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A selection of tweets from Monster’s Aug. 9 event, hosted by SmartBrief in Washington, D.C.

In my last post, we took a look at the whys of workplace flexibility and its increasing value to American workers; according to the National Study of the Changing Workforce, 87% of employees report having workplace flexibility would be extremely or very important if they were looking for a new job. In response to this growing demand for flexibility, 66% of employers in the National Study of Employers report they now see workplace flexibility as a strategic business tool that can benefit both employers and employees.

With all the noise, with all the new tools (it’s not just Twitter and YouTube anymore), with all the organization attention being paid, why should an executive enter into the world of social media – beyond their personal LinkedIn account and FaceBook page?

SHRM 2011 is almost here and, in preparation for the occasion, the halls at Monster are abuzz with activity and last minute preparations before we head to Las Vegas. In advance of that, we wanted to share with you a brief look at what we’re doing at SHRM this year. Most of all, we’re really looking forward to connecting and engaging with customers and thought leaders to discuss the latest trends and hot button issues for HR professionals across the country. And, if you’re not able to attend SHRM this year, please do check back with us here at MonsterThinking for periodic updates from the show floor.

On August 30, Monster and HR Florida will present the “Official SHRM Florida #MonsterSocial Tweet Up” in Orlando as part of the 2010 HR Florida Annual Conference. To give you a better understanding of what to expect (and what to be excited for), we’re taking a look back at some highlights from the #monstersocial Tweet Up at #SHRM10:

As part of the Monster.com Social Media Street team, I wanted to the hit floor and find some interesting people to interview, so I grabbed the lovely and talented Laurie Ruettimann of Punk Rock HR to assist me in front of the camera.
As dutiful SHRM members, we proceeded to the official SHRM booth and standing there amongst a crowd of people was none other than Robb Van Cleave, Chairman of the SHRM Board of Directors.

After asking Robb to share some thoughts about the speaker lineup at the conference, she was able to pull out of him that there will be a “surprise speaker” on tomorrow’s opening session agenda who is a “very well known person from an extremely well known political family.”

Monster’s social media team hit the road this week, traveling to San Diego to cover the SHRM 2010 Conference on a growing range of social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, and this blog, for example). This year, we’ve added two HR practitioners/bloggers to our in house team to help us deliver more in-depth coverage and help us share the story of #SHRM10. Together, the #monsterlive social media street team will be weighing in with each day’s most interesting news and views.

Many of us are about to make the annual pilgrimage to SHRM’s main conference. If you’re like me, when it comes to mega conferences you’re sporting both trepidation (bland sessions that blur, acres of eager sales people, too many brochures…) and genuine enthusiasm. What am I excited about? Some truly bright spots to look forward to, brought to you by Monster and SHRM. Our Top 5: