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		<title>TRA Luncheon &#8211; May 17, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JENNIFER WAY &#8220;Personal Branding&#8221; Thursday, May 17th &#8211; Cool Springs Marriott  11:30a &#8211; 1:00p   Often times our ability to inspire change or get something done hinges on our own reputation both internal and external to our organization.  Unfortunately, thinking about how we grow and manage our personal image falls to the bottom of a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>JENNIFER WAY</strong></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>&#8220;Personal Branding&#8221;</strong></h1>
<h2 align="center"><strong>Thursday, May 17th &#8211; Cool Springs Marriott  </strong></h2>
<h2 align="center"><strong>11:30a &#8211; 1:00p</strong></h2>
<h3 align="center"> </h3>
<h5 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><strong></strong><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-218" title="Jennifer Way" src="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Jennifer-Way.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="300" />Often times our ability to inspire change or get something done hinges on our own reputation both internal and external to our organization.  Unfortunately, thinking about how we grow and manage our personal image falls to the bottom of a long list of priorities&#8211;if it&#8217;s on the radar at all and yet, much of our career growth and success depends on it.</h5>
<h5 style="text-align: left;" align="center"> </h5>
<h5 style="text-align: left;" align="center">This session challenges participants to evaluate the quality and power of their personal brand and  discover steps to leverage their brand for even greater results and rewards within their current role.</h5>
<h4 style="text-align: left;" align="center"> </h4>
<h4 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">How You Will Benefit:</span></strong></h4>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Discuss the importance of personal marketing  and managing your image or reputation with clients, peers, superiors, and subordinates.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Create a plan to educate others and communicate your value with intention.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Leverage your reputation to  gain buy in to your initiatives.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Learn ways to elevate your visibility to position yourself to offer greater value for greater rewards within your organization.</li>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What You Will Learn:</strong></span></h4>
<ul>
<li>Identify ways to manage clients, managers and our peers without overstepping our bounds.</li>
<li>Explore techniques to earn more responsibility while increasing our level of influence.</li>
<li>Legitimate ways to gain recognition of the value of our achievements.</li>
<li>Brainstorm ideas for addressing challenges with managing our image within any organization.</li>
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<h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Who Should Attend:</span></strong> </h4>
<p>Leaders at all levels who are interested in learning to make the most of the opportunities available within their current position.</p>
<h4>Jennifer Way is a national speaker, author, and consultant on employment issues, specifically attracting, growing, and retaining top talent.  She is the founder and Hiring Strategist for Way Solutions, a consulting firm that provides employment tools and resources to companies and job seekers alike.  She consults with Fortune 50 to small start-up companies and creates solutions that make the effort of the hiring process more successful and improves the workplace for everyone. Way’s clientele includes Disney, Microsoft, Honda, PNC Bank, Dr. Pepper, and many more.</h4>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h4>Jennifer frequently speaks, blogs, and consults on behalf of CareerBuilder.  She authored their Recruitment Development Institute curriculum, a learning solution for recruiters, hiring managers, and HR professionals.  She recently finished writing their Leadership Development Institute curriculum, a series on practical leadership for managers at every level.</h4>
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<h4>She also serves as a Senior Advisor for Aspen Search Advisors, providing strategic consulting services to sustainable and responsible companies moving toward “green” recruiting practices.</h4>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h4>Prior to her current company, she served as a Director of Recruiting for marchFIRST, National Recruiting Project Manager for KPMG, and led all of field recruiting for Dollar General Corporation.  Jennifer has a bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University and is awaiting the public release of her book, <em>Hire Evolution, </em>expected early of 2012.</h4>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h4><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="Shopping Cart" href="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/about/dues-registration/"><span style="color: #0000ff;">$25 for members, $35 for non-members</span></a><strong></strong></span></h4>
