Monster Technology Careers

FORT WORTH, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 08/22/08 -- The Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) announces that on Thursday, August 28 from 11:30AM to 1:30PM, it will host "Get Hired," a careers program featuring Kelly Jensen, Omnicom Management Services, Mike Overby, Express Employment Personnel and Robert Waring, Monster.com at the Fort Worth Club, 306 W. 7th St., Fort Worth, TX.

The goal of "Get Hired" is to provide job seekers with insights into the job market today, to discuss what employers are looking for in candidates, to understand the recruiting side and learn more about the evaluation process from a headhunter's perspective. And, to get the latest trends in online job banks, to learn how the online recruiting world is changing, and to hear about some sweeping changes Monster.com intends to make in coming months.

Among the topics to be discussed are:

--  The prospects for jobs and hiring over the next 12-18 months
--  The changing mix of job seekers: Recent grads, Gen X&Y, the Boomers
--  How the hiring process has changed for employers and job seekers
--  The essentials to know in working with recruiters and staffing
    agencies
--  Online job boards: where to be, what to avoid and the future
--  New trends in recruiting, job searches and HR/jobs technology
    

Speakers:

Kelly Jensen, Recruiting Manager, Omnicom Management Services

As a recruiting manager with Omnicom Management Services since 1998, Kelly is responsible for the management of sourcing and recruiting for several Omnicom-owned agencies, including OMS, TracyLocke, Tribal DDB, Dieste Harmel & Partners, SpotPlus, N-GEN Studios, TicToc, and The Component Group. She specializes in the recruiting of advertising agency professionals in major markets, including Dallas, New York City, San Francisco, Orange County, Denver, Atlanta, and Orlando. Prior to Omnicom Management Services, Kelly spent seven years recruiting in the temporary staffing industry with Imprimis and Today's Temporary. She holds a B.A. from Illinois State University.

Mike Overby, Principal and Co-Owner, Express Employment Professionals

Mike and his wife, Arie Lee, manage the Irving/Metro Dallas office of Express Employment and provide staffing, recruiting, general human resources and management consulting to their clients. His background includes over 25 years' experience in corporate positions at Ernst and Young, American Express and Excel Communications specializing in operations management, human resources and internal consulting. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the DFW Staffing Management Association, a member of the Board of Directors of the Irving/Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and a Leader of the Workforce Enrichment Council. He holds a B.S. degree from Oklahoma State University and an M.S. from the University of Oklahoma. He is also a registered Professional Engineer (PE) and a Certified Management Consultant (CMC).

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Express Employment Professionals has over 600 offices across the US and sales of more than $2 billion in 2007.

Robert Waring, Director, Branch Office Strategy, Monster.com

An online recruiting specialist with Monster.com since 2003, Robert has been in the employment, recruiting and staffing industry since 1980, and involved with online recruiting since its inception in the early 1990s. Over his career, Robert has worked in online media, consulting services, contract/temporary services, direct placement, executive search and corporate staffing. As Director of Branch Office Strategy and Senior Account Manager in the "Monster for Staffing" division of Monster Worldwide, he analyzes recruiting processes, programs and metrics, and crafts online recruiting strategies for privately held independent firms to Staffing Industry 'Top 100' companies. He received the 'Top Inside Account Manager of the Year' award for Monster Worldwide and is an on-going recipient of the 'President's Club' and 'Achiever' awards.

Registration

Special "early-bird" reservations are available at www.dfwama.com. The luncheon is $28 for AMA members, $38 for non-members; add $10pp for onsite registration. More information is available online or by calling: (972) 943-4615.

Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter, AMA

As the largest professional marketing association in the Metroplex, the DFW Chapter hosts over 50 events annually. The chapter is a member of the Marketing Career Network, a free job bank, where marketers can review over 500 marketing positions. www.dfwama.com.

American Marketing Association

The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the largest professional marketing organization with over 40,000 members and 74 local chapters across the US. To learn more, visit: www.MarketingPower.com.

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