The National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) is offering SDRR members a 10% savings on The Exchange , a 1-day managing conflict program!  Learn state-of-the-art techniques for Corporate Managers & HR Professionals dealing with conflict in the workplace.  I have personally been involved with NCRC for many years and as a mediator, I can attest that their curriculum is a class act.

What is the EXCHANGE?

The Exchange is a practical, interactive training that teaches useful skills for conflict management. The primary objective of this 8-hour course is to   provide professionals with a tool-kit of strategies that can be used on a daily basis to deal with stressful office situations. Through a series of lectures,       participatory simulations, and interactive exercises you can learn the vital skills to effectively manage workplace conflicts.

Date: December 3, 2009 

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 p.m.

Place: Rady School of Management

UCSD – Otterson Hall
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093

Fee: $350 (SDRR members save 10%)

*additional discounts available for multiple attendees from the same organization.

Why the EXCHANGE?

• Creates internal capacity for managers and supervisors to reduce daily conflicts
• Encourages productive collaboration on team projects
• Provides tools for ongoing models of positive behavior in the workplace
• Helps reduce future litigation and turnover costs

For more information, please contact Ashley Virtue at 619.238.2400, Ext. 221 or avirtue@ncrconline.com.  Visit www.ncrconline.com to register.

Take advantage of this today!

Brandon Moreno
HR Consultant | Leadership Coach

Leading Edge Thought
www.yourthoughtsbecome.com

VP, HR Professional Membership
SDRR

San Diego Recruiters Roundtable (SDRR), a network of over 425 HR Professionals in San Diego who share information and network via www.sdrecruiters.com has published its 3rd Quarter survey of its HR members. While the full survey results are limited to SDRR members, the organization is releasing their Key Metric Trends for San Diego’s HR and Business Community that were extracted from the organization’s 3rd Quarter survey.

Members were surveyed on topics that HR professionals and Business Executives want to access on a regular basis to be ”in the know” on what is happening right now in our community. SDRR continues to track and report these key metric trends for San Diego on a Quarterly Basis.  Julie Magnuson, Founder and Chairperson of SDRR, reports “We are thrilled with this quarter’s Key Metric Trends survey results. It is exciting to see San Diego businesses reporting growth and improved employee satisfaction. We hope this is a sign of a promising 2010!”

Key Metric Trends Survey Highlights:

Employers reported that the average “time to fill” (from job requisition approval to offer accepted) was 40 days.

Cost per hire (Agency fees, Retained/Executive Search fees ,Advertising ,Job Posting fees, Job Fairs, Networking Events (for fee) Referral Bonuses, travel expenses, VISA related fees) average for Q3 was $1,500.00

75% reported that headcount remained the same or increased over Q2!

33% reported they relocated new employees to San Diego from other geographical regions; Of those employees that were relocated to San Diego, 40% were international!

25% reported they sponsored Visas for international hires.

Employers rank Referrals and their own Corporate Websites as the most effective means of sourcing candidates, while Social Networking continues to move to the front of the line as a viable recruiting tool….. 50% employers said they use Social Networking to find candidates.

Employee Satisfaction and Employee Engagement are on the rise! 86% of employers reported employee satisfaction was up and 90% reported employee engagement was up! Related to employee satisfaction & engagement, Turnover for Q3 was 7.6% which is relatively low in any industry!

San Diego Recruiters Roundtable surveys its members on a quarterly basis. For more information on SDRR or for membership details, please click on www.sdrecruiters.com and click Join SDRR Now! For questions regarding SDRR’s Quarterly Surveys, please contact Carole Trilling, SDRR VP of Programs at carole@thealliancegroup.cc. More information regarding Carole and the entire SDRR Board of Directors is located on our website.

San Diego Recruiters Roundtable Founder and Chairperson, Julie Magnuson, was honored in San Diego Metropolitan Magazine’s 10th annual “40 under 40″ Awards, which recognizes the top 40 community and business leaders in San Diego under the age of 40. Magnuson, who was recognized in the magazine as a Resourceful Networker, will join the other honorees for an outstanding networking opportunity at the Magazine’s Award Luncheon on September 18, 2009.

“It is a thrill and an honor to be recognized among such a talented group of high-achievers!” says Magnuson. “I enjoyed reading about the accomplishments of all of the honorees and am looking forward to the opportunity to meet them in person at the San Diego Metro event on the 18th”

Click on the picture below to read the San Diego Metropolitan Magazine “40 under 40″ announcement and honorees on their website:

San Diego Metro Magazine 40 Under 40 Cover

On June 10, we had our Quarterly Networking event for SDRR, which featured a panel discussion, HR Meets Social Media: A panel of local experts discuss finding jobs, candidates, and branding your business via social networking. As always, our event was a casual good time where colleagues could catch up over a much deserved drink after work, and hopefully gain some new information during the process.

