Ah, HR. While it’s undoubtedly phenomenal that this industry has undergone so much progression, it’s sometimes easy to forget why I fell in love with it in the first place. However, once you’ve taken away all the advanced technology-driven tools and social media, and you are left with the tried and true key role HR plays in business: driving workplace culture, for great people, in great organizations. When done right, this key role greatly bolsters employee engagement. Simply put, HR changes lives. Yet, technology has exemplified our current global trends, and data-mining software has generated exponential possibilities in regards to talent management. Indeed,

Events-based recruiting is fun, let’s face it. Sure, it can be hectic and crazy but going to a massive event–like oh, say… South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi)–to recruit tech talent, marketing mavens, PR pros or product gurus is a super smart move. Overwhelming? Yeah a little, with last year’s capacity at nearly 13,000 people and analyst saying this year will be nearly double, the tech event certainly draws a crowd, making it prime recruiting ground for some very smart recruiters. Here we talk to some seasoned recruiting pros to find out what works when recruiting at large events. Chris Hoyt is

If we learned anything during our moving pictures–focused #TChat, it’s that new forms of video are exciting, new and innovative, but it hasn’t really entered the global business discussion in the way that many had hoped. We all understand the intrinsic business benefits of working with video, but few in our audience see relevance from a job seeker’s and hiring manager’s perspective. Even fewer are convinced that anyone other than a digital media or video production candidate might need a video resume. Among those who are convinced, many, including our own Sean Charles, tweeted that it’s more about the quality and passion of the