Event Details
Retention as a Staffing Strategy---Build or Buy
| Date: | October 2, 2012, 5:30pm – 8:00pm |
| Location: | Holiday Inn Princeton 100 Independence Way Princeton, NJ 08540 609-520-1200 |
| Price: | (see description) |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
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"Retention as a Staffing Strategy---Build or Buy"
Presented by a Panel of HR Professionals
Build or Buy?
It's a long-standing question for businesses trying to expand their product lines or market share. But the question has evolved to apply to talent as well.
When it comes to ensuring your company has the people skills it needs today and in the future, is it best to develop your existing employees, or should you turn to the outside for new talent and fresh thinking?
It's a compelling debate, but when the answer is retention, especially in this environment of a perceived talent shortage, what are the strategies and associated tactics that work? From creating progressive work environments that provide for better work/life balance and collegial collaboration to establishing developmental opportunities and challenging work assignments, the means to achieving strong retention numbers is wide ranging.
Which strategies will work for your company?
Join us to hear a panel of HR and Staffing Leaders reveal how their firms have addressed these issues.
The first 40 arrivals to the meeting
will receive a free copy of
Bob Nelson's iconic book
"1001 Ways to Reward Employees"
Jason Delserro
Jason is the Director of Technical Staffing at Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP®), a global workforce solutions provider headquartered in Roseland, NJ. Jason brings 14 years of Talent Acquisition experience and currently oversees all Technology openings throughout North America. During his 9 year career at ADP, Jason has built and led teams providing international staffing support throughout the Americas. Prior to joining ADP, Jason spent 4 years with Allegis Group, where he served as a Lead Technology Recruiter and Account Manager. Jason is currently pursuing a degree in Psychology, and resides with his family in Mountainside, NJ. He is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and Women in Technology International WITI.
Bernard J. McGovern, SPHR
Bernie is a Human Resources Management executive with over 35 years in public and nonprofit environments. He most recently served as the Vice President, Human Resources (CHRO) for Forest Laboratories, Inc., a rapidly growing New York City pharmaceutical firm. Bernie oversaw the evolution of Forest from $200mm in revenues and 600+ employees to over $4.5bil and 5,500 associates in the US and Europe, building the HR function from one professional to nearly 40 over 16.5 years. Prior to Forest Labs, Bernie served as the Director, Human Resources for two other prescription and generic pharmaceutical companies: Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sterling Drug, Inc. He has earlier stints in management positions with Thompson McKinnon, Inc. (Financial Services/ Investment Banking), Timeplex, Inc. (Telecommunications), and in Executive Search (retainer-based) with Skott/Edwards Consultants and H.M. Long & Associates. He also held human resources and management positions in public health organizations.
Currently, Bernie is engaged in Strategic and Operational HR as an independent consultant with Human Resources Partners in Business, LLC. HRPB, LLC based in Caldwell, N.J. provides human resources service and consultation to commercial, scientific and public service organizations.
Bernie is active in SHRM, having been a founding member of the GATEWAY Chapter (Jersey City) and as a member of the Garden State Council. He was the President, Board of Trustees for the Caldwell Public Library (CPL) and created the Caldwell Public Library Foundation supporting literacy and education at local, state and national levels. Under his direction the CPL was awarded three consecutive National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants and received national recognition. He is active in civic activities in his community.
Eddie Stewart
Eddie is currently Director of Recruiting for the Pharmaceuticals Sector at Johnson & Johnson. Worldwide, this sector represents approximately $23 Billion in sales and about a third of J&J's total business. In his role, Mr. Stewart oversees US recruiting activities for three major lines of business: Commercial, Supply Chain, and Research & Development. Mr. Stewart supervises a team of 25 recruiters and managers across the U.S. working to screen, interview, and hire candidates across all functional specialties. The group manages approximately 4000 hires annually.
Prior to his 7-year career at J&J, Mr. Stewart was Recruiting Program Manager at IBM Business Consulting Services where he led recruiting efforts for Customer Relation Management and Business Intelligence Practices. With guidance from the Global Partner of Business Intelligence, he organized and led a recruiting team that consistently rated highest in volume of hires per recruiter. He began his career at Spherion Corporation, progressing up to a role as Branch Director where he managed Contingency Recruiting, Contract Staffing, Outplacement, and Consulting Services for the Indianapolis market. Mr. Stewart holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mathematics and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Ohio State University.
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