In the past I’ve blogged about what not to do in an interview. I’ve discussed what to avoid and what not to do when walking into an interview room. But what should you place a strong focus on? What strategies should be put in place when preparing to sit down across from the person who …
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4 Questions You Shouldn’t Ask Your Interviewer
Two weeks ago I wrote about questions that you should ask your interviewer; I discussed questions that I wish I got asked more often at the end of interviews and why. This week I decided to follow up with questions that you shouldn’t ask your interviewer. I don’t get asked very many questions at the …
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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 …
4 Reasons You Didn’t Get the Position
The staff in the Recruitment department at Plan A interview all day, every day, but not everyone who comes in for an interview makes it through the doors a second and third time; we are very picky and particular with who we bring on to the team. But not everyone is seen as a ‘non-fit’ …
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 Power of Social Media
*DING* “Katie tagged you in a photo”, 3:36AM. We’ve all been there. We’ve all heard that *ding* that lets us know that we’ve been tagged in a photo or a post for everyone to see. The thought that usually passes through my head is, “Oh no… What if my mom sees this?” But what about …
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