Recruitment Tips, Employer Trends, and Hiring Insights from CareerBuilder

Contributors

  • Originally hailing from Ohio, Amy is a content strategist on the Marketing and Communications Team who has been with both CareerBuilder and the city of Chicago for more than seven years. She writes on a range of recruitment topics on The Hiring Site, striving to bring a dose of clarity and humor to sometimes complicated issues around employee attraction, engagement and retention.

    In addition, she writes and edits content for the CareerBuilder website as well as CareerBuilder e-books, white papers, emails, marketing campaigns, and anything else that’s thrown her way. She is also the voice of @cbforemployers on Twitter. When she’s not working, Amy spends as much time as possible reading, writing short stories, eating Nutella out of the jar, waiting for CTA buses and trains, going to see her favorite bands live, dreaming up new adventures, and spending time with people who inspire and challenge her.

  • Anthony Balderrama is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com. He researches and writes about job searches and workplace issues, which means he has written the word “résumé” approximately 2 million times. He currently lives in Chicago but easily gives away his Dallas roots by frequently saying “howdy” and “y’all” without any irony.

  • Brent Rasmussen is president of CareerBuilder North America, and in his role, he heads the day-to-day operations of the North American division. An accomplished strategist and industry veteran, Rasmussen drives the innovation, expansion and ongoing revenue growth of CareerBuilder.com the U.S.’s largest online job site, and CareerBuilder Canada. Prior to joining CareerBuilder, Rasmussen served as manager of Business Services for Xerox Corporation.

  • As a project manager of CB Social, Bridget Maiellaro manages, analyzes, and develops the social media presences of companies across the United States, Canada, and the UK. Working as an extension of each client’s team, she’ll help them uncover their goals in the social space and craft an overarching strategy to achieve those business objectives on both day-to-day and long-term levels. Hailing from the University of Illinois, Bridget graduated with a degree in News-Editorial Journalism when the print industry was at the brink of decline. After one or two (or 20) panic attacks, she assessed her options and realized that social media was the way of the future. She jumped into the field full force, creating her own website and blog, and utilizing her educational background to break into the online sectors of local publications. In addition to her role at CareerBuilder, Bridget still remains true to her journalistic roots, contributing to a range of publications and multimedia projects via Web, magazine, newspaper, and print and electronic newsletters – most recently Chicago magazine.

    Connect with Bridget on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bmaiellaro or on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/bmaiellaro.

  • As President of CareerBuilder’s Staffing & Recruiting Group, Eric is responsible for developing sales teams and strategies to help clients meet their goals and to promote the staffing industry overall. In addition to people development and industry awareness, Gilpin is focused on candidate, client and internal employee experience and innovation as key growth drivers for the Staffing and Recruiting community. Eric has over eleven years of industry experience and is a frequent speaker at many of the staffing industry’s top conferences, including American Staffing Association’s Staffing World.

    Prior to his role as president, Eric was managing director of national accounts and led a team focused on creating customized workforce solutions for the world’s largest Staffing and Recruiting organizations. Under his leadership, the team was recognized in 2007 as a finalist for “National Accounts, Sales Team of the Year” by Selling Power Magazine. Gilpin started with CareerBuilder in 2000 as a National Account Executive focusing on Fortune 500 companies throughout the Southeast and is currently pursuing his MBA at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business.

  • As Chief Development Officer, Hope Gurion is in charge of identifying and growing new business ventures for the company. In addition to overseeing investments in opportunities to expand the services CareerBuilder provides to its customers, Gurion spearheads CareerBuilder.com’s lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. to address critical Internet and human resource issues. She also manages several service and product lines, including advertising, creative services, social media, SEO and CareerBuilder’s niche sites, including WorkInRetail.com, Sologig.com, CareerRookie.com. Prior to joining CareerBuilder.com, Gurion held a variety of marketing and business development roles for America Online and Discovery Communications.

    Gurion holds an MBA degree from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

  • Jason Lovelace is an Area Vice President for CareerBuilder. In his role, Lovelace is responsible for sales strategies and revenue growth for companies ranging from Fortune 1,000 companies to midsized businesses throughout the US. As Vice President of Sales, Lovelace brings 15 years of expertise in consulting for marketing and human resource executives. Lovelace leverages an in-depth understanding of hiring trends and worker behavior to effectively meet client needs and grow a profitable business.

    Lovelace has served in a variety of positions during his ten-year tenure at CareerBuilder, including VP Corporate Marketing as well as in regional and national sales leadership. Prior to CareerBuilder, Lovelace worked in the advertising agency business with a general management role at Rada Advertising, Inc and sales for BB&A. Lovelace holds a BS from Elmhurst College and a MBA from the Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

  • John Smith is a Senior Vice President of CareerBuilder, the nation’s largest online job site and the global leader in human capital solutions. In this position, Smith is charged with developing recruitment strategies for CareerBuilder’s Fortune 500 clients as well as internal sales strategies and programs to drive the company’s profitability and maximize market share. Smith’s leadership is one of the key contributors to a company that continually outpaces its industry in revenue growth.

