Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com My name is Sarah and I started at Plan A Kitchener Waterloo & London as a Talent Acquisition Coordinator at the beginning of July. In April, I was a new graduate which was a very exciting time and a moment I had thought about a lot during my schooling. …
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Sheri Tomchick, President of Plan A Long Term Care Staffing & Recruitment and Founder of StaffStat. Check out her vlog as she shares the story of how StaffStat came to be! Click here to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tf6MIIZw5E
You’ve gone through the interview process, you’ve provided all of the documentation that the organization requires, and you’ve come out successful. Now what? You’ve sold yourself to the company with your words, but how will you follow through as an employee of the company? 1. Know your expectations. Although this should be something that you’re …
Since this month marks my one year anniversary with Plan A as a Recruiter, I thought it would be fitting to reflect back on what I've learnt over the past year and pass on some of that knowledge to Recruiters who are just starting out. Being a Recruiter isn't easy work; there are a lot …
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 …
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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*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 …
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 …
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 …
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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