Another Annual SHRM Conference is in the books and many of us that attended have just one question: Does Size Matter? I’m sure they are less than pleased with the fact that attendance was down sharply, but at least from our perspective, this was one of the best Annual Conferences we’ve attended in years.
Maybe they didn’t have 12,000 attendees, but those that were there were eager to learn all they could about the lastest trends in the human resources field. No one needed to be reminded that this has been a difficult year, but the overall tone seems to be one of guarded optimism that things are getting better and will continue to do so. So sure, everyone still wanted the free stuff on the show floor, but they also really wanted to know how exhibitors could help them improve efficiencies within their respective organizations.
As my friend Kevin Grossman from HRMarketer wrote following the conference, “Less than 7K [attendees]. That’s less than half the number of folks who attended the past two shows. But I gotta tell you, it’s been more of a blessing than a N’awlins voodoo curse.”
A Couple EmployeeScreenIQ Highlights:
- We released our annual background screening trends report for the coming year
- We recorded some great podcasts that we will be posting on the EmployeeScreenIQ Podcast Channel in the coming week, including:
- China Gorman, SHRM Chief Operating Officer
- Michael Layman, SHRM Government Affairs
- College Recruiter’s President and Founder, Steven Rothberg
- Cheezhead’s Joel Cheesman
- Amanda Ellis, Director of Business Development at iCIMS
- Intern Queen, Lauren Berger
- And Many More
- We’re excited to learn more about SHRM’s new Social Network SHRM Connect
- Regular conference Tweets- Connect with through Twitter at www.twitter.com/employeescreen
Make sure to check them out starting next week!
