Paul DeBettignies is Managing Partner of Nerd Search, LLC, a Minneapolis-based IT search firm. He is author of the Minnesota Headhunter blog, Co Founder and Coordinator of Minnesota Recruiters, a 2,100 member group of corporate, search, and consulting firm recruiters, and is listed as a Top 20 Minnesota Social Media Innovator. Paul is a frequent local and national speaker and article contributor on recruiter, HR, job search, career, networking, and social media topics. Some of Paul’s 2010 presentations include the Fordyce Forum, Social Recruiting Summit, Ignite Minneapolis, Employers Association, Minnesota Recruiter and Staffing Association, MinneBar, and Minnesota Association of Healthcare Recruiters. He has been interviewed for and quoted in articles and stories in the Minneapolis StarTribune, St Paul Pioneer Press, Twin Cities Business, Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal, WCCO TV (CBS affiliate), and KARE 11 TV (NBC affiliate).