Industry Information

• Big Biller - Training, training videos, interviews and tips for the world of recruitment
• Economic Research Institute - Salary Surveys
• Employment Marketplace - 25 years old, provides staffing industry trade news and information
• ERE (Electronic Recruiting Exchange) - News, articles, blogs, and discussion for corporate recruiters, staffing industry and vendors
• Execunet - Connect with top executive recruitment leaders
• InterBizNet - Daily news and op-ed on many recruiting topics
• Kennedy Information Resources - News, events and publications for both Executive Recruiting and Corporate Recruiting
• Magic Method Telephone Sourcing tips and techniques from Maureen Sharib
• Recruiting Life - (now NAPS) the staffing industry educator since 1961
  
• Recruiter's Library - Free resources from Master CyberSleuth Barbara Ling
• Recruiting Blogs - A laid back Social Networking Blog Community for Recruiters
• Recruiting Online - Free resources from Master CyberSleuth Glenn Gutmacher
• Staffing Industry Analysis - Research and analysis on the contingent workforce
• Sourcer's Guide - An open source community to share info on building sourcing strategies
• Sourcers Unleashed - Maureen Sharib's online discussion group about phone sourcing
• Thought Leadership Institute: The Corporate Sourcing Leadership Exchange (CSLE).
• Weddle's Publications & Training - Excellent books and resources for recruiters and sourcers

Associations and Organizations 

• Association of Executive Search Consultants - join if you are an Executive Search Firm
• Association of Canadian Search Employment and Staffing Services - join if you recruit in Canada
• ASA - American Staffing Association - join if you do temporary, contract staffing, or permanent placement
• Comprehensive List of Recruiter's Networks - Big list of local and regional recruiter groups
• International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment - join if you are a senior-level recruitment leader focusin on global recruitment
• Illinois Recruiter Association: over 1,500 members in Illinois and rapidly growing!
• MAPS: Massachusets Association of Personnel Services
• NAPS - National Association of Personnel Services
• National Personnel Associates - join if you are an independent recruiting firm in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa or the Americas and wnt cooperative, split-fee placements
• SHRM Staffing Management Focus Group - join if you are a corprate HR recruiter

Conferences

• APRIL
  • ERE Spring, west coast, San Diego
  • SHRM Staffing Management, Nashville
  • NPA, Nashville
  • Australasian Talent Conference, Sydney Australia
  • NAPR/NALTO, Memphis, Tennessee
  • NEAPS, Boston, MA
• MAY
  • Kennedy, west coast, Las Vegas
• JUNE
  • SHRM, Chicago
  • Fordyce, Las Vegas
• OCTOBER
  • ERE Fall, east coast, Orlando use this discount code: FL08SS 
  • NAPS, Orlando
  • ASA, San Diego
• NOVEMBER
  • Kennedy, east coast, Orlando