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Name:: Dave Opton

City:: Norwalk

ZIP/Postal Code: 06851

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

Country:: United States

Company or business name:: ExecuNet

Website:: http://www.execunet.com

Blog:: http://www.execunet.blogspot.com/

Online profile/Homepage: http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?goback=%2Ehom

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?: Independent, Human Resources/staffing, 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?: a:3:{i:0;s:8:"LinkedIn";i:1;s:7:"Twitter";i:2;s:5:"Other";}

Which conferences do you plan to attend in the next year?: ERE, Kennedy, Onrec, SHRM

Which blogs would you recommend people read?: Executive Tribune; What Would Dad Say

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Defining Worth

When I talk about the quality of our Roundtable discussions, those who read this blog who are ExecuNet members will understand immediately when I say that given the financial and economic turmoil boiling around us it is both educational and comforting to be able to listen to and learn from an audience that, while deeply concerned, continues to bring much needed perspective, and dare I say it - hope.… Continue

Posted on October 28, 2008 at 4:27pm — 2 Comments

Work-Life Balance: Not Just a Phrase Anymore

Work-life balance has been getting a lot of ink in recent times, and a tough job market nothwithstanding, it looks like it i… Continue

Posted on August 18, 2008 at 12:41pm —

Executive Job Market Intelligence Report 2008

As some members of RecruitingBlogs.com are aware, for the past 16 years ExecuNet has run a survey focused on the executive marketplace. It is called The Executive Job Market Intelligence Report. It is a task that each time we do it we keep asking ourselves if we have the energy to do it again. It not only takes a great deal of time to put it together, but also an enormous amount of time in analyzing the data, and this year was certainly no exception as we had over 6,000 responses - the largest… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2008 at 7:14pm —

Global Business Link

The following is something I posted on my own blog a couple of weeks ago, but am posting here for those who might not have seen it and be interested in exploring a new online business resource.

Over the years many executives I have talked with have told me that the most valuable advice and counsel they have received has come from the chance to discuss the challenges they face with their peers. Thinking back on my own experiences, I would have to say that I agree with them.

I…

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Posted on February 13, 2008 at 5:36pm —

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At 2:34pm on November 12, 2008, Claudia Faust said…: Dave, thanks so much for adding your voice to our discussion on the forum today. I'm a big fan of the work that ExecuNet does, and would be thrilled to have you as a part of my network here.

Warm regards,

Claudia

At 12:41pm on September 17, 2008, Steve Driscoll said…: Dave - Thought you'd like to know that implu is now a 100% free site. This means organizations can sign up as many accounts as they want at no cost. This offer includes 100% of the site features for....free.

I hope all is well with ExecuNet.

Take care,

Steve

At 8:23pm on August 5, 2008, Steve Driscoll said…: Thank you Dave! It's very interesting and very exciting. We get a lot of queries for an implu api. I guess we're going to have to work on that.

Cheers!

At 6:29pm on August 5, 2008, Steve Driscoll said…: Hi Dave - It seems we have a mutual friend in Peter Clayton.

Who do you implu?

At 10:14am on July 14, 2008, Joel said…: Good to see you here.....

We have over 250 IT consultants on our W2. We concentrate on C# Dot net, VB Dot Net, Java J2EE, Business Analysis, SAP FICO, BW, HR, Informatica, Data Stage etc.

I look forward to establishing a mutually benefiting business relationship.

You can reach me at joelcaresforu@gmail.com

At 8:36am on July 14, 2008, RockStar Recruiting said…: Thanks Dave,

This is for a buddy of mine, I was just going to forward resumes to him. I’m just doing him a favor.
I know that I don’t like to work for free, so if you don’t want to forward any resumes, I totally understand.

At 6:06pm on May 9, 2008, Bill Vick said…: Hi Dave - I'm so glad you’re here in the thick of things. :)

We need to do an updated interview for XtremeRecruiting.tv. Could we talk this coming week about it? My contact info follows.

Bill

Bill Vick
Bill@XtremeRecruiting.tv
http://www.XtremeRecruiting.tv
972-646-3534 <- CST
Skype: BigBiller
http://www.linkedin.com/in/billvick <- my LinkedIn Profile
http://www.profile.to/billvick <- my Facebook Profile
http://www.twitter.com/billvick <- Follow me on Twitter

XtremeRecruiting.tv features live video interviews with recruiting industry leaders, trainers, Big Billers and technology wizards that can help recruiters kick their business to the next level.

At 11:12am on February 12, 2008, Slouch said…: Hi dave, I enjoyed out talk last night. Thanks for your your input

At 2:55pm on June 29, 2007, Dave Opton said…: They are the initials of my high school, and was the first thing I thought of to fill in the box for a username as I was stumbling through the process of trying to learn my way around the site.