Oftentimes, someone’s first impression of you might be one they find on a Google or social media search. How do you want to be seen at that moment when you don’t even have an opportunity to introduce yourself or let your character, your kindness or your humour shine? How do you want to be perceived? …
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On, Saturday, January 25, 2020, I received a few messages on LinkedIn from colleagues saying “Congratulations on your work anniversary!” My first thought – wait a minute – anniversary?! I first started within our organization in October of 2014 and transitioned through a variety of roles within Plan A. Throughout all these experiences, I have …
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I’ve fallen off of the blogging train, and while I love expressing myself through writing, I just could not find the time or the creativity over the past year. Our Marketing Manager sends out memos with concepts and ideas to our teams encouraging us all to share our experiences through our corporate blog. As I …
I’ve been working on a blog series that highlights our Plan A Commandments. Learning to listen and listening to learn is an important part of our Plan A culture; in fact, it is one of our commandments – a group of values that we devised that support and drive our culture. When you’re in conversation …
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As many already know , Plan A has created the #BestJobEver for PSW’s, RPN’s and RN’s. We provide staffing support to our Long Term Care homes, allowing our staff to pick up shifts when and where they want to work. This model is quite conducive to today’s workforce and has empowered our staff to be …
Okay, I have to admit, I’ve found it difficult to get to blogging but as I have some down time sitting cozy as a passenger on route to a dance competition for our daughters. I can’t sit and stare out the window doing nothing, so here I am laptop out with some time to get …
When our team started, we grew quickly from 2 to 4 and then even more quickly we multiplied! Through this growth, it was very important to ensure that all team members understood our culture, vision and values. Before we grew past 4 it was important to us to collaborate and identify what our core values …
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“We could live a thousand lifetimes if we just sit and listen to our elderly” ~ Plan A PSW Candidate. This past September, I had the privilege of joining our Recruitment Team in Southwestern Ontario and while I was there I met a number of A-mazing candidates for our staff pool. As you may already …
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Get to know the faces behind Plan A and learn about their journey so far. VP of Strategic Partnerships, Mandy Gauthier, shares a little bit about what Plan A does and her experience so far working the #BestJobEver. Watch now:
AHHH, time flies. Last week LinkedIn notified me with a congratulatory message that it was my one-year work anniversary with StaffStat. I thought “wow, it has been a year!?" This past year has flown by and I thought it was appropriate to reflect on the happenings of this past year. A little over a year …
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