Mel Kleiman is recognized as today’s most influential expert on how to hire and retain the best hourly employees through his frequent contributions to trade publications and industry websites such as Convenience Store Decisions, Auto, Inc., HR.com, the Society for Human Resource Management, and Progressive Business. Mel captivates convention and corporate training audiences throughout the world with specific ways to attract, select and retain the employees who comprise 70% of the U.S. workforce. Mel’s clients include many well-known names like Exxon/Mobil, Time Warner, the National Restaurant Association, Pizza Hut, Coca-Cola, the International Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Association of Convenience Stores, Comfort Keepers, Dairy Queen, Jiffy Lube, and the Multi-Unit Franchising Conference & Expo. After successfully owning and operating three businesses and being the largest holder of Hertz franchises in the country, Mel founded Humetrics, LP, in 1976 when he realized that while there were an abundance of books, tests, tools, and systems on the market to help business owners and hiring managers recruit and select professional staff, there was a dearth of resources for those who hire hourly workers. Mel’s subsequent success is a result of his passion for helping employers minimize costly employee turnover, his extensive research work, and his development of simple, but effective tools and systems that solve common problems. His speaking, training, and consulting work with hundreds of clients over the years keeps him on the cutting-edge of today’s best practices and procedures for hourly employee recruiting, selection, and retention. In 1999, the National Speakers Association awarded Mel their Certified Speaking Professional designation, an honor earned by fewer than ten percent of professional speakers worldwide. He has also been a member of the Society for Human Resource Management since 1999. Mel has authored five books including the bestselling "Hire Tough, Manage Easy;" "267 Hire Tough Interview Questions;" "Recruit Smarter, Not Harder;" "180 Ways to Build a Magnetic Culture;" and "So, You Got the Job – Now What?" Titles Hire Tough, Manage Easy How World Class Organizations Recruit, Select & Retain the Best Tips, Tools & Techniques: How to Hire & Keep the Best You Were Perfect, I Hired You, You Changed Why Smart Managers Make Bad Hiring Decisions R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find Out What It Means to Your Employees Employee Retention: The Proven Key to Increased Profitability Magnetic Companies: Attract the Best, Repel the Rest If They Don’t Wanna Work for You, Nobody’s Gonna Stop ‘Em “Get Real” Interview Questions that Get Results Topics Employee Retention, Humor, Human Resource, Generations, Business Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $5,000 - $7,499 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State TX/MA Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.