2011 Meeting of the Minds

Restaurant Recruiting Conference

September 20-21 Dallas Texas

Local Hotel Information

Day 1 Agenda

10:00 - 10:15 Welcome by Sean Self & Self Opportunity, Inc.

10:15 - 11:15 Communication Made Easy – Really!!

Joleen Goronkin – President – People and Performance Strategies

11:15 - 11:20 Orientation for MBA in a Day

11:20 - 12:20 MBA in a Day Session 1

12:20 - 1:15   Lunch (Sponsored by HCareers)

1:15 - 2:30     Handbook Helper: Recipe for a Better Book.

Audrey Mross – Labor & Employment Attorney – Munck Carter LLP

2:30 - 3:30    MBA in a Day Session 2

3:30 - 4:30    MBA in a Day Session 3

4:30 - 6:00    Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by Careerbuilder)

6:30 - ????   Reception at the World’s Largest Hooters

MBA in a Day Tuesday Workshops:

LinkedIn Training Center…tips and tricks to effectively utilize LinkedIn for Social Media Recruiting.

(Sam Mandolfo – Enterprise Account Executive - LinkedIn)

Will the Real High Potentials Please Stand Up?

(Carol Jenkins – Vice President of Consulting Services – Assess Systems)

ICE Protection for HR: How to Prevent E-Verify and Form I-9 Mistakes in Restaurant and Hospitality Onboarding.

(Brian Fancher – Director of Product and Best Practices – Tracker Corp.)

Staffing Metrics

(Bill Schaffler – CFO/CAO & Melissa Papaleo – Director of Industry Partnerships)

Day 2 Agenda

8:00 - 9:00     Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00   RoadMap to Success

Susan Steinbrecher - President/CEO – Steinbrecher and Associates, Inc.

10:00 - 11:00 MBA in a Day Session 1

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11:15 - 12:15 MBA in a Day Session 2

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch and Special Presentation (Sponsored by Batrus Hollweg)

1:15 - 2:15 Talent Intelligence: Where are your candidates, What do they like, and What do they earn?

Nick Vacca – Major Accounts – Restaurant/Retail Industry - CareerBuilder

2:15 - 2:30 Closing Remarks & Conference Awards

MBA in a Day Wednesday Workshops:

Taking the uncertainty out of hiring: An Open discussion on pre-employment assessments.

(Kevin Impelman – Manager BHI Research Institute - Batrus Hollweg International)

Understanding the Job Aggregator world of Indeed, Simply Hired, JuJu…and the 4 A’s of Recruitment Advertising

(Michael Dolan – Sr. Account Executive - Indeed & JT Smith – Agency Relations - Indeed)

A panel discussion on Applicant Tracking Systems

(Richard Jones – Corporate Sales Development – Taleo & Brook Hughes – Solutions Consultant – iCIMS & Lori Bierman – VP – Talent Solutions - Batrus Hollweg)

Self Opportunity, Inc.’s Meeting of the Minds is the Restaurant Industry’s largest gathering of Restaurant & Hospitality Recruiting / HR Professionals to discuss the most current topics and recruiting trends impacting the Restaurant & Hospitality Industry.

Self Opportunity Inc. started the "Meeting of the Minds" as a networking opportunity for the top restaurant recruiters in the Dallas/Fort Worth market. This quarterly luncheon was designed to discuss recruiting trends, best practices, and recruiting challenges in the restaurant industry. The "Meeting of the Minds" has grown incredibly. In 1995 the Meeting of the Minds consisted of 12 recruiters. In 2008 it grew to over 400 HR & recruiting professionals. These HR leaders and recruiters come together to network, share ideas, and work together to grow themselves, their companies and the hospitality industry.

What makes the Meeting of the Minds unique is that the conference’s primary focus is on the Restaurant and Hospitality industry. The general session topics have a focus on leadership development and issues impacting today’s recruiters and HR professionals.

Attendees can earn credits toward HR certification through SHRM.

This conference covers topics for the Senior HR professional, experienced recruiter and junior recruiter, making it a learning experience for all.

The chance to network with peers offers you the opportunity to grow and develop your career, plus find answers to the tough problems you are challenged with daily.

The Meeting of the Minds gives us the opportunity to give back to the Restaurant & Hospitality Industry as well as the community. Proceeds from the conference go to MDA and are set aside for student’s scholarships in a college of Restaurant and Hotel Management. 

You can view the presentations from the 2010 Meeting of the Minds here.