Carmen Hudson is currently Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition at Yahoo! She leads a team focused on the strategic application of sourcing programs, including event recruiting, employee referrals, employer branding and sourcing skill development. Her passion includes exploring social media strategies, including targeted network development, open social networking strategies, and micro-blogging.

Prior to joining Yahoo!, Carmen managed, Global Strategic Sourcing, for Starbucks Coffee Corporation, where she developed sourcing strategies and recommended resources and tactics to support U.S. retail management hiring. She has also worked as a staffing consultant for Microsoft Corporation, and was Senior Manager, Recruiting, for Amazon.com. Carmen began her recruiting career as a research associate for Egon Zehnder, an international executive search firm.

Today, in addition to acting as the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition, Carmen presents at industry conferences and seminars, and writes a popular blog about recruiting and marketing, Peopleshark.