A Holistic Approach to Talent Strategies.
Meritage Talent Solutions’ approach is to find the right blend of talent acquisition, talent management, and retention solutions that work for your organization. We start by understanding your business objectives and organizational values and build customized solutions to meet your goals, timeline, and budget.
Kara Yarnot
Kara is a trusted, industry-recognized authority in talent strategy, HR technologies, and organizational leadership. As a strategic advisor to executive teams, she empowers organizations—including brands such as Pfizer, Northwestern Mutual, PepsiCo, Northrop Grumman, CVS Health, and McKesson—to strengthen their employee value propositions, implement effective technology solutions, and unlock measurable ROI through streamlined, practical processes.
Before becoming a consultant, Kara built her career as a hands-on talent leader for nearly two decades. She held influential leadership roles at Intel, Boeing, and across the construction and IT services industries, culminating in her position as Vice President of Talent Acquisition at SAIC. Her real-world experience gives her a grounded perspective that clients trust.
A sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator, Kara brings clarity, confidence, and actionable insight to every stage of the talent strategy journey.
A Tailored, Strategic Path to Talent Success
Across every engagement, the Meritage approach empowers organizations to align their talent strategies with their business goals. Instead of one-size-fits all solutions, we design recommendations tailored to your unique challenges, market position, and priorities.
Each partnership begins with four foundational steps that give us a clear understanding of your strategy, context, and opportunities. With this insight, we deliver talent solutions that strengthen performance and drive meaningful results.
Strategic Business Alignment
Your leadership team guides us through your business priorities, growth areas, and key drivers. Together, we explore how external and internal forces influence talent attraction and retention.
Talent Program Evaluation
We collaborate with your HR and talent leaders to understand your current programs, assess alignment with business needs, and identify how those programs should evolve to support future goals.
Process Insight Workshops
Through focused sessions with the people doing the work, we uncover opportunities for improvement, identify gaps, and surface practical enhancements to strengthen your talent processes.
Targeted Benchmarking Review
We apply internal and external benchmarks, using multiple data sources, to provide context, validate opportunities, and ensure recommendations are grounded in relevant, real-world insights.
Our Commitment to Transparency with Partnerships
Meritage Talent Solutions is unwavering in our commitment to complete transparency in our business practices. We pledge to always be ethical and clear about our industry partnerships and relationships, fostering a sense of security and trust in our stakeholders.
We currently have partnership and referral agreements with the following technology vendors: iCIMS, Cliquify, Happydance, Purepost, Pinpoint, and SparcStart. If we refer a prospect to any of these vendors and they purchase, we receive a financial incentive.
We are committed to referring clients and prospects to vendors who are the best fit, based on our analysis, regardless of our partnership and referral agreements. We prioritize the client’s needs, making them the most important part of our process.
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