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An effective business strategy needs more than an arbitrary directive from the CEO. Developing and implementing an effective strategy that moves your company objectives forward is required in today’s competitive marketplace. When that strategy breaks...

KeenHire Talent Management We help our customers select, hire, develop, manage and retainhighly qualified people with specialized skills in customer interfacing roles.

Employee development and training means we invests in our people and help you to do the same. We provide a systematic and integrated approach to employee development and training, delivered though 1-1 coaching, in-person seminars, or convenient...

As a leading decision maker at your company, it’s almost certain that you need to be sure your executive staff is corporately aligned and motivated for success. Because this type of psychometric data is almost never laid out in front of you, we’re here...

KeenHire offers Key Contributor and Mission Critical Benchmarking and Role Analysis Consulting Benchmarking and Role Analysis are the key steps most often missed when a company starts a search for their next hire. The problem is that most companies are...

Within an organization, making certain each role is producing at or above expectations can be extremely time-consuming and frustrating, especially for new managers. We have developed a systematic process for putting the right people in the right jobs,...

I recently read an article for employees about how to position themselves for a promotion. In a corporate culture where the path to the goods is getting on top, getting that promotion is the key to nirvana. The next step up the corporate ladder means...

Why do people leave your employ? Why do they think about it? Various estimates indicate that somewhere between 60-70 percent of employees are not personally invested in their workplace. What does it take to engage people so that work is exciting, not a...

We’ve all been there, sitting in the waiting room, palms sweating trying to memorize the “right answers�? while we are desperately scanning our resume , looking for the right thing to say (like we don’t know where we have worked and what we have done)....

As business leaders of scaling organizations you know that the success of your organization depends on the quality of the people inside. KeenHire Talent Management’s Conscious-Hiring webinar enables you to learn how to identify the right people for the ...

Do you have what it takes to become one of the country’s top-rated employers? When Fortune magazine makes their yearly list, they survey employees on topics such as management credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie, then they ask company...

As the economy begins to mend itself, we are starting to see a slow growth in the formation of new jobs. History shows that for every recession, a rapid period of growth follows shortly thereafter. Good news for employees, not-so-good news for employers.

While the recession is easing and unemployment figures are falling, there is another set of numbers that doesn't look so good.

Global employment is changing rapidly. Within the last 20 years, we've witnessed highs and lows that have redefined the way talent is acquired, assessed, and implemented into the various business environments of the modern world. This change has been a...

Market Manager You enjoy selling and business development, creating strategic solutions that meet your customers’ needs as well as becoming an integral part of your customers strategic advisory counsel. An ideal opportunity for you is one that affords...

You are an articulate, upbeat and professional minded and business Administrator with strong attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills and comprehensive Microsoft office expertise. You thrive in a role where you are...

By Bill J. Bonnstetter JOB TALK If a job could talk, it would explain precisely what was necessary to achieve superior performance. We could ask it to tell us about the: Knowledge a person needs, Personal attributes required to drive success, Rewards...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers will hire more workers this year, and the economy will grow faster than envisioned three months ago, according to an Associated Press survey that found growing optimism among leading economists. But unemployment will stay...

By: John Kurzatkowski. I currently work with Margaret at KeenHire as a Sr. Recruitment Consultant, and wanted to share with you a bit more about how to win in the midst of a war for talent. As the business-news media competes for our attention by...

Account Executive/ New Business

According to Noah Webster, "Retention is the act or power of keeping or retaining. Corporately, retention is the power to keep employees actively engaged and committed to being an integral part of the organization."

As the business-news media competes for our attention by flashing information on the impending talent shortage, some of us listen with a keen ear while others turn to more urgent, pressing issues. After 22+ years in the human resources business, I don’t...

Are your Managers at the top of their game? How would you rate your employee productivity?Are your managers capable of hiring and keeping the right people? Does your company have a Talent Strategy and is it linked to your business strategy?

Join Margaret Graziano and the Northern California Human Resource Association this Friday at 10:00 a.m. for a fabulous, informative and inspiring presentation specifically geared towards Human Resources professionals on Acing the HR Interview.

HR Executive Forum – Silicon Valley –January 2011