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Recruitment
Best practices shared to find, attract, and hire top talent.


𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀?
📖 “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚” tells the all-too-familiar tale of Talent Acquisition and Hiring Managers trying to pass the baton… and occasionally dropping it. If this bedtime story feels a bit too real - and gives you nightmares instead of sweet dreams - you’re not alone. 😉
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Workforce Planning When Nothing Goes as Planned
Workforce planning is often treated like an HR obsession at year-end - a spreadsheet exercise that line managers quietly roll their eyes at. And honestly, I get it. In environments as volatile as ours, planning six months ahead already feels ambitious. Projects shift, funding changes, contracts get delayed, and priorities flip overnight. Unless you’ve secured long-term contracts - or run a monopoly - predicting demand feels almost impossible. But that doesn’t mean planning is
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What if we hired more Neville Longbottoms?
Neville Longbottom, played by Matthew Lewis, in the first Harry Potter movie An ode to the real unsung heroes - at Hogwarts and at work....
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No Point Hiring If You Won’t Onboard
Companies focus so much on giving candidates a neat, fast, smooth process because they want top talent to want them. But here’s what I...
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Don’t hire the asshole, even if they can do the job
Community TV Show. The Dean unveiling the school flag… proudly. Unaware it’s wildly inappropriate. A perfect metaphor for the “polished...
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Why does the candidate experience matter?
We take pride in our company. We live our values daily, earn respect from stakeholders, and boast a strong reputation for excellence....
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The glass of water test in interviews
Recruitment processes provide countless opportunities to assess potential hires, sometimes in unexpected ways. One classic example from...
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Is hiring broken? 3 reasons why we should rethink our approach to Talent Acquisition.
Recently, I attended a networking event in Toronto, where 90% of participants were actively job-seeking. Most had been searching for...
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