How do you manage your internal client relationships to move them to a place of mutual trust and collaboration. Alan and his panel will discuss their successful strategies in turning around these relationships.

1. May 23, 2012
The Marvin Center – Washington, DC
Alan Strauss - Managing Partner, Startfinder
Panel Discussion: Becoming a Trusted Advisor: The Key to
Successful Internal Client Relationships

2. Alan Strauss
Alan has over 17 years of industry experience including over
15 years of expertise within the talent acquisition industry.
In 2009, Alan (along with a childhood friend) founded
StartFinder—a DC based IT and talent acquisition
management consulting, staffing, and recruitment
outsourcing services company. More specifically, Alan is the
managing partner of StartFinder’s Talent Acquisition practice
that provides strategy and staffing services (contract and full
time recruiters) to recruiting industry executives.
In addition to working at StartFinder, Alan is also the founder
of the Talent Acquisition Leadership Council (TALC). TALC is
an association of DC and Baltimore area talent acquisition
executives that meet twice a quarter to share best practices
and discuss industry challenges. With over 140 members
from over 50 companies, the Talent Acquisition Leadership
Council (TALC) has emerged as the DC area’s leading
association for corporate recruiting vice presidents and
directors.

3. The Panel:
Becoming a Trusted Advisor: The Key to
Successful Internal Client Relationships Holly Paul
US Recruiting Leader, PWC
Over the past decade, talent acquisition
professionals have been seeking a “seat Michele Neiman
at the table” with corporate executives.
Director of Talent Acquisition,
The question is…Are recruiters entitled
to be at the table with executives or Northrop Grumman
have recruiters earned the right to that
seat? In this session, Alan Strauss Keith Elson
(Managing Director of StartFinder and North American Account
Founder of the TALC) will lead a panel of
Director, Accenture
talent acquisition executives to discuss
what it means to be a trusted advisor
and how it will improve talent
acquisition professionals abilities to
develop strategic, consultative
relationships with their clients.

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