Recruitment

  by Laura Randell Jun 13, 2007 It has been debated many times, but the question of whether recruitment is best done with internal or external resources can only be answered at an organizational level, based upon a cost-benefit analysis. When doing this analysis, consider which method of recruitment scores higher on […]

Next to the product or service your company offers, your employees are the most important factor in your business’s success. If finding high quality, reliable employees is difficult, as 41% of Canadian business executives say it is, then that can represent a real problem for any business owner/manager looking to […]

Too much work for your existing full-time employees? The first, most natural decision to this problem is to ask your workers to spend a little more time at their jobs in an employee overtime situation. Because your employees will be earning higher wages for this extra work, it’s easy to […]

What is in it for me? As humans we have the tendency to ask that question. Especially when our time, skills and expertise is demanded of us.  That is why offering employee incentives are so important if you want to attract and keep top talent. An employee incentive can include […]

You have a stack of fresh resumes in front of you, and your task is to narrow the stack down to three or four of the best candidates for the empty position. You will interview these three or four chosen candidates, and hopefully you’ll find just the person to help […]

Many employers looking for new staff prefer to use online job boards. If we compare the initial costs of posting a job on an online job board with the fees required by recruiting firms, job boards are much less costly. However, most employers are unaware that the costs relating to […]

Let’s be honest. Interviewing potential job candidates can be overwhelming. Hiring a new person for your company is risky. If you hire the wrong person, your productivity and bottom line could take a hit, and you could be left with the uncomfortable position of either micromanaging your new hire or […]

A high employee turnover rate can have an adverse effect on your company. So what can help you to prevent your company from becoming a revolving door? Using a recruiting agency can help in implementing an effective retention strategy. Let’s look at three ways a recruiting agency can help you […]

There is that old cliché that if you want something done right, do it yourself. That is not always the case. For example, we can consider the task of hiring permanent staff for your company. There are many advantages to using a recruiting agency. This includes reducing many of the […]