With so many distractions and outdated methods, recruiting can feel like an uphill battle. This post will equip you with 4 powerful strategies to streamline… Read More »4 Tips to Elevate Your Recruitment Strategy
This is the fifth of 10 installations of Envol’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Series!
Our goal is to support organization leaders in taking real action to advance DEI within their teams, throughout their business, and in their communities.
Today, we’re talking about unconscious bias, why it’s important, how unconscious bias impacts recruitment practices, and 3 tips to help mitigate unconscious bias within your organization’s recruitment process.
Read More »DEI Blog Series: How Bias Impacts Recruitment and What You Can Do About It
We’ll let you in on a secret: the key to retaining talent and reducing turnover is developing a kick-a$$ employee onboarding program that knocks your new hires’ socks off!
But mastering the art of onboarding is no easy feat. It requires strategic planning, preparation, time, and energy to develop an effective and engaging onboarding program!
In this blog post, we’ll cover 3 common onboarding mistakes to avoid. But before we dive in, here’s a brief run-down on onboarding basics to ensure you’re set up for success.
Read More »3 Employee Onboarding Mistakes to Avoid
We are all slowly but surely adapting to a “new normal” and learning to coexist with COVID-19; however, this is your friendly reminder that it isn’t gone just yet. COVID is still actively circulating around the world, and it will likely be around for a while.
As employers and employees, we have a responsibility to keep others in our workplace safe. When an employee has a confirmed case of COVID-19, there are workplace regulations in place to mitigate the chances of the virus being passed on to a colleague.
Read More »BC’s Current COVID Regulations: What You Need to Know
HR & Talent Specialist, Acacia Blake, answers our first ever “Ask a Recruiter” series’ question in today’s blog! Let’s dive in!
There is no doubt that the job market landscape has become increasingly competitive for employers. Companies need to get creative and offer enticing compensation and benefits to be considered as an employer of choice. But it shouldn’t stop there!
The cornerstone of competition within today’s tight recruitment market is the candidate experience. Now more than ever, those looking for jobs have the power to choose what kind of company they want to work for. This even includes how they want to feel coming into work every day and the environment and people they surround themselves with! Providing this stellar candidate experience is key to ensuring your organization not only attracts the right people but retains them when it matters!
Read More »How to Improve Your Candidate Experience in a Competitive Talent Market
A labour shortage in recent years, heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic but fuelled by an aging workforce and changes in the job market, is impacting businesses across the country.
Currently, there are more than 870,000 vacant jobs in Canada, and over one third of Canadian businesses have faced the impacts of labour shortages. Read More »The Labour Shortage: Impacts on Canadian Businesses in 2022 and How to Reduce Them
Are you harnessing the power of social media to attract top talent to your team? If you aren’t yet, there are some good reasons as to why you might want to consider it!
Social media is a powerful tool that has the potential to reach a large audience, including those in your industry looking for work. Among many other benefits that social media has, it’s also a great way to market your company as a wonderful place to work, which in turn, can attract the right people to join your team. A true “win-win”!Read More »How to Use Social Media to Attract Top Talent
Are you trying to pivot into a career area that’s different from what you studied in school? My name is Jessica and today I’ll be sharing what I’ve learned over the past few years as I transitioned from a Kinesiology degree to securing a digital marketing internship at Envol Strategies!
Business growth is one of the most rewarding and exciting experiences for business owners and their teams – even more so when your business is growing rapidly!
However, rapid growth can also bring sudden changes like taking on more clients or having to increase production to meet demands. If business growth isn’t managed efficiently, it can have negative consequences on an organization. A booming business might also mean it’s time to scale up your team so that you have the capacity to continue providing your best service. In this article, we will share some key tips on how to efficiently scale your team to ensure MAXIMUM potential for your business.
Read More »Managing Business Growth: Tips to Scaling Your Team for Small Businesses