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Transportation Recruiting & Retention Conferences
Learn from industry EXPERTS.
Every year since 2002, hundreds of leaders from transportation companies across the country make plans to attend the annual recruiting and retention conference held in Nashville, Tennessee, presented by ACS Advertising and the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), the 69 year-old member-driven organization dedicated to representing the interests of truckload carriers.
Launched as a small workshop for a handful of recruiting directors and managers, the conference has grown to a multimedia experience -- topping 450 in attendance at last count. Consistently, the event features some of the industry’s most knowledgeable authorities including Bill Webb, Dan Baker, Kelly Anderson and others discussing the subjects of finding, attracting, hiring and retaining driving professionals. The combined knowledge and expertise of ACS and TCA mean a variety of topics and issues are explored. These topics have included such themes as advertising strategies, technology tools, proven tactics and untapped resources for helping recruiting professionals on the job.
Recruiting Huddle: Redefining Your Game Plan
Connecting with drivers from multiple generations at all points of the conversation.
Date: Jan 31- Feb 1, 2012
Sheraton, Downtown Nashville, TN
The driver recruiting game has changed! It’s time to throw out your old playbook and replace it with new strategies for reaching today’s driver. We have a full roster of industry experts on-hand to share with you the most innovative approaches for recruiting in today’s market. Don’t miss this opportunity to create new plays for your recruiting department.
The Front Line Forum
Today’s recruiters stand at the front line of their organization’s success or its failure. Withoutstrong recruiting skills, communicationtechniques and strategies for facingindustry regulations, even the best recruiters will fall behind. This one-day seminar from ACS Advertising and Fleet ManagementStrategies arms recruiters with best practices, targeted approaches to today’s driving professionals, FMCSA insight and much more.
Courses included in the seminar:
Who is Your Target?
This session will help you eliminate the prejudice prospective drivers may have against your organization by recognizing its root cause. You’ll also gain understanding of the causes of driver negativity and learn ways to turn them to positives.
Recruiting Generations X, Y, M
Your recruiting style needs to change depending on whom you’re addressing. In this session, you’ll learn who populates these specific generations, what their wants and needs are and how you communicate your company culture to them.
Best Practices for Recruiting
This course will cover basic, but crucial, practices for successful recruiting including telephone skills, proper etiquette, engaging the caller, selling your company, knowing your brand, and more.
Overcoming Obstacles
To close the sale on recruiting a great prospect, you have to be ready to sell to their objection – whatever it may be. This session covers how to get the completed application so you can get the prospect on-board.
OMG - It’s CSA!
Everyone’s been talking about it but what is FMCSA really requiring? Get the details on the legal and regulatory aspects of CSA including PSP reports, pre- and post-hire questions, fair credit, DAC, MVR and others.
Filling the Pipeline
In this session, you’ll learn how to keep your recruiting pipeline full by following up before orientation, contacting no-shows, and looking ahead to how to deal with lost potentials.
Bringing on Owner Operators
The best way to attract owner operators to your business is to first understand their business. This course also gives you tips and tools for communicating a successful partnership for the future.
Make your reservation today for this hands-on, practical seminar that will take your recruiting efforts out of the trenches and on to sure-fire success!
Visit www.thefrontlineforum.com for registration details.
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