Diversity Hiring On-Campus: @VirgilLamar at #truCollegeRecruiter

Minneapolis, MN – [November 6, 2013] – CollegeRecruiter.com, the leading niche job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry-level jobs and other career opportunities, is pleased to announce that Virgil Smith of Gannett will lead a discussion track on Diversity Hiring On-Campus at #truCollegeRecruiter Atlanta and that tickets are now available at www.truCollegeRecruiter.com for our fourth, fifth, and sixth recruiting events for hiring managers, recruiters, and other human resource leaders.

Virgil Smith, Vice President Talent Acquisition and Diversity at Gannett Co., Inc.

Virgil L. Smith earned his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degree from the University of San Francisco. He began his newspaper career in 1971 at The Sacramento Bee, where he held a number of positions including circulation manager and personnel director before moving to the Fresno Bee (California) as the director of consumer marketing and chief labor negotiator in 1984. In 1991 he joined the Gannett Company as associate publisher in Stockton, California; and was named president and publisher in 1992 before serving as the assistant to the senior group president of the Gannett Pacific Group in Reno, Nevada. In 1996, he served as president and publisher of the Asheville, Citizen-Times (North Carolina) for ten years. In September 2006 he was appointed Vice President for Talent Management for the Gannett Company; in October 2010, his title was changed to Vice President Talent Acquisition and Diversity to better reflect his current responsibilities. He has earned numerous professional and community awards, including being named one of the top three managers in Gannett and awarded a Gannett President’s Ring.

Each of the three #truCollegeRecruiter events are aimed at corporate recruiters and other talent acquisition leaders who are involved in the hiring of college and university students and recent graduates as well as complementary technology developers and vendors. The events will allow attendees in the college relations space to meet and network in an informal environment with today’s most innovative thought leaders. You’ll enjoy a fast-paced, engaging, and challenging learning experience, all while having a good time.

Topics to be covered will include:

•     Attracting the best and brightest;
•     Big data;
•     Building your internship program;
•     Career services;
•     Diversity;
•     Gamification;
•     Hiring data and other metrics;
•     Interviewing;
•     Management trainee programs;
•     Military versus college recruiting;
•     Myths about Gen Y;
•     Mobile;
•     Social media.
•     Sourcing secrets; and
•     Targeting schools.

Our venues in Times Square, Atlanta, and Dallas only seat 150 people each and a couple of dozen of those are already spoken for by presenters and track leaders so tickets are quite limited.

A very limited number of $100 and $125, discounted, early bird tickets are available at http://www.truCollegeRecruiter.com for our events on:

•     Monday, December 9th at the EY (formerly Ernst & Young) headquarters in New York’s Times Square;
•     Wednesday, December 11th at the Matrix Resources headquarters in Atlanta; and
•     Friday, December 13th in Dallas.

I hope to see you in December!