Many experts have estimated the cost of turnover between 1 to 2 times the annual salary of the position. Indeed when talented employees leave a company, the cost is great. This cost is even greater if the employer used the services of a professional head hunter.
In response to the turnover problem and [...]

Ever been in an interview and wondered what the interviewer was “looking for”? I have heard many candidates who have this exact complaint. Here is a funny interview clip from Monty Python that pokes fun at the interview process.

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Recently, I wrote an article about the one page resume, it’s prevalence in the job market. This topic came from an discussion I had with the Vice President of a national recruitment company in Canada. He observed that some of his clients had been requesting that his recruiters only send one page resumes.
Having [...]

Don’t Stop Short, Go All the Way!
With the labour market heating-up, staffing companies are faced with trying to find highly qualified individuals in a difficult market. Staffing companies around the globe seem to be facing the same challenge; lots of demand from clients, but not enough supply. So what are staffing companies doing differently to [...]

When terminating an employee, employers consider the legal obligations, costs, and replacement requirements. An often overlooked aspect is the termination experience. By this I mean the tact, respect and care used when terminating an employee. Paying attention to terminate an employee with tact and respect is not just soft and fluffy HR talk, [...]

According to International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALWSS) and other experts Canadian executives are frustrated with the literacy skills in their employees.
From the majority of resumes I have reviewed, this literacy problem is not surprising. I have seen many, many poorly written resumes from very experienced and otherwise qualified individuals seeking employment. [...]

When your internal recruitment and staffing database does not have the talent you need, you do what do most recruiters and staffing agents do. You turn to the job boards searching for resumes or post a job ad hoping that your prayer will be answered. For professional recruiters this strategy often does not [...]

What have we been teaching our recruiters, staffing, employment professionals, and job seekers? It’s simple that you have only one chance to impress the hiring managers and from an HR perspective, most candidates seeking employment can be much better prepared.
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In marketing they say sex sells, but in human resources we say sexual harassment costs.
We have all witnessed inappropriate behaviour at our place of employment that would be considered sexual harassment. Often in appropriate job behaviour takes the form of an off-colored joke, inappropriate comment or perhaps it is more subtle with an innuendo [...]

Those that have not had to hire for a living may not be aware of some of the weird and funny ways in which people respond to interview questions. While I have heard many funny job interview stories, this one is likely one of the very best, so I hope you enjoy.
A well-respected staffing [...]