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Ken has been a leader in the human resource consulting field for over thirty years. He has consulted with manufacturing companies, financial institutions, associations, non-profit organizations, technology firms, governmental agencies, and health care systems throughout Michigan and the United States.

He held leadership roles with the global executive search firm Gilbert Tweed Associates, Harvey Hohauser and Associates, Right Management Consulting, Michigan State University and Management Recruiters.

My Favorite Research Tools

As anyone who has queued overnight in the cold for the latest smartphone will tell you, keeping up with technology isn’t easy. But with many HR departments taking more responsibility for resourcing, it is essential to get to grips with the myriad recruiting channels, tools and technologies that have emerged in recent years.

Although areas such as social and mobile recruiting are still subject to considerable hype, they are growing in importance and HR needs to assess where their true value lies. Today everyone can be found somewhere on the web; the challenge is what to do next. “There is already a plethora of social recruiting tools to find people quickly – that is not the problem,” says Andy Headworth, social recruiting specialist and founder of Sirona Consulting. “The problem is how to best communicate, contact and engage with the people you find in a time-effective way.”

Why it Matters

Although areas such as social and mobile recruiting are still subject to considerable hype, they are growing in importance and HR needs to assess where their true value lies. Today everyone can be found somewhere on the web; the challenge is what to do next. “There is already a plethora of social recruiting tools to find people quickly – that is not the problem,” says Andy Headworth, social recruiting specialist and founder of Sirona Consulting. “The problem is how to best communicate, contact and engage with the people you find in a time-effective way.”