*Red Seal Recruiting is pleased to welcome Holly Shaw to share her thoughts with us as a guest author! If you are a recruiting professional and would like to submit a post on our blog, please contact kael@redsealrecruiting.com. Current economic…
I was recently asked at Toastmasters to ask if it is worthwhile having an important job title. I had to think about this for a minute. Jobs like President, Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister sound impressive, but you would make…
It's very interesting watching the interest and excitement around the cannabis industry. After 15 years of recruiting in agriculture and food/beverage manufacturing, I’ve noticed that the cannabis industry has a lot of similarities and similar challenges. Initially, as Canadian legalisation…
If you are considering hiring Internationally Trained Workers please download our advertising checklist here. Please note, this is the bare minimum and you should always check with an Immigration lawyer to ensure things are up to date! With trades jobs…
By now I’m sure we’re all familiar with the term “cost of living”. Usually, it’s used in the phrase, “the cost of living in Toronto/Vancouver/Edmonton/King’s Landing is too high”. I don’t just mean that coffee shops these days are selling…
When a company has a critical role where an employee is just not able to do the job to a satisfactory level, they should always be terminated. Unfortunately, due to a lack of employees who can cover the job and…
Our last entry on reference checks delved into best practices when hiring for management roles. But what about when you’re recruiting for skilled trades on the floor or in the field? Odds are, you don’t have the capacity to conduct…
Those of us who have read the books Top Grading or Who: The A Method for Hiring know that there are two kinds of reference checking. There’s in-depth reference checking, and the alternative fast reference checking using text messaging and…
With a shortage of skilled available talent, companies are often unable to service all their existing customers, much less take on new business. The fear many businesses have is that if a customer waits for service they will go to…
In the last 12 months, Facebook has rolled out many new features that employers can use to help hire. With 2.7 billion active users on Facebook, every company should be recruiting on the platform. But after spending tens of thousands…