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Articles & Advice from the Recruiter:

  • Is There Value in Psychometric Testing?
    In recent years, the use of psychometric testing has become a more common tool to assess prospective employees. In today's marketplace - with difficult economic conditions, changing regulations and unpredictable cash flow - companies are doing all they can to mitigate risk when hiring new employees. Further, it should come as no surprise that the number of testing options to choose from has grown many fold as well.
  • Employee Retention
    The retention of key employees is critical to the success, growth and profitability of your company. There is much value in retaining employees who have demonstrated consistency, productivity, and their ability to satisfy customers.
    The failure of a company to retain key employees results in high turnover, general insecurity, and costly replacement searches.
  • Contingent or Retained
    All searches, whether performed as a Retained or a Contingent Search, require that Kimmel & Associates has a thorough understanding of the scope of work to be performed by the ideal Candidate. All successful searches require an understanding of our Client's methods, organizational structure, and culture. The ideal candidate not only has the technical and interpersonal skills to do the job as required, but also enjoys the methods, structure and culture of our client.
  • Selecting the Right Executive Recruiter
    Whether you are a corporation seeking key employees or a professional exploring the job market, selecting the right search firm will impact the success of your mission.
  • Counter Offers: Avoiding the Temptation to Keep your Own
    The unexpected resignation of an employee is never welcome or well-timed. When an employee decides to move closer to an infirm mother five states away, that's one thing. But when an employee resigns with the announcement that he's moving cross-town to a similar position with your fiercest competitor, that's something else altogether.
  • A Guide to Hiring Forwarding Talent
    A quality hire can mean the difference between a profitable quarter and a dismal year-end report. Hiring is a complicated task that requires some demystification in order to be successful.