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    Winning the Talent War: Recruiting Strategies for 2025 (HRACC)

    Date: May 15, 2025, 5:00pm – 7:30pm
    Organizer:
    HRACC
    Location:
    Courtyard by Marriott
    4 Sebethe Drive
    Cromwell, Connecticut
    Price:
    $40 for HRACC Members; $50 for Guests; $25 Members in Job Transition & Students
    Event Type:
    Meeting
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    This session will provide us with forward-thinking, data-driven, and innovative talent acquisition strategies to attract, engage, and retain top talent in an increasingly competitive job market.

    Our speaker will touch upon key trends for 2025 that are shaping recruitment, including:

    • evolving candidate expectations
    • emerging technologies that are transforming hiring practices
    • shifts in workplace demographics
    • the impact of AI
    • building a strong brand
    • the role of DEI in recruitment messaging
    • retention strategies
    • optimizing the candidate experience

    ITINERARY
    5:00 – 5:30 PM   Registration and Networking
    5:30 - 6:15  PM   Dinner, Announcements, Sponsor Introduction
    6:15 - 7:30  PM   Presentation and Q&A

    CREDITS:    This session has been submitted to HRCI and to SHRM for recertification credits

    OUR SPEAKER

    Pam Thornton, PHR, SHRM-CP
    Director of Strategic HR Services
    Employers Association of the Northeast

    Pam has spent over 25 years in human resources; 10 years in private industry in HR capacities for nationally-recognized companies including LEGO Systems, Inc. and K2 Sports where she directed 200+ people teams across the country involving a wide array of HR functions including performance management, training and engagement.  Pam leads the HR Staff at the Employers Association managing and developing their competencies and intimately works with members to assess their project needs and partner them with the best staff member on the team.

    She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business with a Strategic Human Resources Concentration from Bay Path University and holds (PHR) and SHRM-CP HR Certifications. She is a past president of the Human Resource Management Association of Western New England and serves on the RI SHRM Board as Director of College Relations and Emerging Leaders. Pam has been a member of the Society of Human Resource Management since 2004.