Corporate Navigators a Sponsor at RecruitCon

RecruitCon: A BLR Event

RecruitCon was a BLR® event with the theme of “Next-Level Talent Acquisition for Today’s Evolving Workforce”. Hosting a variety of speakers and experts, the conference provided HR professionals and recruiters the tools and strategies needed to keep up with new trends, streamline hiring processes, refine interview skills, improve on-boarding processes, and other key factors related to talent acquisition.

Who is BLR®?

BLR® is an industry-leading provider of management software and corporate training with the mission to empower organizations and deliver strategic objectives by upskilling staff, mitigating risk factors, and making operations more efficient.

Who Spoke at RecruitCon 2017? 

Guest speakers at this event included a variety of professionals related to the recruitment and talent development space.

• Antonio Aguilera, Advisory Board Member from Hope for Prisoners. Since graduating from the Hope for Prisoners Program, he motivates others to believe in positive possibilities after committing to change.

• Mark Bania, Area Sales Leader from CareerBuilder, whose passion lies within the innovative and disruptive tech impacting today’s talent acquisition landscape.

• Lori Calderon, Director of Talent Acquisition at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, who oversees talent acquisition for a 3,005 room resort in the heart of Las Vegas.

• Shishir Chaudhari, CEO of xPert Solutions, LLC, who launched a flagship product, xPertReview™, a next generation Interview as a Service platform.

• Jill Christensen, Employee Engagement Expert, who has three decades of executive consulting, speaking, and real-life global Fortune 500 business experience.

• Andrew Curtis, Senior Manager of Sales Engineers at iCIMS, who regularly visits customers to provide business and technical guidance and much more.

• Andrew Gadomsky, CEO of Aspen Advisors, who has extensive experience in the talent acquisition space.

• Steve Goodman, CEO of Restless Bandit, an HR recruiting talent rediscovery software platform that uncovers the best candidates in a company’s existing talent and applicant pool.

• Lori Kleiman, an accomplished businessperson, entrepreneur, and leader. In her most recent corporate role, Ms. Kleiman orchestrated a group of 18 HR consultants nationally. 

• Jer Langhans, Co-Founder & Principal Growth Hacker at Paired Sourcing, LLC who has over 15 years sourcing experience at companies like Cisco, Microsoft, EA, Disney, Starbucks, and Expedia. 

• Steve Lowisz, CEO of Qualigence, who has more than two decades of experience in recruiting and HR.

• Kevin McMahill, Undersheriff at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, who has been in policing for over 25 years and is second-in-command in the Office of the Sheriff. 

• Arte Nathan, Principal Strategic Development Worldwide & Hope for Prisoners Board Member, who served as Chief Human Resources Officer for Steve Wynn’s gaming companies from 1983 – 2006.

• Jon D. Ponder, CEO of Hope for Prisoners, Inc. who oversees a comprehensive array of program components designed to assist individuals within the judicial system to successfully reintegrate into mainstream society. 

• Cheryl Prahl, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Dell Technologies, who focuses on ensuring that Dell has the right talent, organization, and culture in place to grow and transform for the future. 

• Nicole Price, CEO of Lively Paradox. Through leadership development, coaching, consulting, keynotes, and other resources, Ms. Price encourages and enables others to live their lives in excellence.

• Scott Sherman, Director of Talent Acquisition at Sodexo, who is involved in strategy development and implementation to source and attract a highly qualified and diverse workforce.

• Sheridan Walker, Founder and CEO of HirePotential, Inc., who has over 30 years of clinical background experience and over 20 years of staffing industry experience.

• B. Lynn Ware, Ph.D, Founder and President of Integral Talent Systems, Inc., who has practiced for over 20 years in the corporate education and organization development field.

• Josh Wright, Chief Economist at iCIMS, who is responsible for analyzing proprietary and external data in order to produce fresh insights on the U.S. labor market. 

• Elaine C. Young, Esq. Shareholder at Kirton McConkie, who advises a wide range of employers, including large multinationals and small businesses, on the immigration, tax, and benefits aspects of cross-border employment. 

• Shaunda Zilich, Global Employment Brand Leader at hGE who runs a global team of three full-time employment brand leaders and a council of 35-plus members, building employer branding across all functions and regions.

• James Temple, Co-Founder & Intent Discovery Engineer at Paired Sourcing, LLC who has focused on strategic sourcing for various companies like Microsoft and T-Mobile. 

Corporate Navigators: 2017 Sponsor at RecruitCon

Corporate Navigators was thrilled to be part of this conference and to support the enrichment of everyone’s professional growth in the talent acquisition space.