5 Ways to Make Your Hiring Process More Inclusive Now
Creating a diverse and unstoppable team starts with inclusive hiring practices. Learn about easy ways to bias-proof your hiring process today!
How To Hire The Best Candidates With Employer Branding
Want to become an employer people *actually want* to work for? You’re in the right place! This is where employer branding comes in.
Managing Business Growth: Tips to Scaling Your Team for Small Businesses
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.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Building Diverse Teams
Unsure of where to start for building a diverse team within your business? This blog shares tips on how you can get started on creating change in your workplace.
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Students Leading with Pride
We had the pleasure of interviewing two students leading with Pride and creating an LGBTQ2SIA+ community at their business school. These two changemakers are making their school a more welcoming place for the queer community.
What Not to Say: 5 Common Onboarding Pitfalls
Attracting and hiring the right people to join your team is challenging, but finding that star candidate is such a relief! The hard work is over now, right?
Unfortunately not. Proper training and support during a new employee’s transition into your organization is critical to their success – and it takes work. Despite our best efforts, if an onboarding program lacks structure and consistency the ball can be dropped without us even knowing it. Read More »What Not to Say: 5 Common Onboarding Pitfalls
Recruitment Challenges Facing Professional Service Firms
Last year, the need for new business was top priority for professional service firms. This year, a shortage of top talent to service that business is the main concern. From small businesses to global companies, leaders at professional services firms are facing real challenges when it comes to recruiting and retaining the best the market has to offer. Read More »Recruitment Challenges Facing Professional Service Firms
Social Media Checks & Privacy Law: What You Need to Know
Have you ever typed a candidate’s name into Facebook, LinkedIn or another social media platform to learn who they are behind the resume?
We’ve all been there. While our intention is innocent enough, there are risks associated with using information from social media in your hiring decision making process. As an employer, it is important to be aware of them.Read More »Social Media Checks & Privacy Law: What You Need to Know
8 Ways Your Employer Brand Impacts Your Growth
Businesses previously measured success through production or output. Deliverables, impact, and clients used to attract the best talent. The days of recruiting candidates by offering one definition of success – climbing the corporate ladder with a singular focus – are gone. Today, your employer brand is your most effective recruitment and growth strategy yet.
Careers in Cannabis: The Highs and The Lows
The cannabis industry is a hot topic in business right now. In Canada, nearly 700 job openings need to be filled in the cannabis sector alone. From agronomists to data collection to manufacturing, employers in the cannabis sector need to find talent for unprecedented positions in a candidate-driven market – and it won’t be easy. In order to be more effective in these hiring processes, it’s helpful to consider exactly what’s attracting people to careers in cannabis, and what’s scaring them away.