I Want to Take a Moment to Brag. Up until February of 2016 I was the sole Recruiter at Plan A Health Care Staffing Solutions. Needless to say, I was swamped. I was being swallowed up by the amount of work that needed to be done: screening resumes, calling to book interviews, conducting interviews, posting …
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5 Questions You Should Ask Your Interviewer
At the end of every interview I complete, I always give the candidate a chance to ask any questions that they may have regarding the company or the position that they are applying for. Not everyone asks questions, and when they don’t it worries me. Do they really understand the position that they’re applying for? …
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Be Prepared for Your Next Job Fair
Next Thursday, March 24th, Plan A will be having a job fair. We have had quite a few job fairs since I started working at Plan A, but they were located in Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie and at the local colleges. This is the first job fair that we will be hosting in Sudbury! We’re …
How to Keep Your Resume Out of the Shredder
One part of my job that takes up a large bulk of the Recruitment Department’s time is screening resumes. We are a company whose largest and busiest department is recruitment, so there are always countless resumes to read through. I review resumes that are four pages long and I also review resumes that are half …
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Interview Etiquette
As I’ve mentioned in many of my previous blogs, I interview all day, everyday and I get the chance to meet some pretty amazing people. For example, one morning I interviewed a doctor from Costa Rica who moved to Canada to raise a family and a food scientist from South Korea who moved to Canada …
Tips for Conducting an Effective Interview
Although I don’t know many Recruiters, I often hear horror stories from friends and family about their interviews and I read about them all of the time in various blogs. For some Recruiters, the etiquette and expectations are very straightforward while others tend to struggle. Not everyone knows how to deal with people! Today I …
So, You Want to Be a Recruiter?
Recruiting is an easy job: you post job advertisements, people respond, you conduct interviews, arrange orientation, and then your staff pick up their expected number of shifts every month. At least that’s what I used to think. When I first started with Plan A as a student, I’ll be honest... I had no idea what …
The Value of a First Impression
Being a Recruiter means that I am the one who makes the ultimate decision when it comes to hiring: Yes or No. So... how do I come to that decision? I take a few things into consideration: I base it off of their answers to the interview questions, the reference checks that I complete in …
The Break-up
Have you ever met someone and immediately thought, “wow!”? They make a great first impression, you got along well, and then you realize soon after that they just weren’t the one? Yeah, me too. The most difficult part of my job is the break-up. I interview every single day and meet some pretty amazing people. They …
Top 4 Don’ts in Interviews
I have done tons of interviews, and most of them have been great, but there's always those few that make you think, "Did that really just happen?". When I think about my absolute worst interview to date, one in particular comes to mind. Today I'm going to share with you four things NOT to …
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