When Recruiting News Network was first being planned, it was clear that a major part of our focus needed to be on people. The recruiting industry is all about humans. Is there technology that enables it? Absolutely. Conferences and learning forums, news sites even, devoted to it? Sure. But, at the core, we as an industry are about people who are good at connecting other humans with employment, and at helping companies find the humans who will help them prosper.

In other words: it's all about humans, baby.

RNN is proud of our first-year voyage. We've covered some critical breaking stories - in several occasions, we've scooped some major players and they've followed our lead. There are companies we've had to share bad news on, ones that we admire otherwise - it's just the news, and it has to be shared.

This is the way.

But... it always comes back to the people. That's the juice.

Since we want to understand what's really happening in the industry, we avoided doing a "top 100 influencers" list. There are lots of those already, and the names are generally familiar by now. Some of them add real value. Some are well-known because they can speak on a stage.

There's a much deeper pool of talent out there - and we're determined to share their stories. The Leaders series brings the reader into contact with hands-on practitioners. TA VPs, brand leaders, people-focused CEOs who are doing the work. The real stories. The actual leaders. Here are a few of them. For fuller view, visit RNN's People page.

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