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Name:

Bill Vick

City:

Plano

ZIP/Postal Code

75023

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

TX

Country:

United States

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

FTF, Video, Phone, email or my LinkedIn profile, which follows:

The passion that drives me is helping others pursue and achieve excellence. Whether it’s an organization or an individual I can help.

By definition I'm a HeadHunter, serial entrepreneur, author, publisher, big biller, speaker, recruiting coach, social media and recruiting industry consultant. I believe everybody has the ability to achieve success in life and my goal is to help others succeed. LinkedIn is one of the tools that has changed my business and my life.

I’ve published two books focused on recruiting excellence. LinkedIn For Recruiting about using the LinkedIn network and Big Biller, about million dollar recruiters. Both books are available at http://www.bigbiller.org.

I went from sales and marketing management with fortune 500 companies such as Revlon, Max Factor and Helene Curtis, to the computer and software industries where I launched a chain of computer stores and participated in taking a software company public. I joined Management Recruiters International (MRI) in 1986 and was their National Rookie of the year in 1987. For the last 20 years I have run my own retained executive search business and along the way created a software company focused on software for recruiting and staffing firms, and founded Recruiters OnLine Network (RON), a top 100 site. I sold my software and web businesses in 2002.

I have been a founder and board member of the Pinnacle Society recognizing achievement in the staffing industry, a national speaker for NAPS, served on the Board of Directors of The Texas Association Staffing Services (TAPS), was an officer with the Metroplex Association of Personnel Services (MAAPS) as well as a founder of the local Dallas Independent Recruiters Group (IRG) and a lifetime member of the USMC Force Recon Association (FRA)


HeadHunter@gmail.com
Skype: BigBiller
800-364-8425
Follow me on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/billvick
Specialties:

Recruitment, Staffing, Writing, AudioBooks, eBooks, Publishing, Software, Sales, Marketing, Executive Search, Executive Recruiting, Executive Coaching, Management Recruiting, Management Recruiter, Coaching,Social Media Consultant, HeadHunter, Recruiter, Vice President, VP, Human Resources, public speaking, Apple, Virtuality, Technology, Macintosh, USMC, video, audio, podcasting, blogging, vlogging, career coaching, consulting, training, coaching, career guidance, author, public speaker

Name someone you most admire

My Dad

Company or business name:

Vick & Associates

Website:

http://www.XtremeRecruiting.tv

Blog:

http://www.EmploymentDigest.net

Online profile/Homepage

http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/billvick

What kind of networking are you open to?

Open networking, Referrals between friends

Who referred you to RecruitingBlogs.com?

Jason Davis

Which combination best describes your professional profile?

Recruiter, Executive, Vendor/Consultant

How many years have you been in the business?

More than 15 years

Which industries do you work in now?

Technology, Other

Which online communities do you actively participate in?

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What other social networking/sites do you like best?

For business, LinkedIn, for personal Facebook & Twitter

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

ERE, Fordyce Forum, Kennedy, NAPS, Recruiting Roadshow, SHRM

What recruiting tools can you not live without?

The phone first, my Mac second with all its tools and toys.

Which blogs would you recommend people read?

FordyceLetter.com, RecruitingBlogs.com. ERE.net plus my many, many friends, bloggers and vloggers.

What do like best about RecruitingBlogs.com...

Openness and interactivity.