Monster Teams with RecruitingBlogs.com to Present RecruitFest! 2010

MAYNARD, Mass. and TORONTO, Ontario - April 19, 2010 - RecruitingBlogs.com, the social network for Recruiting and HR Professionals, announced its 3rd Annual RecruitFest! today. The 25,000 member network has teamed with Monster.com to present the event, which will be held this fall, with dates to be announced shortly.

 “RecruitingBlogs.com and Monster.com are proud to produce our first joint two-day conference in Boston,” said RecruitingBlogs.com founder and CEO Jason Davis. “This is a tremendously exciting undertaking for us and we’re happy to be able to work with Monster to make it happen.”

RecruitFest! 2010 will depart from its previous events in Toronto, Canada and will be held this year in Boston, Mass.  RecruitFest! has historically been a recruiting unconference event. However, both RecruitingBlogs.com and Monster felt that recruiting and HR professionals would be better served by an event focused around current issues and real-world problem solving.

 “Recruiters are looking for answers and action they can take back to their companies.  They already know that a technology- and socially enabled world is changing how they work.  With this event we aim to bring together both thought leaders and industry up- and- comers to create a high involvement, high value opportunity, one that will set up recruiters for success in 2011 planning and equip them with some practical, low hanging fruit ideas in the meantime,” said Janet Swaysland, senior vice president of global corporate communications and social media for Monster.

The RecruitFest! Learning Experience is focused on the impact of social media and an unprecedented number of new tools and products on the recruiting and HR industries and the job seekers they touch. Eric Winegardner, VP of Client Adoption for Monster.com, will emcee the event. Winegardner attended the 2009 RecruitFest! and was instrumental in putting the two organizations together.

 “It’s time for recruiters with varying perspectives on the World of Work to leverage their networks and ideas to tackle frontline recruiting challenges.  Recruitfest! will provide the forum for that problem-solving. We’re very excited to be teaming with RecruitingBlogs on what promises to be the must-attend recruiting event of 2010,” said Eric Winegardner, vice president of client adoption for Monster.

For updates, visit the RecruitFest! 2010 website http://recruitfest.com/ and follow on Twitter @RecruitingBlogs.

RecruitingBlogs.com is a recruiting community made up of over 25,000 Recruiting and HR professionals. Started by Jason Davis, the network is home to over 15,000 blog posts and discussions, 800 videos and almost 300 specialty groups. From live chats and customizable pages to video tutorials and international events, RecruitingBlogs.com has given recruiters all over the world a place to discuss their craft, get and give advice, research products and learn new skills.


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