<h4><strong></strong> </h4>
<h4><strong>Please RSVP to Matt Lewis at <a title="mailto:mlewis@thinkingahead.com" href="mailto:mlewis@thinkingahead.com" shape="rect" target="_blank">mlewis@thinkingahead.com</a>.</strong></h4>
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		<title>Recruiters Connection</title>
		<link>http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/sponsors/recruiters-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recruiters Connection was established in March of 2009, beginning as a Connecticut Recruiting Firm Directory. Within a few months we realized that this was a website with a greater purpose and that we should go National. In December of 2009, all 50 states were listed and Recruiters Connection now has over 13,500 recruiting firms on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recruiters Connection was established in March of 2009, beginning as a Connecticut Recruiting Firm Directory. Within a few months we realized that this was a website with a greater purpose and that we should go National. In December of 2009, all 50 states were listed and Recruiters Connection now has over 13,500 recruiting firms on our National Directory of Recruiting Firms.</p>
<p>For more information, please visit <a title="Recruiters Connection" href="https://www.recruitersconnection.com" target="_blank">www.recruitersassociation.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>TRA Luncheon &#8211; March 15th &#8211; Cool Springs Marriott</title>
		<link>http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/events/tra-luncheon-march-15th-cool-springs-marriott/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIM KNIGHT  &#8220;Managing your desk by the correct activities and metrics&#8221;    &#8230;..and anything else you want to talk about.&#8221; Join us Thursday, March 15th at the Cool Springs Marriott   Tim Knight will be sharing tips and techniques to help you manage your desk more effectively.   In this discussion he will focus on the key activities [...]]]></description>
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<h2 align="center"><strong>&#8220;Managing your desk by the correct activities and metrics&#8221;</strong></h2>
<h2 align="center"><strong>   &#8230;..and anything else you want to talk about.&#8221;</strong></h2>
<div align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Join us Thursday, March 15th at the Cool Springs Marriott</span></strong></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Tim Knight will be sharing tips and techniques to help you manage your desk more effectively.   In this discussion he will focus on the key activities and metrics we should all be using to drive a successful practice.  In addition to Tim&#8217;s training, he will open up the floor during the last half of his presentation to allow for a free exchange with our membership on issues of the day.  Please bring a question or a case study you would like to share with the group.  Tim believes we all can learn from each other and will facilitate this discussion.  </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> Tim is a Director with SBR leading two successful practice areas for the firm: Banking/Commercial Finance and Pharmaceutical and Medical Device.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In 2012, Tim began his fifteenth year in executive search. Prior to joining SBR, he was with the Southwestern Company as a District Sales Manager recruiting and training salespeople. Including his college summers, Tim has been with the Southwestern Company for twenty-eight years. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Tim is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a B.A. in Business. He is the past Chairman of the United Way Campaign for the Southwestern Company and is the past President of the Board of Directors of the Williamson County Habitat for Humanity and a Junior Achievement volunteer.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"> Also, Tim is a member of The Turnaround Management Association, a networking group dedicated to lenders and service providers in the turnaround market. He is a Certified Personnel Consultant and a member of the Pinnacle Society, the nation&#8217;s premier consortium of top executive search professionals.   </p>
<p><a title="Shopping Cart" href="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/about/dues-registration/">$25 for members, $35 for non-members</a></p>
<p> <strong>Please RSVP to Matt Lewis at <a title="mailto:mlewis@thinkingahead.com" href="mailto:mlewis@thinkingahead.com" shape="rect" target="_blank">mlewis@thinkingahead.com</a>.</strong></p>
