Shannon Offord

VP of Strategic Partnerships & Alliances

Shannon Offord is Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Alliances at DirectEmployers Association, leveraging over 25 years of expertise in HR and online recruitment to drive impactful collaborations and innovative solutions. Shannon leads the efforts of cultivating and sustaining strategic relationships with key partners in recruitment, technology, veteran, disability, and government sectors. Along with his dedicated team, Shannon oversees the relationship with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) and co-manages the National Labor Exchange (NLx) – the nation’s first electronic labor exchange developed as a collaborative effort between employers and state workforce agencies. In addition to his responsibilities at DirectEmployers, he serves on the Board of Directors of VetJobs, a nonprofit organization focused on veteran recruitment.  Shannon is also a member of  the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) Inclusion @Work Leadership Council, and is on the Advisory Council of Youth Opportunity Foundation, a nonprofit that helps vulnerable young people turn into productive adults. Before joining DE in 2006, Shannon worked for Monster Worldwide as a Senior Internet Recruitment Consultant, assisting Fortune 2000 companies with building online recruitment strategies. Shannon takes pride in his past experience recruiting and training recruiters on sourcing and cold-calling techniques. In 2022, he was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Thought Leaders in Talent Acquisition by TATech. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Public Relations from Anderson University. While in college, he also spent a semester abroad in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, studying Conflict Resolution at the University of Ulster.

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