Mitton is a long-standing, active member of SHRM and a past president of the Pinnacle Award winning Employment Management Association (EMA) Region IV. With colleague Warren Dunn, Mitton created The Recruitment Advertising Toolbox, a SHRM accredited training workshop for HR and recruitment professionals. John’s book, Good People Aren’t Looking For Work: They’re Listening For It! is in it’s third printing.
Mitton is recognized by HR, recruitment and broadcast professionals as a pioneer and the lead authority for the effective, cost-efficient use of broadcast classifieds either as a stand-alone resource or as part of an overall recruitment advertising program. His timely articles and recruitment tips have appeared in numerous HR publications including StaffDigest and Workforce as well as professional broadcast publications including the Radio Advertising Bureau’s (RAB) NTR Tip of the Day, Radio Sales Today, and Radio Ink. John speaks to numerous HR and broadcast professional groups each year including the Radio Advertising Bureau’s Annual Convention and has been a featured panelist at the SHRM Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.