PODCAST - And now… Affinity Circles
And now… Affinity Circles
Jim Stroud spends some quality time with Steve Loughlin - CEO of Affinity Circles and discovers a Social Network you should know about. Will their approach to Social Networks make LinkedIn nervous? Listen in and decide for yourself.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST
Steve Loughlin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Steve Loughlin sets the strategic course for Affinity Circles while overseeing engineering, sales and marketing, and operations. Previously the director of business development at a medical company, Loughlin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy from Stanford University and completed coursework at the London School of Economics.
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Affinity Circles: Its not just WHO you know; it’s HOW you know them.
ABOUT THE HOST
Jim Stroud is a “Searchologist” with an expertise in the full life-cycle placement of Executive and Technical personnel, Recruitment Research and Competitive Intelligence. He has consulted for such companies as Google, Siemens, MCI and a host of start-up companies. He presently serves Microsoft as a Technical Sourcing Consultant and is a regular contributor to Microsoft’s Technical Careers Blog.
Jim Stroud was nominated (and a top 10 finalist) for a “Best Blog Award” for his blog – Jim Stroud 2.0, by Recruiting.com in 2006 and cited in Bullhorn’s Research Report: Tools of The Trade 2007 as being among the best blogs on the recruiting industry (50,000 staffing and recruiting professionals were surveyed). His podcast series – “The Recruiters Lounge” recently aired its 50th episode. His comicstrip series – “The Recruiting Life” has also celebrated its 100th edition and was nominated for “Best Ongoing Comic Series” and “Best Newcomer of 2006” by Gnomz, a community of Comic creators. Jim Stroud also trains recruiters on how to source the internet for passive candidates and has trained recruiting organizations worldwide. His experience in using the internet to find hidden talent spans a decade. Jim Stroud can reached via his website: www.jimstroud.com
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That was a terrific placement– I beat out 3 other recruiters by 15 minutes although I did have to discount my fee a little.
Jeff