Red Seal primarily recruits for industrial and infrastructure companies; we find it is rare to be able to contact people at their desks. Due to fast paced lifestyles it is even rarer to find people at home at night. The…
The idea of video resumes have been around since the 1980’s but it has taken the popularity of Youtube, digital cameras and, dare I say it, the easy editing ability of a Mac, to make video resumes a true possibility.…
This past weekend I attended a career fair in Kitimat, BC, organized by an employer who is shutting down their pulp mill in January 2010. Business closures are a difficult time for individual workers, families and whole communities when hundreds…
Where do you start? Look on any map and you will see that Canada is one BIG country! With most Canadians clustered around a few major urban centers, relocation is a fact of life for most job seekers and employers.…
The most important thing a recruiting or hiring managers does is build trust. Conducting interviews, writing interesting jobs ads, responding to inquiries from candidates and marketing on the web may be important but all of this is secondary to building…
A hot topic in recruiting is the use of social networks to find passive candidates or possible employees that are not looking for work. The idea is that over 80% of the people who could fill a job are not…
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to stop near Lillooet BC to see my former co-workers from the BC Ministry of Forest – Fire Protection Services in action. Working in some of the world’s most difficult country, private helicopters and…
The Provincial Government just released information that 23 Power Linemen who work for one Canadian Utility company earned over $200,000 last year. These employees are paid a base salary of just over $33 dollars per hour, yet worked so many…