KeenAlignment Blog | HR Best Practices

Five Ways to Keep Millennial Employees Engaged at Work

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 06, 2019 | 21st Century Workforce, Employee Empowerment, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, employee performance, Employee Retention Strategies, Strategic Human Resources, HR Best Practices, HR Today, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, millenial workforce, millenials, HR Strategy, Human Capital Management

Millennial employees are three times more likely to change jobs than their non-millennial counterparts, according to a recent Gallup report on millennials in the workplace. This turnover comes at a high price, costing the U.S. economy an estimated $30.5...

Maximize HR Leadership Effectiveness [INFOGRAPHIC]

by KeenAlignment | Jun 20, 2019 | business goals, comprehensive role analysis, Employee Training and Development, HR Best Practices, HR Consulting, HR hiring strategy, HR Today, workforce planning, succession planning, best HR practices, Business Strategy, HR Strategy, onboarding

In the conscious hiring process, candidates are interviewed and assessed for their ability and aptitude in those important competencies, as well as for their match fit in terms of purpose, values, and behaviors. If they naturally possess the key traits,...

The HR Department of the New Millennium

by Margaret Graziano | Jun 11, 2019 | Strategic Human Resources, HR Best Practices, HR Today, Human Resources, Human Capital Management

Four Skills to Compete in the New Human Resources Landscape Throughout the last decade it has become painfully apparent that while most CEOs recognize there is a drastic talent optimization problem, they have absolutely no idea how to fix it, nor time to...

Choosing Your Next Talent Acquisition Partner Wisely

by Margaret Graziano | May 17, 2019 | Best Hiring Practices, Hiring Best People, Hiring Business Leaders, Hiring Talent Acquisition Director, Hiring Talent Management Professionals, HR Best Practices, HR Today, HR and Talent Management

In today’s competitive race for talent, most organizations know that they are only as good as the people who make up their human system. Hiring and Talent Acquisition is to Organizational Culture as a solid Foundation is to the Stability of a Building....

7 Steps to Retaining the Best Employees

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 22, 2016 | Better Hiring, HR Best Practices, retention, Recruitment Strategy

Keep it short and sweet — remember, you are always selling.

Conscious Hiring® - The Key to Workplace Optimization [INFOGRAPHIC]

Who is Responsible for Hiring Decisions?

by Margaret Graziano | Jan 18, 2016 | conscious hiring, HR Best Practices, HR hiring strategy

Does HR have any real say in who should get the job? The reality is that the recruiting profession has much to do with why thing operate the way they do in HR. Companies spent billions of dollars utilizing our services and there were /are too many people...

Start Up Hiring - Scale Or Fail

The basics are handled, your to do lists are checked off and you are poised to start growing. Market Need—check Business Plan—check Product Ideation and Development—check New Accounts Generating Revenue—check Funding—check Hiring—uncheck

Margaret Graziano Receives Industry Innovator Award

Inventor of Conscious Hiring Margo Graziano recognized for her contribution to creating powerful corporate culture by revolutionizing the hiring experience for candidates, hiring managers and companies. This years National Women's Entrepreneur Award for...

The Most Powerful Matching Engine In The World

And Interview of Margaret Graziano by Watermark Watermark.org is for exceptional women professionals in the bay area * What inspired you to develop the Conscious Hiring method? After 15 years of being in the...

Jun 25, 2013

Conscious Hiring is a proven system designed to hire the right person for the right role.

Boost Corporate Performance With KeenHire

by Margaret Graziano | Jul 23, 2012 | Emerging Leaders, Hire Better Sales People, conscious hiring, Employee Performance Reviews, Employee Retention, Employment Selection, Hiring for Start Ups, HR Best Practices, Leadership Development, performance management, Performance Management, Workforce Optimization, succession planning, Succession Planning, Human Capital Management

In the News HR Retreat Maximize your personal effectiveness. Influence people for organizational alignment. Impact a culture centered on people, purpose & profit. Build alliances with like-minded professionals. Join us August 27th in Palo...

