Caring for candidates matters

Caring for candidates matters

Often employers are so focused on filling a position that they forget they’re actually recruiting individuals. As an expert in my industry, it’s my role to help remind you that you are dealing with people—individuals with values, emotions, voices, and choices to make....
How important is onboarding?

How important is onboarding?

Today, managers understand and agree that it is time and money well spent to invest in recruiting the right employee the first time. The value of partnering with an executive recruitment firm has been demonstrated to be successful time and time again. However, in my...
Employee referrals work!

Employee referrals work!

A few weeks ago, I shared some of my thoughts about employee referral programs with the Canadian HR Reporter Weekly for an article they published on that subject. Some people think that when employers use employee referrals there is less diversity in the workplace. In...
A year of Essence Recruitment advice

A year of Essence Recruitment advice

Professional recruiters bring expertise in the design of the right position to meet operational objectives, the offer of fair rewards for the position, the delivery of pointed interviews to efficiently identify potential recruits, and finally the selection and...
3 secret ingredients to successful recruitment

3 secret ingredients to successful recruitment

Many clients and human resources professionals often ask me to share the secrets and special tools recruitment firms use to successfully secure new recruits time and time again. Of course, I can’t speak for all the recruitment firms out there but I can share three of...