You’ve probably noticed more tweets from DirectEmployers recently, or perhaps the 2009 Annual Meeting & Conference photos on our new Flickr page. With the majority of Members constantly on the go and actively engaged in social media, DirectEmployers wants to leverage platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn to communicate, interact and share news and ideas.
We would [...]

Jason Leonard
Director of Field and College Recruiting
JCPenney

“At the end of the day there’s no technology that’s going to eliminate the recruiter role. It’s kind of funny…every time the next big thing comes along, everyone says ’aw, recruiters are going to be obsolete.’ I really don’t think that will happen. Good communication skills, a strong work [...]

Jason Leonard
Director of Field and College Recruiting
JCPenney

“At the end of the day there’s no technology that’s going to eliminate the recruiter role. It’s kind of funny…every time the next big thing comes along, everyone says ’aw, recruiters are going to be obsolete.’ I really don’t think that will happen. Good communication skills, a strong work [...]

DirectEmployers Association Member AT&T Presents at U. S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) – Listening Session

Carrie Corbin, Sr. HR Manager of Talent Attraction for AT&T, provided an overview of AT&T’s efforts to hire people with disabilities during an ODEP listening tour in Dallas, TX on January 21, 2010.
Corbin highlighted one [...]

83.7% stated that there is manual intervention required.

FROM CHAD SOWASH blog the CHAD
Today is a day set aside to thank veterans for preserving freedom and to remember those who paid the ultimate price for freedom. I want to thank every one of my brothers and sisters at arms and also honor the companies who are hiring them as they come back home [...]

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Hyatt Hotels & Resorts:  413 properties world-wide with approximately 85,000 associates working in Hyatt properties, regional offices and sales offices around the globe

Recently, BusinessWeek named Hyatt as a “Best Place to Launch a Career” in their 2009 survey, published in the September 14 issue of the magazine. The industry-leading and widely read business publication included [...]

In this blog series Nancy Holland, VP of Marketing for Direct Employers Association, will be writing about various members of the Association. This will be an opportunity to get to know your fellow members better. You will be able to glean information about the company and their unique experiences. If you or [...]

Social networks, niche sites, blogs, and videos – all hot trends in recruiting but where do you start?

Hear what the Vice President Recruiting, North America Operations for Hyatt has to say about recruiting in this tight economy.

“Our mission is about reducing recruitment costs and improving labor market efficiency through the development of new technology…