Hiring for Growth

by Margaret Graziano | Nov 22, 2011 | Hiring Advice, Conscious Hiring, Hiring for Growth, Hiring Process, Hiring Tools, HR Best Practices, recruiting strategy, Recruitment Strategy, Hiring Success, Hiring Tips, HR Strategy, Recruitment Process Improvement

The most important thing that any manager of any business can ever do is hire the right people to work for their company. The hiring and selection experts at KeenHire can help you with hiring for growth in many ways. We can help you choose a team of...

What Can Happen When You Hire The Wrong People

by Margaret Graziano | Nov 22, 2011 | Hiring Best People, Hiring Mistakes, Hiring Process, HR Best Practices, Recruitment Strategy, Hiring Right People, Hiring Success, Hiring Wrong People, HR Strategy, Recruitment Programming

Have you ever heard the saying that, “a play is only ever as good as the worst actor in it�?? Well... the same applies to business. Your company is only as good as the worst employee that you have working for you. Therefore, hiring the wrong people for...

Recruiting Problems: How Unemployment has Clouded the Candidate Pool

by Margaret Graziano | Nov 19, 2011 | Hiring Better Employees, Hiring Better Candidates, Hiring Process, HR Best Practices, Recruiting Successfully, recruiting strategy, Recruiting Training, Candidate Recruiting Problems, Recruitment Process Improvement

How has the recent period of unemployment made it difficult to hire the right person? Why do you need to advice and expertise of the hiring and selection specialists at KeenHire now more than ever? The issue is that the increased levels of unemployment...

Hiring Tech/Software Employees in the 2010s

by Margaret Graziano | Nov 18, 2011 | Hiring Tech Software Roles, Employment Selection, Hiring Tech Software Advice, Hiring Tech Software Employees, HR Best Practices, Technical Recruiting, Hiring Tech Software Positions, Recruitment Process Improvement

Technology and software is developing at an incredible rate and it will no doubt continue in this vain in the years to come. Therefore, as technology advances and new industries are created (new roles and positions are generated within your company) how...

We Provide the Best Recruitment, Selection Hiring and Retention Tools

by Margaret Graziano | Oct 05, 2011 | Best Recruitment Tools, Best Retention Tools, Best Selection Hiring Tools, HR Best Practices, HR Strategy

If you are having problems recruiting, selecting, hiring and then retaining your sales employees, KeenHire has all the answers that you are looking for. We are specialists in recruitment, selection hiring and retention and we endorse the best employee...

Creating Success and Happiness; Putting The Right People, In The Right Roles

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 30, 2011 | Hire better, Hiring Process, HR Best Practices, job openings, leadership, right person right job, right role, Standford commencement, Steve Jobs, Apple, hiring practices

Last Thursday, the CEO of one of the most successful businesses in the world announced his resignation. Steve Jobs the co-founder of Apple is signing off to a new era. Jobs has been on sick leave since January of this year and has told the press, “"I...

New HR Admin Role Now Open! Chippewa Falls WI

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 08, 2011 | Admin Jobs WI, HR admin, HR Best Practices, HR Roles, Wisconsin HR Professionals, HR Strategy, Human Capital Management, Human Resources Management Consulting

You are a friendly, reliable and confidential administrative professional with a can do attitude who enjoys providing high-quality HR service in a fast paced industrial work environment. You enjoy a role that utilizes your administrative skills, HR...

World-Class HR Director Role Now Available! Chippewa Falls WI

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 08, 2011 | Chippewa Falls Jobs, HR Best Practices, HR Roles, WI HR, HR, HR Director, HR jobs, HR Strategy, Human Resources Management Consulting

You are a dynamic HR professional with a can do attitude who enjoys implementing Best HR practices in a company hungry for improvement. You are looking to support a company that utilizes all of your expertise and knowledge in HR & Talent Management in a...

