Finding, Hiring & Retaining Top-Tier Talent  

Description:  Our Triangle-area job market is one of the strongest in the country.  As a result of this region’s success, competition for talent amongst local employers is incredibly high.  Given these market dynamics, how should companies go about identifying the best talent?  What are some strategies for encouraging top employees to join your organization?  How can each of us guard against losing our star performers to other offers?This workshop will highlight tips and techniques for maximizing a company’s most important resource – talent.  Learn more about how an HR department truly can become a profit center when the selection process is refined, turnover is reduced, and corporate culture is preserved. Refreshments are not provided, but feel free to bring coffee, water, or snacks for the workshop.

Speaker Biography Will Barfield is the Senior Director of Business Development for Frankel Staffing Partners.  Now in his 11th year on staff, Will oversees all of Frankel’s outbound business development efforts, functioning as both a producing rep and a manager for Frankel’s growing sales team.  During Will’s time at Frankel, the company has achieved unprecedented growth, setting numerous records for topline revenue and company profitability.  Prior to his tenure with Frankel, Will served at the Director of Sales for the Carolina Mudcats.  He was with that minor league baseball franchise for six seasons, and at the time of his departure, Will managed all of the team’s advertising, sponsorship, season pass, luxury suite and group ticket sales efforts.   Will is very active in the local community, donating his time to several volunteer leadership and outreach capacities for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and the Raleigh-Wake Human Resource Management Association.  He also has a successful track record as an annual fundraiser for the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC and the WakeMed Foundation.  In addition, Will is currently serving in his second year on the Board for Community Health Charities of North Carolina. A native North Carolinian, will has lived in the Wake County area since 1991.  He is a 1998 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a BA degree in Journalism and a minor in Business.  Will and his wife, Amy, live in Holly Springs, NC, along with their three daughters, Kirsten, Olivia and Annabella.