PORTLAND, ME--(Marketwired - Jan 17, 2014) - Recruiting Trends, the premier resource for best practices and strategies for the hiring process, has announced Dr. John Sullivan as the keynote speaker at the Spring 2014 Recruiting Trends Conference, to be held April 2-4, 2014 at Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. The event draws corporate recruiting, talent management and HR professionals to learn best practices and strategies for compliance, network, build departmental efficiency and improve AP operations.

Dr. Sullivan is an internationally known HR thought-leader whose strategies and insights into HR metrics have set new standards for the hiring industry. Sullivan has authored ten books and over 900 articles covering all areas of talent management. Sullivan and his ideas have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Fortune, the Financial Times and many other print and television outlets. He has been called "the father of HR metrics" (staffing.org) and "the Michael Jordan of hiring" (Fast Company). He has served as the Chief Talent Officer of Agilent Technologies and the CEO of the Business Development Center and has been a Professor of Management at San Francisco State for over three decades. His work can be found at www.drjohnsullivan.com.

The Recruiting Trends Conference agenda also includes the featured session Roadmap to Recruiting Innovation with top recruiting executives from Cognizant, as well as presentations from HR leaders at Deloitte, Time Warner Cable, the National Security Agency (NSA) and many others. The conference focuses on engaging sessions and workshops that facilitate participation and interaction, giving attendees opportunities to network and exchange ideas. Those who register before January 31st will save $200 on the standard event registration fee. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available; interested vendors can contact the Recruiting Trends sales team for information.

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For more than 40 years, Recruiting Trends has been dedicated to serving the recruiting industry. RecruitingTrends.com and its companion weekly newsletter, Recruiting Trends Bulletin, reach senior-level recruiters and human resource and talent management leaders within small, medium, and global enterprises and are the industry sources for key decision makers and influencers in the profession to read about what's going on in their world. Recruiting Trends features articles and research that explore current and future trends, share leading-edge best practices, identify tactical recruiting expertise, and offer industry insight. Recruiting Trends also hosts Recruiting Trends Best Practice Webinars featuring recruiting experts who discuss relevant and timely sourcing, recruiting, and on-boarding topics. Recruiting Trends is a business unit within Diversified Communications, a global organization operating on four continents and a major independent producer of events and media worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.recruitingtrends.com.