As the Vice President of Ceridian’s Talent Acquisition Practice, Michael Palmer is responsible for the overall business strategy, growth and development of Ceridian’s Recruitment Solutions and the emerging Recruitment Process Outsourcing business globally. He led the launch of Ceridian’s Talent Acquisition Practice in 2004 and continues to lead the exponential successful growth. Michael’s career in Human Resources has primarily been focused on recruiting and staffing in challenging, high demand environments where his passion and accomplishments in this field have established him as a knowledge expert and thought leader. His breadth of experience includes re-engineering and implementing the recruiting processes for a large IT outsourcing organization in Canada and the United States, as well as developing the recruiting process model for a global IT outsourcer’s entry into the HR BPO market in the U.S. Michael has managed large scale recruitment projects and recruitment organizations delivering thousands of new hires annually in Canada, the United States and abroad. Session: It is no longer "business as usual" in the world of recruiting. The emphasis has shifted from an employer's market to an employee's market. Mike Palmer will share his insights into some of the best practices successful companies use today including leveraging your employment brand to attract and hire the right candidates and creating retention strategies to keep your top talent from jumping ship. .