I think it is safe to say that an incredible shared experience was had by the 225 people at the Google HQ, the thousands more who participated in the live stream and chat, and those who contributed to over 1200 tweets on June 15 alone!

But there is nothing like first hand accounts from those in the audience to get a feel for what took place at the first ever Social Recruiting Summit.

Here are some of what has been written by the participants. If you have something to add or are in the process of writing your own post about your experience, please leave a link to it in the comments section to this post. Hopefully we can do a follow up in a few weeks with additional links to those accounts.

• From Paul Jacobs, who won the award for the longest and most roundabout trip over from New Zealand (which included 4 stops along the way!). Read his thoughts about the summit here.
• From Jenny DeVaughn, who did an unbelievable job, along with Kathleen Smith & our friends at Jobscience, in organizing the pre-summit tweetup. Her thoughts here.
• Here are Brett Farmiloe from Jobing’s notes from the summit.
• Michael Specht, who also made the long trek over from Down Under shared his thoughts here.
• Jennifer McClure, aka CincyRecruiter, shared her thoughts here in a vlog entry.
• Another member of the jet set attendee base, Matt Alder who came over from the UK, shared his thoughts here.
• One of our session leader Chris Hoyt, aka The Recruiter Guy, shared some of his thoughts, along with a video and slides from the presentation that he and Michael Marlatt gave on mobile recruiting. Check it out here.
• Julian Seery Gude shared his thoughts on Shannon’s presentation here.
  

In case you missed any of the sessions, or just want to go back and take another look, here are some videos and recordings that took place at the Google campus earlier this week. Unfortunately, a few of them weren’t able to be archived, so for that I apologize.

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Over two hundred of us will soon be converging on the Googleplex for the very first Social Recruiting Summit. You’ve seen the agenda. You already know there is a fantastic mix of speakers and that each of them has their own unique lens they’ll be bringing to social recruiting. Each of the breakout sessions is designed to bring you into the conversation so be ready to join in! But, there’s one more very important element in the mix of speakers – YOU!  Yes, YOU!  

Everyone attending the Social Recruiting Summit is invited to submit their ideas and lead a discussion.  The evolution of an idea is nurtured through diverse voices – and you’ll have plenty of voices to draw from.  As ideas are nurtured they morphe into something even more incredible then you may have originally imagined.  What ideas do you have?  How will they be shaped, grow wings and eventually take flight?  

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ERE’s CEO, David Manaster, recently caught up with Ted Elliott of Jobscience, a proud sponsor of the upcoming Social Recruiting Summit. Elliott, the CEO of Jobscience, took some time with us to discuss the increasing importance of social recruiting, what Jobscience is doing to take advantage of these trends, and how they are utilizing tools such as the iPhone to revolutionize candidate relationship management. Watch the interview below to learn more and don’t forget to watch our live stream of the Social Recruiting Summit on June 15th!

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In just a few weeks we’ll be converging on the Googleplex to engage in one of the most important dialogues around recruiting today and in the future.  The influence social media and networking is having on the way we work, learn, connect and recruit is profound.  But, this is only the beginning!  Social Recruiting is a game changer.  Some things will not change.  Important elements like employment brand messaging, strong candidate relations, and effective processes will continue to be critical to the foundation of any great talent strategy.  What will change is that Social Recruiting has the potential to either enhance these elements or dilute them while the world watches and engages in a conversation around your company – the stakes are definitely higher!

Where are we at today in our use of social media and networking for recruitment?  How do you personally engage through social media and how do you engage for your company to attract Talent? The 10 questions below are designed to provide us some insight around where we are today and provide some benchmarks around results and practices.  You’ll also have an opportunity to share what your ultimate game plan looks like.   I’ll be sharing some of the highlights during the Social Recruiting Summit and the full results will be available here as well.  Let the dialogue begin!

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If you are coming to Mountain View for the first ever, Social Recruiting Summit, or are in the area make sure to stop by the Pre-Social Recruiting Summit Tweetup on Sunday, June 14th.

Many thanks to SRS attendee Jenny DeVaughn for organizing this for all of us!

This is the Pre-Social Recruiting Summit Tweetup to celebrate social recruiting! It is also an opportunity for those of us in social recruiting to finally meet each other in person.

The tweetup will take place from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Cabaña Palo Alto Hotel, a historic hotel which was once a hot spot for celebrities in the 1960’s, including The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and by its former owner, Doris Day. The hotel also has a great bar and outside courtyard. You will enjoy a cash bar and special menu offerings from their Executive Chef.

RSVP at http://twtvite.com/fe0k85.

The idea of a community manager isn’t unique to the recruiting function. The term is borrowed from the consumer world and emerged with the influence social media is exerting on brand engagement and reputation. While the role is still relatively new, companies have begun to realize the potential to attract, engage, nurture, retain, and expand their customer/client base beyond traditional marketing and PR. It’s about creating brand value through experiential engagement and listening rather than talking to nurture conversations and relationships. In a connected, multi-channel world, staying relevant requires new thinking and developing the skill to engage people in conversations is one way to accomplish differentiation.

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Today we are excited to announce the launch of Social Recruiting Summit 2009. This conference was developed specifically with help from a number of the Talent Acquisition professionals who are most active in using Social Media so we could develop an event that goes beyond the hype and gives the recruiting community real info for us to use.

Watch here as Susan Burns, who will serve as chairwoman, announces the Summit at this year’s ERE Expo 2009 Spring conference in San Diego.

Check out the agenda and session leaders, and stay tuned for more updates on this in the coming days. Only part of the agenda will be programed ahead of time; the rest will be left up to you, the attendees, to decide exactly what you hope to get out of the event.

The event will be held at Google’s headquarters (The Googleplex) in Mountain View, CA so we can take advantage of the energy at one of the most innovative locations on earth.

We hope to see you in June, and before that, please join the conversation already taking place on twitter. And please leave any questions you have in the comments below.