Kyle Lagunas is research manager for IDC's emerging trends and technologies in a newly created talent acquisition and staffing practice. In this role, Kyle leads IDC's research on the most recent developments in recruiting and staffing software, services, and consulting. This research puts talent acquisition into the broader context of an integrated talent strategy.

As a principal at Lighthouse, I spend my time navigating the rapidly changing waters of HCM - with a focus on talent acquisition. I'm passionate about the things driving this industry forward - from proactive elements like recruitment marketing, employer brand management, and candidate experience management to next practices like high-powered CRM, behavioral assessments, and data-driven recruiting - and am dedicated to breaking traditional reactionary recruiting models. By providing compelling research and actionable insights for recruiters, hiring managers, and business leaders, I'm working diligently to chart a new course for talent acquisition.

Paper Chairs creates sensorially dynamic theatre combining fractured subjectivity, music, unconventional audience situation, surrealism, labor-intensive mechanics, and heightened movement vocabulary. We favor tour-de-force fusions of various performance styles, music genres and historical periods to excite modern sensibilities and educate by irreverently suggesting past and present cultural connections. The work is outrageous, well-researched, and a little bit dangerous.As Relations Chair, it's my job to keep Paper Chairs in touch with our community--and vice versa. I plan and coordinate fundraisers, support promotion of productions across various channels, and lend my operations and marketing experience to the creative vision of the company.

With more than 10,000 clients globally and 20 years of delivering world class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is the most established and well-known research organization in the performance improvement industry. We conduct research that drives performance and provides strategic insight for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.Brandon Hall Group has an extensive repository of thought leadership research and expertise in our primary research areas — Learning and Development, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Sales Effectiveness, Marketing Impact, and Executive Management.At the core of our offerings is a Membership Program that combines research, benchmarking, and unlimited access to data and analysts. Our members have access to research and connections that help them make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, complemented with analyst advisory services tailored to help put the research into daily action.

Managed research for newly launched technology market, creating and promoting over 50 content campaigns to establish domain expertise and drive brand awareness. Built relationships with top minds in HR tech, engaged in­the­trenches professionals, and broke difficult concepts (e.g. the consumerization of IT, gamification of enterprise, cloud computing) down into compelling conversations.

Provided advanced administrative support for principal in Super Technology research group in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Tracked and reported all expenses for group; coordinated seminars and workshops, managed group research wiki.

Worked closely with director of marketing on various branding campaigns including: New copy for company website; promotional print materials; wrote articles for and distributed monthly newsletters to candidates and clients. Planned and executed company­sponsored networking events, high profile client meetings, and philanthropy initiatives.

Hired part­time customer service in Austin, TX, promoted and transferred to Boston, MA. Coordinated daily workforce deployment; oversaw on­time departures for 30+ flights; first responder for customer services issues; served as staff liaison with station manager.