Patrick Cronin's Page

Name:

Patrick Cronin

City:

San Francisco

ZIP/Postal Code

94114

State/Region (spell it out please, no abbreviations!):

California

Country:

US

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

I am responsible for a highly successful group of Professional Search Recruiters who locate hard to find, hidden talent in the IT, Engineering and Life Sciences industries. Our customers rely on us to find potential employees who make their companies more successful.

Name someone you most admire

Heather Gardner

Company or business name:

Volt Professional Search

Website:

http://www.volt.com

Online profile/Homepage

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/598/a0a

What kind of networking are you open to?

Open networking

Who referred you to RecruitingBlogs.com?

Dave Mendoza

Which combination best describes your professional profile?

Executive

How many years have you been in the business?

More than 15 years

Which industries do you work in now?

All Industries

Which online communities do you actively participate in?

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

ERE, Fordyce Forum, Onrec

What recruiting tools can you not live without?

Any tools that help a Recruiter research targeted groups of passive candidates. There are so many that can be used in a variety of ways, I think it is up to the individual. No one tool is the be all end all....it is how the Recruiter uses the tool strategically that makes it most successful.

Which blogs would you recommend people read?

http://www.ere.net/blogs/Quest%5Ffor%5Fthe%5FBest/
http://sixdegreesfromdave.com/

What do like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...

I like to know what is on the minds of Recruiters in our industry. What innovative solutions people are bringing to the industry.