Biography of Mel Kleiman

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?