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A recruiter’s view of careers, brought to your stage.

Orlando Haynes draws on more than 20 years in talent acquisition and leadership to give audiences, from recent graduates to seasoned professionals, practical steps for owning their careers.

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Brands and organizations served

  • Black Enterprise
  • National Association of African Americans in Human Resources
  • RecFest North America
  • Talent Acquisition Week
  • Owens Corning
  • Raymond James
  • University of Florida
  • Jacksonville Urban League
  • AMIkids
  • USF Muma College of Business
  • The University of Tampa
  • Year Up Tampa Bay
  • Suncoast HR
  • Palm Beach County SHRM
  • SHRM Jacksonville
  • OrlandoJobs.com
  • CareerSource Northeast Florida
  • CareerSource Pinellas
  • Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches
  • The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
  • Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance
  • Manatee Chamber of Commerce
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Urban League Jobs Network
  • Webber International University
  • Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources Association
  • Polk State College
  • Remington College
  • Lincoln Tech
  • AmeriCorps Florida
  • The Learning Exchange
  • WIM WIN Saskatchewan
  • National Professional Science Master’s Association
  • FourBlock
  • ATAP
  • ATAP Global TA Day

Keynotes

Three keynotes, each built around practical next steps.

Each keynote has its own link, so you can share the one you are considering with your planning committee.

Orlando Haynes presenting to an audience, presentation clicker in hand

Keynote 01

The Career Economy: Take Ownership of Your Value

Careers no longer move forward on tenure alone. Orlando reframes career growth as something each professional actively manages: knowing the value they create, keeping evidence of it, and making deliberate choices about what comes next.

Who it’s for
Mid-career professionals, employee resource groups, and organizations investing in employee career development.
Attendees will learn to
  1. Identify the skills and results that make up their professional value.
  2. Start a simple habit of documenting accomplishments as they happen.
  3. Walk into reviews and interviews with clearer examples of their impact.
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Orlando Haynes on stage with fellow panelists at the XCEL Summit for Men

Keynote 02

Visibility Is the New Currency

Strong work often goes unnoticed by the people who make decisions. Drawing on two decades in talent acquisition, Orlando shows how professionals can make their contributions known with credibility rather than self-promotion.

Who it’s for
Early- and mid-career professionals, professional association members, and students preparing to enter the job market.
Attendees will learn to
  1. Recognize where their work is currently invisible to decision-makers.
  2. Share results with managers and stakeholders in a credible, consistent way.
  3. Use LinkedIn to reflect their expertise, not just their job title.
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Portrait of Orlando Haynes smiling in a tan blazer

Keynote 03

Relationships Are the New Résumé

An application is only one way into an opportunity. From the recruiter’s side of the table, Orlando explains why intentional relationships open conversations an application alone cannot, and how to build them with purpose.

Who it’s for
University students and recent graduates, career changers, and professionals in transition.
Attendees will learn to
  1. Map the relationships that matter most for their next move.
  2. Reach out and follow up in ways that feel genuine rather than transactional.
  3. Keep their network active between job searches, not only during them.
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Where these talks fit

Relevant wherever people are building careers.

Universities

Students and recent graduates hear how hiring decisions are actually made, from someone who has led talent acquisition for more than 20 years.

Good fit: Relationships Are the New Résumé

Professional associations

Members get a recruiter’s perspective on staying visible and well connected in their field, whatever stage of career they are in.

Good fit: Visibility Is the New Currency

Conferences

A keynote that speaks to mixed rooms, from seasoned professionals to recent graduates, and leaves each person with practical next steps.

Good fit: Any of the three keynotes

Organizational career-development programs

Supports programs that ask employees to take an active role in their growth, from employee resource groups to internal mobility efforts.

Good fit: The Career Economy

For talent acquisition and HR leaders

Leadership topics

For HR conferences and leadership teams, Orlando also speaks from his work leading talent acquisition.

  • Reframing TA as a Business Accelerator

    For HR and talent leaders: positioning talent acquisition as a strategic partner to the business, not a back-office function.

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  • Retention Starts With Connection

    For managers and leaders: how connection and communication shape whether people choose to stay.

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For event planners

Materials for your program.

Need a speaker bio, headshots, or a speaker sheet for your event program or promotion? Ask for them when you check availability.

  • Speaker bio for your program and introductions
  • Headshots for promotion
  • Speaker sheet with topics
Request materials with your inquiry

Check Orlando’s availability.

Send your event details through the speaking inquiry form. Including the points on the right helps Orlando respond to your request.

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  1. 1

    Your event

    Date, location, and the name of the event.

  2. 2

    Your audience

    Who will be in the room and roughly how many.

  3. 3

    Your goals

    The keynote or topic you are considering and what you hope attendees take away.