Name

Robin

Location

Milton

Company

XCAVATE

Which best describes your profession?

Sourcer/Researcher, Recruiter, Executive

How many years have you been in the business?

2 - 4 years

Which industries do you work in now?

Basic Materials, Consumer Goods, Technology, Other

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

ERE

What kind of networking are you open to?

Open networking, Referrals between friends

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

Because a majority of my business is done via internet or telephone it is generally pretty informal ..."Hi, I'm Robin if ou need to hire or find talent in the chemical or allied industry I am the person you need to know!"

It works most of the time.

At conferences I just hit them up for their business cards and avoid the sloppy drunk ones -- unless they are sloppy drunk with hiring power in which case I might just have a spare contract or two up my sleeve :) -- J/K clients who get sloppy drunk at conferences are not the ones who return phone calls or retain talent --usually they end up being "gaurentee period" nightmares.

Name someone you most admire

Jesus

Which blogs would you recommend people read?

I'm pretty random --I use Socialmedian so I can have a smorgasboard of reading material and I follow the ones that interest me -- there are some pretty prolific and interesting bloggers hiding out there.

What recruiting tools can you not live without?

Phone, personal Database, Linked In , Monster.com (especially right now --wheew there is a lot of talent there that will disappear as soon as the economy turns...smart recruiters are filling their databases)

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

People here actually understand what you do and don't instantly ask you to find their cousin Bob the painter a job when you tell them what you do for a living!

Website

http://www.xcavate.com

LinkedIn Profile

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