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		<title>TFI Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/sponsors/tfi-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TFI Resources is an employer of temporary and contract personnel placed on assignment by independent recruiters/staffing companies who choose to outsource employer of record, payroll funding, and payroll processing responsibilities. Independent recruiters utilize the services of TFI to expand their business to include temporary and contract placements while mid-size and large companies utilize TFI to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TFI Resources is an employer of temporary and contract personnel placed on assignment by independent recruiters/staffing companies who choose to outsource employer of record, payroll funding, and payroll processing responsibilities. Independent recruiters utilize the services of TFI to expand their business to include temporary and contract placements while mid-size and large companies utilize TFI to increase their funding capabilities or as a resource to operate on a national basis.</p>
<p>TFI Resources is independently owned and operated and is not affiliated with any staffing agency, recruiting firm, or bank. TFI is currently the only payroll services company endorsed by the National Association of Personnel Services. NAPS has chosen to recognize TFI in this way because of the professionalism and integrity that TFI has demonstrated to many NAPS members.</p>
<p>Fore more information, please visit <a title="TFI Resources" href="http://www.tfiresources.com/" target="_blank">www.tfiresources.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>AIRS</title>
		<link>http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/sponsors/airs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some perspective on our company, remember that AIRS is older than Google. And we’re obsessed with adding value. When we started out in 1997, there was no LinkedIn. No Facebook. For over 14 years, we&#8217;ve been adapting to major changes in how people recruit, develop and transition talent. Every step of the way, we&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For some perspective on our company, remember that AIRS is older than Google. And we’re obsessed with adding value.</p>
<p>When we started out in 1997, there was no LinkedIn. No Facebook. For over 14 years, we&#8217;ve been adapting to major changes in how people recruit, develop and transition talent. Every step of the way, we&#8217;ve responded by innovating. That&#8217;s why over 70% of the Fortune 500 trust AIRS to deliver talent results that drive the future success of their businesses.</p>
<p>Behind it all is a tight-knit and driven group of people. Our backgrounds are long on recruiting and product development. At heart we&#8217;re a potent concoction of passion, intensity and thrift. We love what we do and thrive on creating inventive new ways to find the best within ourselves, our clients and the industry.</p>
<p>For more information, please visit <a title="Airs" href="http://www.airsdirectory.com" target="_blank">www.airsdirectory.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>TRA Annual Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/previous-events/tra-annual-conference-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Redefining the Client / Candidate Partnership&#8221; featuring Rob Mosley January 20, 2012 ~ 9:00am-4:30pm Cool Springs Marriott-Franklin, TN **Please note: Manager/Owner session with Rob from 7:00 &#8211; 8:00 am** $99 for TRA Members / $149 for Non-Members Breakfast and Lunch provided  Please note: Special Recruiter stimulus package pricing (normally $149/$199)  &#160; Join us for a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 style="text-align: center;">&#8220;Redefining the Client / Candidate Partnership&#8221;</h2>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/speaker_rob-mosley.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-173 aligncenter" title="speaker_rob-mosley" src="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/speaker_rob-mosley.jpg" alt="" width="144" height="190" /></a>featuring</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Rob Mosley</strong></h1>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;">January 20, 2012 ~ 9:00am-4:30pm</h4>
<p align="center">Cool Springs Marriott-Franklin, TN</p>
<p align="center"><strong>**Please note: Manager/Owner session with Rob from 7:00 &#8211; 8:00 am**</strong></p>
<p align="center"><a title="Register NOW!" href="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/about/dues-registration/">$99 for TRA Members / $149 for Non-Members Breakfast and Lunch provided </a></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Please note: Special Recruiter stimulus package pricing (normally $149/$199</strong>) </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Join us for a jam packed day of training from one of the industry&#8217;s best trainers. </strong>Rob will be speaking about candidate and client mastery as well as how to go about redefining the client and candidate partnership-2 topics that he and his colleagues have developed and implemented at the nation&#8217;s largest single site search firm in the country (Kaye Bassman in Dallas, TX). Not only are these tools insightful, but they are also proven. You certainly do not want to miss one of the greatest voices in our business today. You will leave educated, challenged, and