KeenAlignment Blog | interviewing

Inner-viewing: The Strategic Way To Interview

by Margaret Graziano | Nov 23, 2020 | behavioral interview training, interviewing, Strategic People Operations

Finding the right talent at the right time for the right job, is a huge part of an organization's strategic people operations. It's vital for success that through the interview process there is a unique inner-viewing of the candidates during the...

5 Secrets to be a Great Interviewer – Part 2

by Margaret Graziano | Oct 19, 2017 | Active Listening, Debrief, Hiring Effectiveness, Preparation, Candidate Recommendation, Interviewer, interviewing

5 Secrets to Being an Effective Interviewer - Part 1

by Margaret Graziano | Oct 11, 2017 | Active Listening, Debrief, Hiring Effectiveness, Preparation, Candidate Recommendation, Interviewer, interviewing

Taking a Conscious Approach to Your Hiring Practices - Part 1

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 31, 2017 | behavioral interviewing, Employee Engagement, conscious hiring, employee performance, Employee Productivity, Employee Retention, People Strategy, Quality of Hire, Candidate Selection, Human Potential, interviewing, Manager Training, Mishire, onboarding, Organizational Development

Many companies—from multinational mega-corporations to neighborhood markets—are still using outdated hiring techniques. Clinging to the ways of the past when constructing a workforce leads to high turnover, stagnant engagement from staff and quarterly...

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

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

Webinars

by Margaret Graziano | Mar 06, 2013 | Behavioral Interviews, Corporate American, Employer Value Proposition, Hiring, Conscious Hiring, Employee, Employee Retention, Employment Selection, leadership, Leadership Development, Optimization, Webinars, Strategy, Talent, Talent Management, Talent Strategy, Workforce Strategy, interviewing

AAs experts in the “people business,�? it’s our job to share our knowledge with the world. Our commitment is to positively impact the industry, empower stronger employee-employer relationships, and transform the way businesses interact with their people....

Behavioral Interviewing Consulting

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 15, 2013 | Goal Setting, behavioral interviewing, Behavioral Interviews, Hiring, Behavioral Consulting, Conscious Hiring, Employment Selection, Hiring Process, Interviewing Consulting, recruiting strategy, Recruitment Strategy, Talent Strategy, interviewing

Our highly skilled Behavioral Interview Consultants help you to determine the right fit before a bad hire is put into action. In the past, a well-written resume and a good surface interview was what positioned employees in their seats. Today, behavioral...

Behavioral Interviewing is Changing the Game- Are You Ready To Make The Switch?

by Margaret Graziano | Oct 14, 2011 | behavioral interviewing, Behavioral Interviews, Hire right, Executive Coaching, Hiring for Start Ups, Hiring Process, hiring processes, leadership, Talent Acquisition, selection, BI, interviewing

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)....

The Retention Issue: How To Assess Candidates, Perfect Selection and Retain Top Talent

According To Noah Webster, retention is the act or power of keeping or retaining, but Corporately, retention is the power to keep employees actively engaged and committed to being an integral part of the organization. So what is retention like in this...

An Employment Rant From An Outsider's Point Of View

Getting hired hasn't been a problem for me, nor do I foresee it becoming one in the future. Saying that may surprise many people, especially given the current state of employment in this country, but I'm not done... I'm 20. Now I know what you're...