Kevin Klinvex

Kevin Klinvex, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder at Select International, is a thought leader in organization-wide hiring and retention programs.

Kevin’s work focuses on combining powerful testing and assessment tools with the best in web-based delivery and data tracking. He co-authored the best-selling book Hiring Great People and has been interviewed by leading publications, including Human Resource Executive, Business Week, Industry Week, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Self Magazine, Kiplinger’s, Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.

More than one million candidates have participated in staffing programs designed by Kevin. He has worked with companies around the globe in a variety of industries, including retail, telecommunications, manufacturing, chemical, customer service and process control. Kevin is currently doing extensive work with healthcare organizations, helping them to utilize organization-wide tools to reduce turnover and accidents rates. His work extends to both physicians and senior leadership with groundbreaking approaches for assessing ‘fit’ during the recruiting process. His latest book, Hiring and Retention in Healthcare, is due out soon.

Organizations that Kevin has worked with include AT&T, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Deere & Company, Dick’s Sporting Goods, General Electric, Merck, Mercy Behavioral Health, Nissan, Office Depot, Siemens, Sony Electronics, Subaru-Isuzu, Toyota and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Kevin received his M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron and his B.A. in Psychology from Southeastern University. He is a frequent presenter at national conferences and is a member of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (SIOP), the American Compensation Association (ACA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).