Pictures are now featured on the SDRR website in our SDRR Gallery. Log into www.sdrecruiters.com and click on the tab for SDRR Gallery to view these. In addition, we have video of the event up on our YouTube account. While we realize this initial recording has room for improvement in terms of audio clarity (and can you say tripod anyone??!), we hope you are able to learn some information and see what you missed at our fun event! Our YouTube account can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/sdrecruiters

Subscribe to us on YouTube and stay up to date with our postings!

June is the month to Grow Who You Know in San Diego’s HR Community!

San Diego Recruiters Roundtable wants you to Grow Who You Know and expand your HR network in San Diego.
During the month of June, we are offering a special program for both new members to join SDRR and new HR service providers to join our Service Provider Network. It’s more important than ever to have a strong network. In San Diego, HR is all about staying connected!

Grow Who You Know in HR Promotion June 1 – June 30, 2009
Join SDRR or our HR Service Provider Network at www.sdrecruiters.com
Discount code required for offer below: SDRRwow (code is case sensitive)

New Members: Join SDRR during the month of June and pay only $109.00 25% off our normal member annual fees!

Referred Members: Get referred to SDRR by an existing member during month of June and pay only $109.00 Grow Who You Know and both win! New Member AND Referring Member both get 3 bonus months added to memberships!

Service Providers: Our Service Provider Network is growing! Let’s continue to build our unique directory into a resource for our community that is a one stop place for us to find all types of HR Service Providers. Refer your favorite vendor or provider to create their FREE listing on the SDRR SPN, and we will give you 2 months free membership! Service providers include: relocation, staffing, headhunter, event planning, catering, brokers, HRIS, HR consultants, outplacement, and more!

This special offer will be effective during the month of June only, and the discount code above is entered during the payment process. In order to receive free membership bonuses, the referring member name must be included on the registration form. New SPN registrations must list referring member name at time of registration.

Why join SDRR now? It’s hard to list everything you’ve been missing, but we’ll try!
• Access to SDRR listserv email group- instant answers to your HR questions by accessing hundreds of HR peers and colleagues in a solicitation-free environment
• Networking and speaker events – available to members only
• Participate and utilize SDRR’s unique quarterly Member Surveys – we are tracking key HR metrics and company activities quarterly and publishing the results. Our members are the first to know the trends in San Diego’s HR Community.
• SDRR Website – searchable member directory, document library, events calendar and member photo gallery
• Post unlimited jobs on our website and Access our member-shared resume database of over 6000 resumes and growing. We have up to 1000 candidate hits a day on our jobs, and we don’t charge members to post!
• Let us enhance and support your Social Media presence for company and job branding: SDRR posts all member jobs on Twitter, Facebook and sponsors a member only SDRR LinkedIn group.
• FREE access to SDRR Experts, including top Labor Attorney and top Benefits Broker for answers to member questions
• SDRR Board has developed and is implementing a 2009 Strategy to promote HR talent and Consultants within the business community and be known as the place to go to find excellent HR Professionals.

We have over 400 members and growing! June is the month to Grow Who You Know in San Diego, and be even more connected to the HR Community! We are also having an outstanding event June 10, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. HR meets Social Media: A panel of local experts discuss finding jobs, candidates, and branding your business via social networking. See our website for more details such as member/non-member pricing and rules regarding non-member attendance. Happy networking, and tell a friend about SDRR today.

You simply cannot afford to miss this SDRR Networking event!

HR meets Social Media: A panel of local experts discuss finding jobs, candidates, and branding your business via social networking.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Rock Bottom Brewery

8980 Villa La Jolla Drive

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Join us for a great opportunity for fun and casual networking, a cocktail, and a panel of experts on Social Networking who will show us what we need to understand about this media as it relates to HR. Feeling overwhelmed, confused, or just plain lost when it comes to social media, social networking and how to incorporate it into your company’s HR or business strategy? Whether you are already a LinkedIn LION, or you still think a tweet is a talking birdie, you need to hear this panel to get all the pieces to the puzzle.

Register online now at:

San Diego Recruiters Event Registration

Ask a question in advance to the panel on your registration form, and we’ll address it at the event!

Cost:                Includes 1 drink ticket and yummy appetizers

Member:         Online cost through Tues, June 9th:           $18.00    

                        Door Cost on June 10th:                               $20.00

Guests:            Online cost through Tues, June 9th:           $30.00*

                        Door Cost on June 10th:                               $40.00* 

*This event is only open to Human Resource Professionals. Past and future members are welcome to attend as guests of our current members, provided they meet all membership qualifications and guidelines.

Meet the Panelists and their topic focus:

Doug Coull: Founder, President and CEO of SmartSearch

Mr. Coull has 27 years experience in the staffing and recruitment industry, including 20 years experience in corporate management in the software development industry, and seven years progressive experience in recruitment and management of recruiters and sales personnel in the technical services industry. Mr. Coull built APS into a multi-million dollar company specializing in the development and deployment of automated staffing systems. 

·              Why are traditional job boards shrinking, and how & why should companies brand themselves and their jobs on social media to attract candidates

·              How can you automate portions of social media marketing, what are the key tools?

·              How to use social media sites to check references and vet out candidates

 Chris Husong: Social Media strategist at Real Voice Media

A Business Consultant at Real Voice Media with more than 20 years of experiences, my gifts of vision and focus, combined with my astute knowledge of business, sales, and Social Media have helped countless business owners close the gap between where they are, to where they want to be. I combine my innovative and practical ideas and entrepreneurial experience with the Consulting, Social networking and Business Consulting resources to provide business owners the tools they need to grow their businesses.

·              Why is networking, both social media and in person, so critical in today’s economy

·              What are the do’s and don’t in social media that HR people must be aware of

·              How to maximize linked in’s networking value and build up your connections

 Morgan Brown: Co-founder of Resume Donkey and marketing expert

Morgan Brown is the co-founder of Resume Donkey, an online resume review and writing platform powered by recruiters across the country.  Passionate about new media, online marketing and building relationships through technology and customer service; Morgan puts social media and online marketing tools to work.  With a strong background in online marketing, Morgan brings nearly 10 years of experience in web development, search optimization and marketing, permission marketing, loyalty program development, online application development and new media marketing.

·              How do you find and search for candidates using social media

·              What impact does social media and viral networking have on the resume and its format

·              What is the key to getting a following on twitter, ie what do you tweet about, etiquette, rules, etc? tips on who to follow?

 Brandon Moreno: HR Consultant, Business Coach/Speaker at Leading Edge Thought, & SDRR VP of Professional membership:

For Brandon Moreno, his work as a distinguished consultant, motivational speaker, and empowerment coach isn’t just a job, it’s a mission. After logging nearly two decades as an exceptional Human Resources, staffing, and organizational development professional, he developed a unique fusion of heart-driven business savvy to take organizations to the next level – guiding people to unleash their powerful inner resources. To his delight, clients from Fortune 500 companies to cultural creatives are embracing his Leading Edge Thought principles and techniques.

·              How HR Consultants and small business can brand themselves using social media to build their business and attract clients

·              What is the value of a Facebook fan page:  how do you build it, what do you do with it, and how do you attract fans?

·              SDRR is building a social media presence and creating awareness for all member jobs. How is this pooled resource an incredible value for our members? (shameless plug)

Janis Whitaker: JP Whitaker & Associates, Interview Coach/Trainer/Speaker/Author

Janis Whitaker is the owner of J P Whitaker & Associates, a results-oriented management training enterprise established in 1991. Janis has been a learning and development professional for over twenty-four years. Janis is a published author, “Interviewing by Example: Finding the right piece of the puzzle” Janis skillfully integrates years of corporate expertise and plentiful consulting experiences into her workshops, bringing her presentations to life. Her subtle humor, personable style, and seasoned professionalism set her apart as a highly sought after presenter. As a highly-qualified specialist, Janis Whitaker’s ultimate goal is to develop strong leaders and communicators in the workplace by enhancing an employee’s personal and professional skills.

·              Using Linked In, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites for your own job search

·              Tips on what to say and do once you get the interview so you can get an edge on competition

Do you tweet your thoughts throughout the day? Do you find yourself sneaking on Facebook during meetings and conference calls to keep up with your friends and family? Do you look at other people’s Linked In page and get “Contact Envy”? Or, maybe you find all these concepts new and confusing? Either way, SDRR is here to help our members maximize the effectiveness of using Social Networking in the San Diego Business Community.

SDRR understands and embraces the value of social networking both on our business and personal lives. Social Networking sites are the wave of future business. If your company is not already using this powerful media, rest assured you will be soon.
A strong social media campaign can be very effective, yet most people quickly find it is very time consuming to maintain. We understand you are busy, and so many of us are wearing more hats at work than ever. As part our continued effort to support our membership, we will utilize the top 3 social media sites to create awareness of the SDRR brand, highlight member issues and announcements, display job postings and the promote the overall importance of HR in San Diego.
Twitter and Facebook are important sites for us to promote member job postings. We are working with SmartSearch to automate our job postings right to our Twitter feed, but in the meantime these are being added manually and our website hits have soared! Our blog will also be updated to all of our social media feeds. We have created a fan page on Facebook which will help us to promote our events, website, job listings, blog entries, news and Service Provider Network. Julie Magnuson, Founder of SDRR, also maintains a Linked In page and provides key information about current SDRR events to her many contacts.
Remember, all members and Service Providers are encouraged to blog on the SDRR site! Instructions are on the Blog page, and entries are subject to approval. We know that there is a wealth of knowledge within our membership base. Take the time to share your information on key and relevant topics in HR, and now your blog entry will get promoted on all Social Media sites as well.
Now, when your boss asks you what you are doing to use Social Media to support the business’s HR needs, you have a strategy which is already generating positive results. Help support the Social Media efforts, and make sure that you have SDRR on your list in all forms of Social Media you use.
We want to be part of your Linked In, your Twitter Tweeps and your Facebook Peeps!
Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/juliemagnuson
Become a fan of SDRR on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/c8ujmw
Join the Linked in group for SDRR: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=66382