inspired to take your business to the Next Level! </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Rob Mosley</strong> is a Partner and Sr. Director of Training and Development for Next Level Exchange. Rob comes to Next Level from MRINetwork™ Corporate in Philadelphia, PA, where he served as the Chief Learning Officer, responsible for all training and sales development of 1,100 offices worldwide. Previously Rob was with the Acclivus Corporation, an international performance development company. He has facilitated the Acclivus curriculum on five continents and was part of the Acclivus team responsible for global relationships with companies as diverse as Dell Inc., Accenture, KPMG Consulting, and CDI Corporation. Rob&#8217;s knowledge of the search industry comes from 10 years with Merritt Hawkins and Associates, part of AMN Healthcare, the nation&#8217;s leading provider of clinical healthcare staffing and consulting services. Rob was MHA&#8217;s Marketer of the Year for three consecutive years and served as Vice President of Corporate Business Development. He is a licensed facilitator for Stephen Covey&#8217;s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Rob holds master certifications in Consultative Selling, Performance Coaching, Advanced Sales Negotiation, Strategic Client Communication, and Major Account Planning &amp; Strategy. Rob holds a BA (cum laude) and JD from Baylor University.</p>
<p><strong><a title="Register NOW!" href="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/about/dues-registration/">REGISTER HERE  </a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Staying Overnight?</strong></p>
<p>Special room rate: <strong>$119</strong></p>
<p><strong>Reservation deadline: 12/24/2011</strong></p>
<p> Marriott: (615) 261-6131</p>
<p> Speak with Kevin &amp; mention TRA discount</p>
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		<title>Membership Mixer &#8211; December 7</title>
		<link>http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/previous-events/membership-mixer-december-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come join us once again for the annual TRA Holiday Mixer. This is an informal event; no specific training agenda just networking with fellow TRA members.  We hope you will join us to rehash the highlights of 2011, set some goals and create new partnerships for 2012.  Of course, we can&#8217;t forget this is all about celebrating the holiday season- so please [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come join us once again for the annual TRA Holiday Mixer. This is an informal event; no specific training agenda just networking with fellow TRA members.  We hope you will join us to rehash the highlights of 2011, set some goals and create new partnerships for 2012.  Of course, we can&#8217;t forget this is all about celebrating the holiday season- so please join us for an evening of fun and casual networking!</p>
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<li><strong>Thursday,December  7th   </strong><strong>5:00-7:00 PM</strong></li>
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<li>Sambuca in The Gulch</li>
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<div>Appetizers will be provided (in other words, FREE) and of course there will be a cash bar.</div>
<p>Door prizes &#8211; free attendance for 2012 luncheons will be given away so bring business cards with you!</p>
<p>This event is for active and prospective TRA members. If you know are a prospective member, or know one who would like to attend, please contact a TRA board member to get them on the list. </p>
<p>Please RSVP to Diane Sanders at <a shape="rect">diane.sanders@alltechinc.net</a>.   </p>
<p>We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday the 7th!  Did we mention that this event is FREE?</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Just Say No&#8221; &#8211; November 17, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/previous-events/just-say-no-november-17-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne Merrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, this is not revisiting the Reagan drug policy! David will help show us how to have courage to say &#8220;no&#8221; to clients, to candidates, and to eliminate time wasters. Why is this important? The proof is in the pudding: David spent 11 years at Lucas Group (one of the largest search firms in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/David-Youngerman.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-150" title="David Youngerman" src="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/David-Youngerman-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="210" /></a>No, this is not revisiting the Reagan drug policy! David will help show us how to have courage to say &#8220;no&#8221; to clients, to candidates, and to eliminate time wasters. Why is this important? The proof is in the pudding: David spent 11 years at Lucas Group (one of the largest search firms in the Southeast) and worked his way up to Managing Partner. He started his own boutique search practice Youngerman Search Partners in 2009 and he routinely bills $500-600k on his own desk. It works for him and it will work for you. David loves to give back to the business and do training so please mark this on your calendar. See you next month!</p>
