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Joe Pelayo

Joe Pelayo is a long-time member of the Pinnacle Society, an organization of the top 75 recruiters in the United States. A true “self-made” man, Joe began in the recruiting business in 1986 at the ripe old age of 17 when he says he “found every way to fail in the recruiting business.” Pelayo is a leading executive recruiter, speaker & author of the book “Work Your Network!”, “The Network” Newsletter (50,000 email subscribers), and 12 DVDs.

Pelayo is Chairman of the BayCFO, www.BayCFO.org, past President of the YEO, Young Entrepreneur’s Organization, San Francisco Chapter, and past President of the Institute of Management Accountants, East Bay Chapter. He is also a member of ACG San Francisco, National Speakers Association, the Les Brown Speakers Network, and The Silicon Forum. Pelayo is recognized as one of the SV100, Silicon Valley’s 100 most influential individuals.

Retain Your Top Talent: People Are Not Just HR’s Responsibility

According to a Wall Street Journal jobs report, more people have resigned in recent months than were laid-off. The Journal reports this is a sign of growing confidence because, if people quit, obviously they believe they can land another job. In total 1.9 million people resigned, while 1.8 million were laid-off. Similar numbers were reported the month before, with the “quitters” beating out the “pink-slippers.” If people are indeed more…

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