Blog Post: Best Practices in Recruiting a Diverse Workforce

Please join the Staffing Management Association of Greater Phoenix for an informative presentation and discussion of Best Practices in Recruiting a Diverse Workforce on June 4, 2008.  The meeting will be held at Jobing.com at 4747 N. 22nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85016.

What do the top employers do to ensure they are hiring a workforce that is both experienced, talented and diverse? What do different companies define as "diverse?" Join our esteemed panel of experts as they discuss their practices when it comes to recruiting employees with diversity in mind.

Key Note Presentation by:

Bradford Taft, SPHR

Brad Taft is President of Taft Resource Group, a career management consulting firm in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has over 25 years experience in the human resources consulting field where he has developed, delivered and marketed executive search, outplacement and organizational development services. His early career was in executive recruiting with firms including Korn/Ferry International. Brad then moved to the outplacement industry, where he held senior level consulting, management and marketing positions with Spherion Human Capital Consulting Group, Right Management Consultants, Lee Hecht Harrison and his own firm, Career Transition Group, Inc.

He is co-author of Boom or Bust!: New Career Strategies in a New America (Cambridge Media, LLC, 2006), a Career Management Guide for mature workers. An accomplished public speaker and writer on career and organizational issues, he has lectured at the University of Southern California, UCLA and Loyola Marymount University, has written numerous articles and has been quoted in various publications including the Wall Street Journal, Money, Los Angeles Times and the Employment Law Letter. Brad received a B.A. in Communications and a M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. He holds two certifications that represent the highest designations in the human resources and career management professions: Senior Human Resources Professional and Career Management Fellow.

Moderator:

Mark Christensen - Director of HR Partnerships, Jobing.com

Featured Panelists:

John Garza - HR Director of Pinnacle West Capital/APS and President of the Arizona Affirmative Action Association

Michael Fleming - HR Director of Banner Good Samaritan Hospital

Karen Thomas - Talent Manager of Charles Schwab and Ambassador of Business Development for the Diversity Leadership Alliance

Tina Pannell-Ellis - Diversity Recruitment Manager for Apollo Group and Business Development committee member with Arizona Diversity Leadership Alliance Schedule:

Registration/Networking/Breakfast:  7:30AM - 8:00AM
Announcements and Welcome:  8:00AM - 8:15AM
Sponsor Recogition:  8:15AM - 8:30AM
Key Note Presentation:  8:30AM - 9:15AM
Break:  9:15AM - 9:30AM
Panel Discussion:  9:30AM - 11:00AM