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SamParker

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July 10th, 2014

The Psychology of Hiring Top Talent

The Psychology of Hiring Top Talent

Candidate psychology is a deciding factor in your ability to hire top talent. A basic understanding of recruitment psychology can help you determine what drives the candidates you want to hire, whether your do actually want to hire them, and if so, what will make them want to work for you. Here of a few […]

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July 3rd, 2014

How to Write an HR Purpose Statement

Do it with purpose

Everyone can benefit from a good purpose statement. Having your own purpose statement helps you identify your goals, remember your values, and create a plan to keep you on track to achieving success on your own terms. Having an HR purpose statement will aid in the translation of your company’s values into it’s HR practices, […]

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June 19th, 2014

How to Keep Work Fresh For You and Your Employees

How to Keep Work Fresh For You

This article was inspired by Tim Sackett’s awesome blog post: How to Keep That New Job Smell. In it, Tim talks about how excited we are when we begin a new job, how we start out with passion, drive, and inspiration! Basically most of us start out as highly engaged employees, then become more and […]

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June 5th, 2014

Don’t Let Top Talent Fly Away

Don't Let Top Talent Fly Away

An employer’s work is never done! Once you’ve found, recruited, and hired top talent, you must then retain them. Retention is tough, we all know the reputation millennials have for job hopping, and this generation is making up an ever increasing portion of the labor force. As if that wasn’t enough, according to Forbes 46% of all new […]

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May 16th, 2014

How to Ace a Skype Interview!

How to Ace a Skype Interview!

Skype, and other forms of online video interviews are becoming more and more common. This Infographic by NeoMam Studios will teach you how to prep for, and impress during, a Skype interview!

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May 15th, 2014

3 Qualities of Excellent Candidates

3 Qualities of Excellent Candidates

Great companies are built on great people. Your people will dictate your organization’s productivity, innovation, engagement, culture, and overall success. Attracting, recruiting, and hiring quality candidates is an essential part any thriving business which is a huge factor in why we have this little thing called a war for talent. There are lots of ways […]

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May 8th, 2014

3 Questions That Lay the Foundation for Employer Branding

3 Questions That Lay the Foundation for Employer Branding

At BCjobs.ca we encourage all of our employers to spend some quality time filling out their employer profile. This is because on BCjobs.ca your profile is the first impression jobseekers will have of your company. A well crafted Employer profile, with a high quality logo, company colors, and inviting welcome message converts jobseekers into applicants. […]

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May 1st, 2014

How to Write More Effective Job Posts

How to Write More Effective Job Posts

Job ads are ads. Sure, it’s important that they describe your open position, but it’s even more important that they sell potential candidates on your jobs and your company. Just like any effective form of advertising your job ads must be targeted, informative, and enticing. Think about it like this: a great salesman wouldn’t try […]

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April 17th, 2014

3 Reasons Your Employee Culture Must Get Social

3 Reasons Your Employee Culture Must Get Social

What if you made your employees an active part of your hiring process? What if you gave them the chance to participate in, and expand your social strategy? What if you could inspire them to become social media brand ambassadors for your organization? Social media is made powerful by people. The more people spreading your […]

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April 3rd, 2014

How to Actively Search for the Best Candidates

How to Actively Search for the Best Candidates

When it comes to employees, bad apples do spoil the whole bunch. Team members who lack the skills to do their job well, or the social graces to get along with others: make more work for everyone else by forcing their peers to pick up their slack, are a huge drain on their superiors’ time, […]

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