It is often said that, we remember a third of what we hear, half of what we read, and 100% of what we feel. If you were to ask recent job applicants how they felt after having gone through the recruitment process at your organization, what would they say? Respected? Frustrated? Enlightened?
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September 23rd, 2010
Twitter’s Hiring Strategies
Last week, SourceCon ran the first part of an article series on Twitters Hiring Strategies, outlining some of the significant new hires Twitter has made this year. I also showed you the video that Twitter put out to help its recruiting efforts. I was able to grab about 30 minutes with Twitters director of recruiting, Oliver Ryan, and talk to him about some of the recruiting and hiring practices that Twitter has in place for its internal efforts. While Twitter has talked with several tech media publishers about their recruiting video, this is the first time it has talked about their recruiting practices directly with the HR, recruiting, and sourcing community.
Read MoreSeptember 10th, 2010
Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey
Today Statistics Canada released its monthly Labour Force Survey and the results are slightly more positive than economists had anticipated. There were 35,800 jobs created in August and the unemployment rate edged up a tenth of a percentage point to 8.1%, due to higher participation in the labour market. The Canadian job market has now regained nearly all of the jobs lost during the recession, however, the unemployment rate is roughly 2 per cent higher than it was prior to the start of the decline. This may be partly…
Read MoreAugust 24th, 2010
Targeting the Right People
On the average day, I read somewhere between 10 and 50 job postings. Yes, the life of a professional recruiter is not a glamorous one shocking but true. Also shocking and true is the fact that 90% of those job ads have something in common that limits their effectiveness in a huge way.
Read MoreAugust 24th, 2010
How Long Have You Worked Here?
Our common law of wrongful dismissal establishes most employees entitlement to notice of termination (or pay in lieu) based, primarily, on the employees tenure. What some employers dont know is that a court may regard that tenure as continuous through one or more breaks in service.
Read MoreAugust 24th, 2010
Just How Many Jobs Are You Missing Out On?
I recently nagged a client to get her LinkedIn profile fully up and running. She emailed me the other day to say that she got an email from a recruiter within 2 days of doing it. A new survey explains why.
Read MoreJuly 28th, 2010
Your Job Search Elevator Pitch – Communicate Your Value in these 7 Easy Steps
Imagine youve walked into a networking event only to meet a potential employer youve been dying to snag an interview with. This is your chance. You need to make a good impression, and quickly. But youre not sure what to say.
Read MoreJuly 28th, 2010
Can you sue an employer?
Recently, someone asked me whether they could sue their employer after they were dismissed and the employer provided them with a good reference on LinkedIn. The short answer is: not really. But, like all things legal, it depends.
Read MoreJuly 28th, 2010
A Successful On Boarding Program to Prevent New Hires from Jumping Ship
As the economy continues on an up swing, organizations will be busy trying to find the perfect employee to fill the gaps needed to fuel their growing business needs. Finding a qualified employee is one thing but keeping them is a whole new ball game.
Read MoreJuly 28th, 2010
CO-EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS
The Canadian labour market consists of nearly 1 million finance professionals; 1.1 million workers in the Educational Services sector; and just over 950,000 professionals in Public Administration. All of these are examples of sizable, high-impact industries within our economy.
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