“Karen recently completed a search for our new Chief Operating Officer. I was highly impressed with her overall professionalism and communication. She really listened to our needs and delivered exactly what we what we were looking for. Even within our budget constraints, she was able to find a local candidate with our industry experience – and did it in less than 30 days. Karen was extremely reliable during a very hectic time in our company. She stayed on top of everything to make sure nothing slipped through the cracks in the process. Equally important to her execution was her personal touch. She took the time to develop a personal rapport with me and showed that she cared outside of the typical client relationship. I would recommend her a thousand times to conduct an executive search engagement!”
- Head of HR, Furniture Manufacturing company
'Karen is a very capable professional who not only understands my department's talent needs but can also successfully match the culture of a prospect with the culture of the company. She follows through on her recruiting efforts with great attention to detail. Responsiveness and the ability to adapt are also key elements of her skill set.
- Gary King, CIO/Board Member
"Karen was a member of my HR leadership team at Simon Property Group and built a high impact and strategic talent acquisition function. In leading a TA function, Karen brings a wonderful blend of process and systems orientation with creative sourcing while making sure that a hiring manager has a very positive experience. She is a true business partner. Karen also understands the importance of good communication, the alignment of employee and company branding and insures that candidates have a great recruiting experience."
- Lawrence Krema, former CHRO at Simon Property Group
"Karen is an exceptional TA Leader, she has taken the ACI Talent Acquisition team through a transformational change from a transactional processing team into a strategic, well respected function that hit their SLA's on time to hire, hiring manager surveys whilst reducing costs and agency usage to a minimum globally. Karen has built a fantastic global team that work so well together and is a pleasure to be part of - she is an approachable, collaborative, engaging Manager that I have the upmost respect for."
- Dave Williams, Head of Talent Acquisition at Temenos (reported to Karen at ACI Worldwide)
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