Don’t “NO” me before you “KNOW” me …and other Self-Affirmations from an Agency Recruiter

No.  Not interested.  We don’t use recruiters.  We’ve got it handled.  We don’t pay those rates.  Or my personal favorite…simple, ...

Posted: Mar 4, 2016 by Geoff Simpson, Business Development/Recruitment Consultant - Northern BC

Candidate fees for placement

“Can I pay you to find me a job?” Not if you’re a licensed recruitment agency in British Columbia. It’s illegal. With the multi-cultural demographic o...

Posted: Feb 22, 2016 by Sean Casey

Combat and the VULTURE Agency – The Tao of Talent Acquisition.

Combat and the VULTURE Agency – The Tao of Talent Acquisition.   It’s difficult to do things differently.  This statement rings true for any job in any ...

Posted: Feb 17, 2016 by Geoff Simpson, Business Development/Recruitment Consultant - Northern BC

The Cost of Hiring

I think it’s fair to say that we all know of - or have directly been affected by - the recent economic downturn from a once thriving resource industry out here in Western Can...

Posted: Feb 1, 2016 by Sean Casey

Your Career Tool Chest

Your Career Tool Chest Chances are that you’ve done all that you can to position yourself well in your career.  You built your experience and invested in your educati...

Posted: Jan 27, 2016 by Geoff Simpson, Business Development/Recruitment Consultant - Northern BC

Self Auditing your Online Profile

Online Auditing: By Sean Casey, November 2, 2015 I’ve been asked recently on what are some ways that a candidate can be proactive before embarking on a career search. &...

Posted: Nov 2, 2015 by Sean Casey

WHO IS: Your Recruiter to you?

Who is your recruiter to you? In our last blog we discussed being “All things to all people”, where it pertained to Human Resources and how a Recruiting Agency can f...

Posted: Oct 6, 2015 by Geoff Simpson, Business Development / Recruiting Consultant - Northern BC

“We have our own internal hiring practices” – The outside looking in.

“We have our own internal hiring practices” – The outside looking in.   “We don’t use Agencies.  Super-Duper Industrial Automatio...

Posted: Oct 5, 2015 by Geoff Simpson, Business Development / Recruiting Consultant - Northern BC