KeenHire Blog by Margaret Graziano

Attracting The Best Candidates

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 management detailed questions about pay and benefit programs, hiring practices, internal communication, training, recognition programs, and diversity efforts.  

The Fortune ratings look at tangibles such as pay rates, health benefits and family-friendly programs as well as intangibles like work-life balance and employee satisfaction. Most of the 100 companies report low turnover rates, and their employees report a high level of job satisfaction.

Even if your company is not on Fortune's list, you can still be a terrific employer. It's not just a high pay rate or special perks that makes your employees happy. First and foremost, you have to make them feel they are important to your company's success.

Confident Employees are Successful Employees

Why worry about your employees' confidence? Because employees who are confident in themselves and in their abilities are successful employees, and successful employees make a successful company.

If you haven't thought about your employees' confidence before, consider this:

Confident employees want to come to work, they are less likely to quit, and they project a positive image of your company in the wider community. The more confidence an individual possesses, the more efficient and productive they are in meeting their goals. Confidence builds commitment and creates trust among colleagues. A confident work force uses initiative and makes decisions that support organizational goals. Extra benefits—such as an aligned, focused and supportive corporate culture as well as a better and stronger workforce morale—are icing on the cake.

Hiring in the Post-Recession Economy

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.

A recent survey finds that 65% of employees are thinking of jumping ship once the recession is over. One national survey found that up to 30% of currently employed executives are actively seeking positions outside their current organizations. A mass exodus of talent on all levels typically occurs in the aftermath of a recession, so the buzzword right now in the hiring arena is "tsunami" -- as in the tsunami of resumes that is going to be released as people start looking to leave their current jobs.

Forward-thinking companies are acting now, before the economy turns and the tsunami hits. It's time to refresh your talent strategies and rethink your workforce priorities before talent becomes a scarce commodity.

Flourish Your Career! Recruiting Coordinator In San-Jose/ Chicago

You are an articulate, upbeat and professional minded Recruiting Coordinator with strong attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills and comprehensive Microsoft office expertise. You thrive in a role where you are supporting a busy team in a customer-facing environment, where you act as the right arm and the person who ensures what is happening on the front end is properly executed on the back end. You have the ability to work remote and also enjoy coming into an office at least 50% of the time and working with a team.

We are KeenHire Talent Management; we provide the next generation of recruitment and retention solutions to growing organizations where hiring the RIGHT mission critical, key contributor and leadership talent for the right roles for the right price is imperative to their success.

5 Ways to Retain Your Top Talent

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

Recruitment: Why Change is 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 result of global events, government regulations, and a changing economic climate that has demanded efficiency. Not only is this change revolutionizing the recruitment and hiring process, but is benefiting both recruiters and growing companies alike.

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 thinking, "Damn kids, look what's being put into their heads. They've got no sense of reality," but the only thing I have to say is that times are changing.

Market Manager -Chicago

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 an opportunity to sell a unique service offering, provides residual income, a sales process that knocks out the competition and gives you the freedom to uncap your income.

You are looking for a high impact business-to-business sales and market manager role. You are inspired about selling customer centric, high value, customizable HR and Talent Management solutions. You pride yourself on your ability to establish and build long-term business relationships, open up new accounts, cross sell multiple service lines and continually grow your customer base. You are looking for the right company to join forces with, one that rewards your tenacity and drive and that affords you the opportunity for growth, development, advancement and a potential equity stake. 

If the Job Could Talk...

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 for superior performance,
• Hard skills vital for the job,
• Behaviors necessary to perform at peak levels, and
• Intrinsic motivators.

But we all know that jobs can't talk. If they did, we would certainly hear the real story.

Talent Management Analyst

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 desire to make a difference for people in their careers, lives and workplaces.

As a KeenHire Talent Analyst you will be a key member of our team in delivering in Top Grading initiatives, Organizational and Workforce Analysis, Succession Planning and Employee Development recommendations and programs. 

You pride yourself your solution oriented, critical thinking skills, your excellent follow up and follow through and your highly effective business and talent analysis abilities. You enjoy a busy schedule with a variety of similar deadline driven projects on your plate. You thrive in a role where you are required to collect data from a variety of resources, assimilate information, produce findings and make recommendations.

In the next 5 years 90% of companies report they need to improve and expand their recruitment and retention programs to compete for the best talent. Many companies state they are ill equipped to manage their expected growth, mitigate their risk in hiring, reduce unwanted turnover and compete for the best U.S. talent for key contributor, mission critical and leadership talent.

We are KeenHire Talent Management; we provide the next generation of recruitment and retention solutions to growing organizations where hiring the RIGHT mission critical, key contributor and leadership talent for the right roles for the right price is imperative to their success. We are growing and needs the right person to work as an integral part of our team and act as a key contributor in our Organizational consulting, Employee Selection and Talent Management service lines.

The ideal career situation for you is working with a team of committed individuals who are out to make a difference and shift what is possible in the workplace.  You enjoy a remote environment that gives you opportunity to travel, equips you with state of the art tools and technology, and provides complete training in leading edge Talent Management practices and methodologies.  The ideal opportunity for you allows you to play to your strengths, be the best person you can be and paves the way for a flourishing career in Talent Management and Organizational consulting.