5 Ways to Stand Out in a Competitive Job Market This January

5 Ways to Stand Out in a Competitive Job Market This January

January 2nd, 2025

All signs point to a competitive job market in Canada as we head into January 2025. For those thinking about entering the market and making a job change, it means doing more to stand out….

Our Best Advice and Top Recruiter Tips for 2024

Our Best Advice and Top Recruiter Tips for 2024

December 27th, 2024

As 2024 comes to an end, we like to take a look back each year at the best advice and the most engaging content we’ve created. Our best advice is the stuff that resonates with…

Why is the Gender Wage Gap Growing?

Why is the Gender Wage Gap Growing?

December 12th, 2024

We are now starting to see some of the effects the pandemic is having on the post-pandemic workforce, women in particular. Reports from the US have found that the gender gap has widened year over…

A Candidates Guide to Prepare for a Screening Interview

A Candidates Guide to Prepare for a Screening Interview

December 5th, 2024

Screening interviews are typically a candidate’s first interaction with a prospective employer. So, you have to be prepared if you want to make a good first impression and make it to the next round of…

Who’s More Productive: Hybrid or In-Office Workers?

Who’s More Productive: Hybrid or In-Office Workers?

December 3rd, 2024

Companies in Canada and across the US are mandating their employees to return to the office, with Amazon’s return to work mandate getting a lot of the press. Productivity is a commonly cited reason employers…

Ultimate Job Interviews Guide for Candidates & Employers: 103 Insights for Successful Interviews

Ultimate Job Interviews Guide for Candidates & Employers: 103 Insights for Successful Interviews

November 29th, 2024

Job interviews are one of the most basic parts of the hiring process. But they are also one of the most challenging to master – for candidates and employers alike. Many candidates struggle to perform…

7 Direct and 10 Indirect Costs of Employee Turnover

7 Direct and 10 Indirect Costs of Employee Turnover

November 28th, 2024

Industry-leading organizations prioritize employee retention. They understand the importance of keeping their top performers. There are direct and indirect costs of losing an employee.  As a leading recruitment agency, we work with companies to replace…

What You Should (& Shouldn’t) Ask in a First-Round Interview

What You Should (& Shouldn’t) Ask in a First-Round Interview

November 26th, 2024

The type of questions you ask candidates during a job interview should vary based on where you are in the hiring process. Questions should match the purpose and intent of the interview.  As a Toronto-based…

Are We in “The Great Wait” Before Employees Start to Leave?

Are We in “The Great Wait” Before Employees Start to Leave?

November 21st, 2024

The past couple of years have been filled with employment trends – remember the Great Resignation? How about quiet quitting and the more recent Great Detachment? Well, another trend is making headway online.  Our legal…

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