As a recruiter with over a decade of experience, I have seen a lot of great and a lot of poor job advertisements. In fact I have written lots of poor ones myself. What I have learned can be boiled…
With a new government comes lots of changes for employers. It looks like employment standards and labour relations across the country could see massive changes. 1. The Federal Jobs Grant program, which turned into a training fund for companies to…
What is one of the most frustrating things we experience? Not getting a response by text message or email when we think something is really important. For companies that want to improve their brand awareness, increasing the response rate to…
Hiring the right talent when your company needs it is a critical business function. We know you want to get it right; we also know you need to do it as efficiently as possible — and that means finding ways…
Hiring a manager for your business entails the same recruitment steps as any other position, but the stakes are a lot higher. After all, you’re going to entrust your business and a team of employees to someone you may have…
Canada's oil, gas and mining industry is shedding tens of thousands of workers while Canadian manufacturers report that “finding the people they need is among their most pressing business challenges.” Commodities prices have fallen 25% over the last 12 months…
Getting an interview is tough. Most resumes are ignored; and when yours does get a little attention from a recruiter, you’re up against dozens—if not hundreds—of other job seekers, many of whom are lying to increase their chances of getting…
This morning Statistics Canada released their monthly job numbers and the results are pretty disappointing for British Columbia with a jump in the unemployment rate to 6% up from 5.8%. The biggest loss was full time jobs with almost 15,000…
Whether you call it a talent shortage, a scarcity of skilled labour, or a tight applicant market — the end result is the same: longer recruitment cycles and increased costs. But that's not where the impact ends. As we reported…
Every year billions of dollars are earned by Canadians working on the road — in temporary, camp, or permanent jobs — in provinces where they do not keep a residence. Anecdotal reports have always said that the Atlantic provinces, with…