Mr. Stroud is a Recruitment Specialist with an expertise in full life-cycle placement of Executive and Technical personnel. He would also add substantial value in Recruitment Strategy, Recruitment Marketing and Online Research based on extensive experience in these areas.........

*Recruiters! Unless submitted to me in writing, I will assume that you agree to the terms concerning my resume. A full explanation of these terms is outlined here: www.JimStroud.com/manifesto.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Electronic Recruiting	AIRS	Business Development
Internet Research	Start-up Experience	Entrepreneur
Public Speaker	Competitive Intelligence	Corporate Recruiting
Agency Recruiting	Very Creative Writing	Web Designer
Innovative Thinker	Recruitment Strategy	Sense Of Humor

(I am very open to travel, but will not relocate.) 

• Seth Godin

• Turner Networks

• AOL TimeWarner

• CafePress

• Yahoo!

• Bernard Hodes Group

• Pagebites

• Linked In

• Amazon

• Microsoft

• Google

• Job Central

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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Trends in Blogging and Online Social Networking The Technology Association of Georgia (June 2005) How to Blog Your Way Into A Job Re: Focus On Careers (2005) The Future Of You

The WebChallenge 2005 Kick-Off Event (2005)

All Sourcing, All the Time

AIRS - Atlanta Sourcing Summit (2004)

Wooing The Passive Candidate

AutoTrader (2004)

Your Career And The Global Economy

Southen Center For International Studies (2004)

Building Communities of Candidates

Technology Association Of GA (2004)

Jobhunting Is A Team Sport

CobbWorks! Career Assistance Network (2004) The Layoff Lounge (2004) Kettering Career Network (2004)

Creating Your Jobsearch Strategy

Saint Catherine of Siena Career Ministry (2004)

How Do I Find A Job When The Economy Sucks? Innovative jobsearch strategies for tough economic times.

LEAP (2003) - Speaker Atlanta IT Alliance (2002) The Layoff Lounge (2002) GA Department Of Labor (2002)

A Day In The Life Of Startups The good, bad and the ugly of working for dot-com companies.

University Of Ga (2001) Emory University (2001)

IN THE NEWS

Fast Company: Use Online Networks to Find Your Star Employee (May 2006) CollegeRecruiter.com Acquires Jobseekers Revenge from Microsoft Recruiter, Jim Stroud (May 2006) Talent Search: Google's Growth Helps Ignite Silicon Valley Hiring Frenzy (Nov 2005) A Great Idea That Will Never Happen (Aug 2005) Why Social Networks don't work (July 2005) Lessons From Sourcing Leaders (2005) Dig Deeper to Uncover The Greatest Job Leads (2004) Job boards are only one small part of the job search (2003) Fresh ideas to make online job boards work for you (2003) Beware Jobseeker's Revenge! (2002) How To Do It (2001)