recruiters. @LauraLStoker


 


 


10 years on: Joe spoke at the first Onrec Conference 10 years ago at the London School of Economics

Joe Slavin, MD - Recruitment Advertising at Johnston Press

I've spent 15 years in the online media space as a highly successful senior manager. I've led businesses of 250+ people in the UK and the US. Most recently I was CEO at fish4 and Managing Director at Monster.Co.UK. I've joined Johnston at the right time as local media is becoming the key driver of the whole SoLoMo upheaval being played out across the 'post desktop' space. I've started my own business, worked in startups and spent a year at NBC-TV; a division of GE, one of the largest corporations in the world. I most love opportunities to grow businesses - it's great fun, I'm good at it, it beats the alternative and it gives me the chance to move good people into new roles that will stretch and develop them. I'm quite proud of the vast number of people I have managed who have moved onto senior management positions. I intend to keep that momentum going at my latest opportunity at Johnston Press for the web brands JobsToday, MotorsToday and PropertyToday along with our new directory / social networking / voucher product called Find it.


New Paths in Online Recruitment - The First Steps in HR Gamification

Noémi Bíró, Talent Attraction, Employer Branding & Recruitment Leader, PwC

Noémi is a talent attraction, employer branding and recruitment Leader with ~8 years of experience within agency and corporate recruitment, including several years of people management experience. She joined PwC Hungary in January 2010. She is leading and driving the Hungarian recruitment team and their activities cover several areas from selection, talent attraction to employer branding, including experience candidates and graduate recruitment as well. Noémi also had the chance to spend some time in London gathering and sharing best practices from PwC UK teams. Additionally, as she is part of the PwC Global Recruitment Network she exchanges fresh ideas and initiatives from all over the world. Noémi is managing several projects about recruitment process efficiency, as well as employer branding in the CEE region. Noémi has started to build a coherent employer brand in the Hungarian labor market, first of all in order to achieve the „employer of choice“ position among graduates. If you think about PwC’s competitors, the Big4 consultancy firms, the distinction is not easy, that‘s why Noémi and her team had to create something unique, which resonates as much as possible with students’ interests. She believes that based on the rather challenging expectations of newer generations (X,Y,Z....), PwC Multipoly, their enterprise workplace simulation game proved to be a suitable solution for following the trends and stepping ahead of the competitors. That’s one of the key success factors of attracting talents. Why? Because it‘s fun playing with the game, it looks cool, it provides value and knowledge, but certainly not in a boring way.


New Paths in Online Recruitment - The First Steps in HR Gamification

Peter Filak, Business Development Director, Games for Business

Peter is currently expanding the client base of the online gamified solutions developed by Games for Business. He is also looking for professional partners to cooperate on joint projects, especially among HR consultancy firms. Peter has been involved in the development of gamification based solutions for HR purposes since 2010, including recruitment games for multinational corporations and higher education institutions. He participated in the recruitment and selection processes at a multinational corporation, and gained valuable experience as team leader. Peter has earned the Coursera Verified Certificate in Professor Werbach’s Gamification class. He enjoys participating at international conferences where he follows the latest trends in employer branding, recruitment, selection, and training.


Transparency: The Missing Component of Your Talent Equation

Dan Finnigan, CEO, Jobvite

Dan Finnigan has spent his career launching and growing Internet businesses with a focus on the recruitment  market. Previously, Dan served as Senior Vice President of Yahoo! and General Manager of Yahoo! HotJobs, doubling revenue between 2002 and 2007. At Yahoo, Dan established a Yahoo and HotJobs partnership with a consortium of over 700 newspapers, today representing  41 percent of total Sunday circulation in the U.S. Prior to Yahoo!, he led the creation of Knight Ridder Digital, the Internet company of the world’s second largest newspaper publisher, serving as President and CEO. At Knight Ridder, Dan led the joint acquisition  of CareerBuilder with Tribune, serving on CareerBuilder’s Board for three years. Dan holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.

We look forward to a truly memorable tenth Onrec Conference- and hope to meet you there!

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