    Smith joined CareerBuilder in 2002 and held a variety of positions prior to becoming Senior Vice President, including national account sales, Area Sales Manager and VP of Recruiters business unit. Smith holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business and an undergraduate degree from West Virginia University.

  • Justin Thompson joins CareerBuilder as a project manager in the emerging media area, focusing on helping businesses identify opportunities through social media specifically. He has spent much of his career writing, even delving into the world of professional celebrity gossip, despite sounding like an oxymoron – yes, Virginia, there is such a thing. Prior to joining CB Social, Justin worked on both sides of the fence, having experience in agency and corporate environments. Working on one of the largest global QSR brands, he tackled the other mysterious art of public relations, writing, and pitching news stories to the media, and managing promotional and philanthropic events to secure successful coverage on behalf of clients. Once he went corporate, he became an in-house account manager. As part of the product marketing team, Justin assisted both internal and external audiences. His work included developing and writing marketing collateral, including e-mails, direct mail, and newsletters; writing ad copy and scripting video spots; creating incentive programs and automated processes for user engagement; and establishing a need for social media and web presence, eventually blogging on a regular basis. Yes, all of that and the other day-to-day duties typical of account management. Justin received his BA in advertising and public relations journalism from Franklin College in 2005.

    http://twitter.com/justinyourmind; http://www.linkedin.com/in/justinhthompson

  • Kristin Clifford is a Senior Consultant at CareerBuilder. She has been with the Social Media Team since February 2010, and has worked on many projects across various industries. Kristin has extensive experience working with clients in the healthcare, tax, and staffing industries. Kristin has helped develop her clients’ social media presence, lending warmth and personality to brands that were formerly faceless in social media. A current client said of her work: “Kristin has done a great job to help build and advance our company’s Facebook page. I enjoy working with her.” Prior to joining CareerBuilder, Kristin worked for six years as a marketing and communications manager at a global non-profit organization for the IT industry. During her time there, Kristin touched many aspects of marketing and communications, including newsletter production, collateral creation, fulfillment, graphic design, event marketing and creative campaigns. Her techie past belies her creative streak – Kristin loves to write and uses her creativity and ideas to her clients’ benefit. Kristin earned her B.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and is set to (finally!) complete her M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications from Roosevelt University in December 2011. She also has a love for public speaking and has won a Toastmasters competition or two. She’s kind of a big deal.

    http://twitter.com/kristincliff; http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinannclifford

  • Mary is a copywriter for CareerBuilder, specializing in B2B marketing and corporate recruiting best practices and social media. In addition to creating copy for corporate advertising and marketing campaigns, she researches and writes about employee attraction, engagement and retention. Whenever possible, she makes references to pop culture. Sometimes, those references are even relevant. A New Orleans native, Mary now lives in Chicago, right down the street from the best sushi place in the city. It’s awesome.

  • As Senior Director of Talent Intelligence & Consulting, Dr. Licina directs the talent management consulting efforts for Personified, a division of CareerBuilder – the global leader in human capital solutions. Dr. Licina’s focus is to developing, researching and overseeing the building of progressive thought leadership models that provide critical insight into trends around the current workplace, talent market, recruitment, diversity, and employment branding. Under Dr. Licina’s leadership, Personified has assisted thousands of organizations in leveraging business intelligence to make strategic cross departmental changes in their organizational initiatives.

    Dr. Licina is an employment expert who is often asked to discuss the state of the job market, hiring practices and workplace issues by trade groups and publications.

    Prior to joining Personified, Dr. Licina worked as a Research Specialist at Hudson, playing an integral role in the development of leadership capital by serving as a director of white paper research as well as co-managing the Hudson Employment Index and serving as an independent consultant for Harvard Business School.

    Sanja holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from DePaul University and a B.A. in Psychology and Communication Studies from the University of Michigan.

  • Stephanie Gaspary joined CareerBuilder in 2006 as the small business marketing manager, developing marketing strategy and sales support initiatives. In 2007 she took a position as sr. manager of marketing communications, leading the business communications team, including strategic management and execution of The Hiring Site. In 2010 Stephanie was promoted to director of social strategy and creative services. Her day-to-day focus is on delivering results-oriented communication that connects with CareerBuilder’s job seeker, employer and recruiter audiences to help increase engagement, awareness, support sales, and drive revenue.

    Stephanie holds an Master’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Management – both from North Park University.

    Connect with Stephanie on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sgaspary or on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/sgaspary.

  • Will Emmons is an Area Vice President for CareerBuilder, the nation’s largest online job site and the global leader in human capital solutions. In his role, Emmons is responsible for sales strategies and revenue growth within CareerBuilder’s Enterprise Sales, Strategic Accounts Group, and Integral Accounts Group. As AVP, Emmons works with corporations to solve problems and answer tough questions relating to human capital, including hiring trends, labor shortages, market fluctuations, job seeker behavior and workplace issues. Emmons joined CareerBuilder in 2002 and held a variety of positions prior to becoming AVP including national account sales, Area Sales Manager and VP of Corporate Marketing. Emmons holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business and an undergraduate degree from Texas A & M University.

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