Recruitment: Why Change is Good

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 15, 2011 | behavioral interviewing, Behavioral Interviews, Hiring, better workforce, Conscious Hiring, Executive Coaching, Executive Recruitment, Hire better, Employee Retention, Employment Selection, Hiring for Start Ups, Hiring Process, Hiring Talent Management Professionals, how to hire, HR Best Practices, Human Resources, Keenhire, Leadership Development, Managing Change, margaret graziano, On-Boarding, Performance Management, Reduce Unwanted Turnover, staffing, Strategic HR Professionals, Turnkey HR Solutions, War For Talent, workforce planning, Organizational Effectiveness, People ROI, recruiter training, Personality Assessments, Recruiting, recruiting strategy, Recruiting Training, recruitment process, Recruitment Strategy, Recruitment Training, Return on Hiring Investment, Succession Planning, Talent Management, War for Talent, Workforce Performance Management, Assessments, Hiring Top Sales People, HR Strategy, Human Capital Management, Human Resources Management Consulting, keen tools, Management Training, Organizational Development, Recruitment Process Improvement

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 -Chicago

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 10, 2011 | Behavioral Interviews, Chicago Recruitment Executives, Chicago Staffing Executives, Emerging Leaders, Chicago Consulting Executives, Chicago Market Manager, Chicago VP Consulting, Conscious Hiring, Executive Coaching, Executive Recruitment, Employee Performance Reviews, Employee Retention, Employment Selection, Hiring for Start Ups, HR Best Practices, Leadership Development, On-Boarding, Performance Management, Reduce Unwanted Turnover, Sales Market Manager Chicago, Organizational Effectiveness, People ROI, Personality Assessments, recruiting strategy, Recruiting Training, Recruitment Strategy, Return on Hiring Investment, Succession Planning, VP Sales Chicago, Chicago HR Executives, Chicago VP of Sales, Hiring Top Sales People, Human Resources Management Consulting, Management Training, Managing Virtual Employees, Recruitment Process Improvement

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...

KeenHire Opening For HR, Sales And Marketing Administrator

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 08, 2011 | Administrative Careers, Executive Coaching, Employee Retention, Employment Selection, Hiring for Start Ups, HR Best Practices, On-Boarding, Reduce Unwanted Turnover, Sales Administrator Careers, HR Administrator Careers, Marketing Administrator Careers

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...

If the Job Could Talk...

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 03, 2011 | behavioral interview, Behavioral Interviews, Better Hiring, Employee Engagement, get hired, Hiring, Conscious Hiring, Executive Coaching, Executive Recruitment, Hire better, employee performance, Employee Performance Reviews, Employee Retention, Employment Selection, Hiring for Start Ups, Hiring Process, HR Best Practices, Human Resources, job performance, Keenhire, leadership, Leadership Development, Managing Change, margaret graziano, On-Boarding, Performance Management, staffing, TTI, Organizational Effectiveness, People ROI, performance reviews, return on investment, ROI, Personality Assessments, Recruiting, Recruitment Strategy, Recruitment Training, Return on Hiring Investment, RPI, RPO, Succession Planning, Talent Management, War for Talent, Workforce Performance Management, Assessments, HR, HR Strategy, Human Capital Management, Human Resources Management Consulting, Management Training, Organizational Development, Recruitment Process Improvement

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...

Talent Management Analyst

by Margaret Graziano | Jan 29, 2011 | Assessment, Executive Recruitment, conscious hiring, Hiring for Start Ups, Hiring Talent Management Professionals, HR Best Practices, HR Consulting jobs, Performance Management, People ROI, Personality Assessments, Talent Analyst, Talent Management Jobs, Behaviorist, HR and Talent Management, HR Strategy, Human Capital Management, Human Resources Management Consulting

You are an analytical, service minded business professional with a solid and stable work history and 8 years of domain expertise in Recruitment, HR Consulting or Organizational Analysis. You have well defined organizational and planning skills and a...

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