An introduction of Nerd Search and Paul DeBettignies.

1. Nerd Search, LLC and Paul DeBettignies Introduction

2. Who Am I?
• 13 years as an IT Recruiter
• Top 20 MN Social Media Innovator
• HR Examiner’s Top 25 Digital Recruiters
• HR Examiner’s Top 25 HR Digital Influencers
• Local and national speaker on Recruiting/HR, Career and Social
Media topics
• Co-Founder and Coordinator of Minnesota Recruiters

3. Nerd Search, LLC
• 13 years as an “old school” IT Recruiter who
embraces the cool new tools
• Minneapolis focused
• Recruit Help Desk to CIO including Project
Managers, Business Analysts and Interactive

4. A Little Bit About Me
• Relationships are better than Transactions
• Strong and loyal advocate for my clients
• Fun and easy to work with
• Respectful of the internal recruiting/hiring process
• Proven track record of sourcing, qualifying, recruiting, negotiating, and
closing candidates
• Deep and sincere commitment to the Recruiter/HR, IT and Non Profit
community
• Customer Service (Client and Candidate) is always #1
• Proactive strategic business partner
• My interest in a placement does not end when the Guaranty ends
Bottom line: How can I help?

5. Fees
• First call for help (multiple placements, exclusive
search, ongoing sourcing/recruiting, etc):
• Flexible, flat fee, retainer options
• Last call for help (all strategies have been
exhausted):
• Standard contingent fee
• IT Contracting:
• Starts in Q4 2010
• Recruiter Training:
• Session, half and full day options

6. Recruiter And HR Training Topics
• LinkedIn
• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Ning groups etc)
• Blogging
• Auditing candidate experience
• Talent pools and communities
• Use of RSS feeds, newsletters, other opt in tools
• Creating passive candidate databases
• Writing better job ads
• Use of video
• I am online, now what
• Using Social Media for personal career management
• Closing candidates
• College recruiting
• Recruiting is PR, marketing and sales

7. Co Founder And Coordinator Of
Minnesota Recruiters
• 2100+ Corporate, Search and Consulting Firm
Recruiters and HR
• Quarterly events and webinars
• Job postings

8. Frequent Speaker On Recruiter And
HR Topics

9. Minnesota Headhunter Blog
• Started in 2005
• Topics include:
– Recruiting
– Job Search Tips
– Minnesota Business News
– Employment Statistics
– Tech Events
– Social Media
– And more

10. Be Your Own Headhunter
• Career related seminars on job search, networking
and LinkedIn
• Recruiter and HR seminars
• Social Media seminars

11. News and Article
Contributor

12. Event Sponsor

13. Recent Activity In The IT Community
• Minnesota Startup Community: The Time Has Come
For Less Talk and More Walk – Minnov8 article
• Minnov8 Gang 64: “Less Talk, More Walk” - Minnov8
podcast
• MinneBar Sponsor – May 2010
• The IT Talent Question – August 2010 Twin Cities
Business Monthly
• MinnesotaITJobs.com – Creating a community job
board

14. Volunteer
• Speaker on job search, networking and career
related topics
• University of Minnesota student groups,
neighborhood associations and TCF Bank Stadium
• Assist non profit and community organizations find IT
professionals for their volunteer and employee needs

15. To Learn More…
www.mnheadhunter.com
Paul DeBettignies
paul@mnheadhunter.com