Name

Kay Kelison

Job Title

Principal Soucer/Researcher

Company

Microsoft

Which best describes your profession?

Corporate

How many years have you been in the business?

10 - 14 years

Which industries do you work in now?

Financial, Technology

Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?

ERE, Fordyce Forum, Kennedy, RecruitFest, SourceCon

What kind of networking are you open to?

Open networking

How do you introduce yourself to people you meet in business?

People ask me what is a Researchologist and this is what my thoughts on the role:
A Internet Researcher and Name Generator, is like the Sherlock Holmes of the Internet. Who has great passion and great knowledge for the Internet and its unfathomable depths and unlimited potential. They believe in the hunt and they don’t believe in stopping. They make strategic sourcing make sense to their clients which consist of: Business Leaders and Recruiters. With the demands of finding outstanding talent and keeping the internal customers happy, they form and maintain a strong partnership with Recruiters, by working with them to create strategic plans and executing them so that clients are satisfied with the team’s efforts and results they present a strong recruiting front.
A Researchologist is a key player in building, training and setting the strategy for recruiting needs. A Researchologist is a new role that holds old school dear but allowing to break new ground in the world of the Internet, On-line Media, Social Networking, it’s a role that is new and not so new. It is all about how we think outside of the box and how we as an organization accept new adventures and grow with the never ending world of the www. Knowledge is power! Research is a need that the recruiting function needs to start accepting and get out of the old school way of thinking.

Name someone you most admire

Hillary Clinton

Which blogs would you recommend people read?

http://www.amybethhale.com/
http://www.idonato.com/
http://sixdegreesfromdave.com/

What recruiting tools can you not live without?

Broad Look Technologies, AIRS, Search Engines, Zoominfo, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc

What do you like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...

Information and the people

...and what would you change and why?

Global Warming, our earth is important and if we the people don't start taking charge, then we will kill our earth.. why wait for government to take charge when we have the power... come people.. we don't need research to figure this one out! Save our planet!

Website

http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/bingjobs/default.aspx

Blog

http://kaykel.posterous.com/

Online profile/Homepage

http://secretsocietyofsourcers.ning.com/profile/KayKelison

LinkedIn Profile

http://www.linkedin.com/in/kaykel12

Twitter Profile

http://www.twitter.com/Jaxx_Magee

Facebook Profile

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=636285379&hiq=kay%2Ckelison

Google+ Profile

http://www.myspace.com/keoart