<p>Having spent twenty plus years in the executive search industry, David has learned much about what makes a strong, long-term match between his clients and candidates. Specializing in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, David is proud to call Burt&#8217;s Bees, Kettle Foods, Craft Brewers Alliance, Seventh Generation, Energizer, General Cigar, Barilla, and Coinstar as long-term clients. Candidates and clients alike have come to appreciate David&#8217;s passion for the business, his objective view of the intangibles- which are so important to a good match- his overall sense of fairness to both parties, and his ability to facilitate a well managed process.</p>
<p>David&#8217;s experience in executive search began in 1989 with Atlanta-based Lucas Group, where David worked through the ranks from Recruiter to Senior Partner, and finally as a Managing Partner in the Atlanta office for six years. In December of 1999 David left to begin Youngerman Search Partners, Inc., a &#8220;boutique&#8221; firm specializing in mid-upper level searches in the Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and General Management functions. Typical YSP searches range from Senior Vice-President to Manager level and include: Senior Vice-President- Sales and/or Marketing, V.P./Director National Accounts/Customer Development, Brand/Product Management, Shopper Insights, Customer Marketing, Category Management, and Supply Chain Leaders, to name a few. Prior to entering the search industry, David spent several years in management with the Ernest &amp; Julio Gallo Winery.</p>
<p>A native of Decatur, Ga., David is a proud husband and father of two. He and his family currently reside in Athens, Ga.<br />
This event is for active TRA members only. If you know a prospective member who would like to attend, please contact a TRA board member to get them on the list.</p>
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		<title>Special TRA Breakfast &#8211; July 21st</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRA is excited to invite you to a special Mid-Year Breakfast Meeting!  This new breakfast setting will allow us to do a deeper dive at this halfway point of the year. Breakfast from 7:30a-8:00a, programming from 8:00a-10:00a.   Please join us for a great program! We will have a keynote address by Stephanie Maas and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TRA is excited to invite you to a special Mid-Year Breakfast Meeting!  This new breakfast setting will allow us to do a deeper dive at this halfway point of the year. Breakfast from 7:30a-8:00a, programming from 8:00a-10:00a.   Please join us for a great program!</p>
<p>We will have a keynote address by Stephanie Maas and some time to relect on the past 6 months and look forward to the second half of the year.  Both Stephanie&#8217;s presentation and our follow-up discussion will be highly interactive, so please bring questions, concerns, and ideas with you.</p>
<p>&#8220;Cloning Your Best Candidates and Clients&#8221;</p>
<p>Thursday<br />
July 21st<br />
7:30a-10:00a<br />
Cool Springs Marriott<br />
Franklin, TN</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/33.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-145" style="margin: 4px;" title="Stephanie Mass" src="http://www.tennesseerecruitersassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/33.jpg" alt="Stephanie Mass" width="113" height="150" /></a>Stephanie Maas has been in the search business for the last 11 1/2 years.  She specializes in commercial banking in the Mid-Atlantic and has billed almost $3MM in her tenure.  Also during that time, she got married, adopted two boys from Russia, and has been able to have her husband stay home full time to run their family.  Stephanie is a partner with SBR, runs a full desk, and is home every night for dinner with her husband and two sons.</p>
<p>Cloning Your Best Candidates and Clients is an interactive guide to learning who we work best with and why &#8212; then learning to duplicate that candidate and client over and over again.  Stephanie will include scripting and suggestions for turning any candidate into the ideal candidate and offer similarities/differences for managing our candidate vs. client relationships.</p>
<p>This event is for active TRA members only. If you know a prospective member who would like to attend, please contact a TRA board member to get them on the list.  Please RSVP to Diane Sanders at <a href="mailto:diane.sanders@alltechinc.net">diane.sanders@alltechinc.net</a>&lt;mailto:<a href="mailto:diane.sanders@alltechinc.net">diane.sanders@alltechinc.net</a>&gt;.</p>
<p>We look forward to seeing you!</p>
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		<title>TRA Event – May 12, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zach Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRA Event Lunch Meeting – May 12, 2011]]></description>
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