New paragraph
Inside Job: Mastering Internal Recruitment for Your Staffing Firm
Welcome to "Staffing In Sync," the live panel cast & podcast where industry leaders gather to discuss the current state and emerging trends of the staffing industry. In this episode, our guests will delve into internal recruitment.
Unlock the keys to recruiting, selecting, compensating, and retaining top internal talent within your staffing firm by joining our latest episode of Staffing In Sync. Led by industry expert Tom Erb, this panel discussion features insights from Robin Mee and Kim Whiteley of Mee Derby, alongside Jim Hunter, Founder and President of PeopleBest. Together, they'll share proven strategies and best practices to help you build a high-performing internal team that drives your firm’s success.
Topics include:
- Tackle Unique Challenges: Learn how to navigate the specific obstacles staffing firms face when building internal teams and master strategies to overcome them.
- Identify the Perfect Fit: Discover techniques for finding candidates who seamlessly align with your firm’s culture and values.
- Empower Your Team: Explore effective training programs designed to boost staff performance and productivity.
- Retain Top Talent: Uncover actionable methods to keep your best employees engaged and committed to your organization.
PANELISTS:
Robin Mee
Founder, CEO
MeeDerby
Kim Whiteley
President
MeeDerby
Jim Hunter
Founder, CEO
PeopleBest
Produced & Sponsored By
Host of Staffing-in-Sync
TOM ERB, CSP
With a staffing and recruiting career spanning over 25 years, Tom Erb has established himself as one of the industry’s top subject matter experts. He is one of the most highly sought-after national speakers in the staffing industry, presenting to a variety of industry organizations including the American Staffing Association, National Association of Personnel Services, TechServe Alliance, and dozens of state and regional staffing and recruiting conferences.
August PanelCast
Inside Job: Mastering Internal Recruitment for Your Staffing Firm
Robin Mee
Founder, CEO
MeeDerby
Robin Mee is the Founder and CEO of MeeDerby, the leading search firm for the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem. She is a passionate advocate of staffing, a volunteer industry leader and a regular speaker at staffing events nationally.
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) inducted Robin in 2024 to it's Hall of Fame, and has honored her many times on the Staffing 100 and the Global Women’s Power 150 lists. At the American Staffing Association (ASA) Robin is on the Board of Directors and the first Volunteer of the Year in 2016.
MeeDerby is a corporate sponsor of the ASA’s Women in Leadership Interest Group, TechServe Alliance and Women of Color in Staffing. Staffing companies have voted MeeDerby a Best of Staffing firm 14 times for Client satisfaction in the annual ClearlyRated survey. Robin is a co-author with 14 other women staffing leaders of Together We Rise, whose initial proceeds are funding ASA scholarships in support of rising females.
Most importantly, Robin and her team at MeeDerby are highly regarded members of the staffing community whose company is a conduit for change, as MeeDerby has helped hundreds of staffing companies grow by hiring top talent, and thousands of staffing professionals elevate their careers.
Kim Whiteley
President
MeeDerby
Kim brings more than 20 years of staffing industry and search experience to MeeDerby. She leads the day to day operations of MeeDerby supporting the team in placing managers and executives in the staffing industry.
Kim is active with the American Staffing Association (ASA), participating in the Women in Leadership Council, The Mentor/Mentee Program, former Chair of the Direct Hire Council and a 2023 advisor to the Women’s Business Colloraberative’s (WBC) Staffing Workstream.
Kim is active in her community as a board member with SHIP (Student Homeless Initiative Partnership), is a volunteer dive coach for her son’s highschool and a committee member of BoyScout Troop 278. Prior to joining MeeDerby, Kim spent 15 years with Spherion in leadership and revenue driving roles across multiple staffing verticals.
Jim Hunter
Founder, CEO
PeopleBest, LLC
Jim Hunter is the Chief Executive Officer & Founder at PeopleBest based in Villa Park, California. As founder and chief executive officer, Jim Hunter is responsible for the vision of providing insights and well-being into people that advance their personal and professional lives.
Before launching PeopleBest, Jim was on the senior management team of two technology start-ups as executive vice president of sales; enfrastructure (now TechSpace, $100 million+ start-up, funded by IBM, Microsoft, Avaya and others) which streamlined business operations for new companies and Change.com ($20 million start-up by eCompanies), where he built the company into the nation’s largest business-to-business search market-maker prior to its acquisition by Business.com.
Jim has appeared numerous times at conferences and radio nationally. Jim has earned numerous national awards during his professional career and has built, written and taught several sales and management methods.
UPCOMING STAFFING IN SYNC PANELCASTS
Fall 2024 PanleCasts will be announced Soon
SUBJECT & PANELISTS TBA
STAFFING IN SYNC LIBRARY
Newsletter Sign Up
Stay in Sync with the Latest Staffing Trends and Insights
Staffing-in-Sync is a free series of live-streamed, bi-monthly “panel-casts” with the staffing industry's top thought leaders addressing today's most pressing staffing and business issues.
Stay in Sync with the Latest Staffing Trends and Insights
PRODUCED & SPONSORED BY
