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Dr. Kristen Donnelly is is the EVP of Abbey Research and the COO of Abbey Color, and you wouldn’t be wrong if you said she wears a lot of hats!  D(g)B is excited to discuss open hiring with Dr. Donnelly because her family’s company Abbey Color, has been doing that for longer than it’s been a trendy word in talent acquisition spaces - nearly 30 years!

Listen to find out what they do require from their folks, how they are working to end generational poverty, and why you should (and shouldn’t!) consider open hiring policies.

Find her at www.Abbey-research.com or as Abbey Research on Twitter Instagram Facebook

 

Things we loved & referenced:

“You can’t build relationships w/ anyone who is hungry”

“I have no desire to do business any other way”

“Every act every day either strips or builds dignity... and my job is to enhance dignity”

Greyston’s Center for Open Hiring

CNBC Article

The Mate’s Inn