Remember, in San Diego, HR is all about staying connected!

The San Diego Recruiters Roundtable (SDRR) is a community of hundreds of local HR Professionals who join together to share information and network within San Diego’s business community. Our SDRR Listserv is a super highway of HR information, where members exchange ideas and industry related advice in real time. For more information on SDRR or to join SDRR, go to www.sdrecruiters.com

The SDRR resume database is now over 5,000 resumes strong and growing every day!

Our job board is being indexed by multiple internet job search sites, and we are seeing over a thousand page views every day where candidates are viewing and applying for our members’ jobs!

This is exciting news!

In our current economic state, low cost resources for employers to recruit and attract talent are more important than ever. We are happy that our SDRR Member job board is attracting candidates directly to our members, and that we provide unlimited job postings to our members as part of their annual dues.

Check out our jobs, or upload your resume today directly into our database to be available for member searching. Click on the Career Center tab anytime, or go to this link: http://www.sdrecruiters.com/career.html

Our blog feature is now live! This is a great opportunity to post information relative to HR topics, articles, or other related interest. It’s also a great way for members to showcase their own HR services they offer to get exposure. As mentioned, the more you participate, the more exposure you get.  As we fine tune the technology, we will be showcasing member spotlights each week in the “member section” based on the amount of people who participate.

To post, simply send an email to blog@sdrecruiters.com It will go in queue for approval.  You may also visit the SDRR homepage at www.sdrecruiters.com and post directly from there. 

Once you post or comment on a blog, it goes into queue for approval. This is to prevent spam, web spiders, and ensure it is HR related content. Most content will be posted within 48 hours. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

NOTE: Because blogs are NOT PRIVATE and available for non-members to see, all information will be posted as you submit it. 

IF YOU DO NOT WANT EVERYONE TO SEE YOUR COMPANY NAME OR CONTACT INFORMATION, PLEASE ENSURE IT IS ELIMINATED FROM THE TEXT OF THE BLOG!

ABOUT BRANDON MORENO

Brandon Moreno, founder of Leading Edge Thought, is a distinguished speaker, author, business advisor and the transformation strategist. Mr. Moreno is the creator of the 4-M Paradigm^TM system, a program designed to take people to the next level – guiding them to get more out of life by shattering their inner illusions. He offers transformational workshops and speaking engagements to businesses and individuals, helping them move from where they are to where they want to be.

Mr. Moreno sits on the board of directors for the San Diego Recruiters Roundtable (SDRR) and is a certified mediator for the National Conflict Resolution Center and Superior Courts.

Brandon Moreno
(858) 748-5715 x224

Join us for SDRR’s “Night of the Roundtable”

Member Celebration and Awards Ceremony

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Rock Bottom Brewery

8980 Villa La Jolla Drive

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Come join the party! February 12, 2009 marks the 1st anniversary of the New SDRR! We look forward to seeing you and sharing a fun networking mixer featuring fabulous appetizers and cocktails to celebrate our birthday. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to connect with your friends & colleagues from SDRR.

Register Online Now

Member Cost: $18.00 contribution toward event cost

Guests: $28.00 (must pay full cost of event) This event is only open to Human Resource Professionals. Past and future members are welcome to attend as guests of our current members, provided they meet all membership qualifications and guidelines.

Your contribution includes:

1     Drink Ticket*, and a delicious buffet of appetizers, including:

•      SPICY SPINACH CHEESE DIP Melted jalapeno Jack and fresh spinach, topped with ale onions. Served with ciabatta toasts and tortilla chips.

•      WOOD FIRED PIZZAS Assorted choices of hand‐stretched honey and Brown Ale crust pizzas

•      STUFFED MUSHROOMS Roasted Portobellinis stuffed with spinach, cashews, fresh chicken, roasted peppers, and six cheeses

•      TITAN TOOTHPICKS Rolled tortillas stuffed with smoked chicken, jack cheese, and Southwest seasonings and fried golden. With guacamole, sour cream, salsa, & chipotle BBQ sauce.

*Drink ticket must be redeemed before 7:00 pm