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Keystone Partners' staff members regularly contribute their expertise via articles and columns to a variety of human resource and career-focused publications. Selected articles can be found below. We hope you find these pieces valuable in your ongoing human resources management or career development. If you have suggestions for future topics, please  Contact Us.
Keystone Partners in the News
 New position as a mature job hunter, Wall Street Journal, featuring Howard Seidel, Partner, Essex Partners
Know your needs before choosing a career coach, Boston Business Journal, featuring Elaine Varelas, Managing Partner of Business Development, Keystone Partners
Grow your own workforce talent, Mass High Tech, featuring Elaine Varelas, Managing Partner of Business Development, Keystone Partners
Stressed at the top? Relax with quick fixes – at your desk, Women's Business, featuring Louisa Mattson, Partner, Essex Partners
Seeking that C-level position, Hoover's, featuring Howard Seidel, Partner, Essex Partners
Why Dad’s Résumé Lists ‘Car Pool’, The New York Times, featuring Elaine Varelas, Managing Partner of Business Development, Keystone Partners
A Slowed Economy? Maybe for You Guys, Human Resources Executive, featuring Elaine Varelas, Managing Partner of Business Development, Keystone Partners
The Gainful Way to Use a Sabbatical, The New York Times, featuring Elaine Varelas, Managing Partner of Business Development, Keystone Partners
Second Acts: Career Paths for Worn-Out Executives, The Wall Street Journal, featuring Howard Seidel, Partner, Essex Partners
You're Out of a Job, Now What?, CFO.com, featuring Howard Seidel, Partner, Essex Partners
New venture builds on skills gained in first career, Boston Globe, a profile and pictorial of Essex alumni Rick Lavin
Plan B, Boston Globe Magazine, a profile of Essex alum Tim Allen and his career change
Life After Work, Fortune, a profile of Essex alumni Rick Lavin and his consultant, Keystone Partners' President Ralph Roberto
Assessing Employee Satisfaction – One Person at a Time, NEHRA Insights article by Howard Seidel, Partner, Essex Partners
Take Time to Reflect, Think of Your Reinvention as an Inside Job, Women's Business article by Louisa Mattson, Ph.D., Partner, Essex Partners
Make That Career Change!, PayScale article featuring Howard Seidel, Partner, Essex Partners
A value judgment: For some baby boomers, chasing their ideals – despite the pay cut – makes life more fulfilling, Boston Globe article featuring Essex Partners' alumni Roberta Hurtig
What it takes to get ahead, Worcester Business Journal interview with Jayne Mattson, Senior Vice President, Keystone Associates
Is this all there is?, Women’s Business article by Louisa Mattson, Ph.D., Partner, Essex Partners
Managing your biotech career in Massachusetts, Mass High Tech article by Howard Seidel, Partner, Essex Partners
More employers using job interview as a test of applicants' mettle, Boston.com article featuring Cheri Paulson, Senior Vice President and Director of Operations, Keystone Associates
The Hire Authority
In her Boston.com Hire Authority column, Elaine Varelas, Keystone Partners' Managing Partner, discusses issues affecting today's Human Resources professionals and hiring agents – from maximizing human capital to optimizing workforces.
Walk this way: Think like a consultant to excel at your HR job
Let the students teach — A new approach to the mentor relationship
Workin' around the clock: Managing the 24-hour employee
Communication 101: Reviewing the golden rules of HR communication
The many faces of HR: Managing expectations and producing results
Defusing disasters
Turn-around time
Say What?!
Naughty or nice?
Campaigning for HR
Dealing with difficult co-workers
Who's Your Caddy? Leveraging HR's strategic partnerships
Are you happy in your job?
Overcoming career derailers
Why can't we all just get along?
Think you can't offer cutting edge benefits? Think again.
Heard it through the grapevine
The looming labor shortage: why aren't you worried?
We are family: corporate relationships and the roles people play
Think like a quarterback to hone your HR skills
Top ten reasons CEO Scrooge is gone
The use and misuse of 360-degree assessments
From whiners to winners: channeling employee complaints
HR's responsibility as employees age
Talking to the top: feedback strategies for CEOs
Finding fresh talent in a tight market
How to deal with a bad boss
Secrets of the best companies to work for
And the winner is...
Law & Order: strict policies may be bad business
How low can you go? Becoming a flexible employer
Ringing in the New Year with executive presence
Avoiding holiday taboos
Driving organizational change
Communicating in your culture: what are you really saying to employees?
Why training doesn't work
Making new hires stick: engagement is the key
Extreme HR: pushing the limits of risk
Whose side are you on
The usual suspects
Big Brother is you, watching
Pleasing employee palates: a la carte benefits
Happy workers: achievable goal or oxymoron?
The curse of HR myopia
"You're (not) hired!"
All The Hire Authority articles and content © Copyright 2004-2008 Boston.com/Monster and the Boston Globe. These pieces originally appeared on the Hiring Hub on Boston.com and have been reprinted here with the permission of the publisher.
Career Connection
Consultants from several Keystone Partners' divisions contributed articles to the Career Connection column in the former print edition of jobfind.com. Below is a selection of the articles that originally appeared in this Boston Herald publication.
Managing Age Discrimination by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Your Shadow Resume by Kris Girrell, Camden Consulting Group
The Public Statement: Explaining Why You Left by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Virtual or Vagabond? by Kris Girrell, Camden Consulting Group
The Energy Factor in the Job Interview by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Combating the Futility: Finding an Executive Position is No Bait and Switch by Kris Girrell, Camden Consulting Group
Leaving the Right Way by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Building a Success Advisory Team by Kris Girrell, Camden Consulting Group
Does Networking Really Work? A Few Caveats by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Five Ways to Get a Raise by Kris Girrell, Camden Consulting Group
Assessing an Organization's Culture - Before You Join by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Reconnecting with Your Lost Purpose by Kris Girrell, Camden Consulting Group
Should You Start a Consulting Business? Five Questions to Consider by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Regaining Your Confidence After a Career Setback by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Don't Let Your Greatest Strength Become Your Weakness by Kris Girrell, Camden Consulting Group
Learning from the Political Masters: How to Campaign for a Job by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Summer is Ending, It's Time to Get Back to Work! by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Commit to Continuous Learning by Kit Harrington Hayes, formerly of Keystone Associates
Dare to Explore Career Change by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
What to Do When You Feel Stuck in Your Job Search by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
Making the Most of Professional Organizations by Kit Harrington Hayes, formerly of Keystone Associates
Spicing Up Your Daily Work Life by Elaine Varelas, Keystone Partners
Networking: How to Get Your Foot in the Door by Eric Larmer, formerly of Keystone Associates
What's A Parent to Do? by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
Tips for the Introverted Job Seeker by Howard Seidel, Essex Partners
The Five Most Easily Avoided Job-Seeking Mistakes by Elaine Varelas, Keystone Partners
A Fresh Look at Your "Brand" as a Job Seeker by Eric Larmer, formerly of Keystone Associates
Career Plateaus: When to Say "No" to Advancement by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
Transitioning to Management: Look Before you Leap by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
How is Your Career Fit? by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
The Five P's of Job Hunting by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
Career Planning: Is it an Oxymoron? by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
Career Development: Who Does What? by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
360-Degree Feedback: Who Needs It? by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
Do You Need an Executive Coach? by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
Political Savvy: Have You Got It? by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
Derailment: What It Is and What to Do About It by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
The Best Ways to Develop Your Career and What You Should Avoid at All Cost by David Montross, Camden Consulting Group
All Career Connection articles © Copyright by jobfind.com and the Boston Herald. Reprinted with permission.
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