Finding the right player for your team can be a challenging task. Whether you’re a large-scale company with a solid HR team, or you’re a smaller operation juggling many tasks …
Onboarding New Employees: 5 Things Every Manager Needs to Do
Onboarding is essential for building strong teams and maintaining employee engagement. It’s one thing to hire new staff—but helping them feel welcomed and prepared to succeed is a whole other …
5 Skill-Assessment Quizzes for Maximizing Team Performance
Getting to know your team is essential for effective performance management. 21 years of recruitment in Winnipeg has taught us a lot about building and maintaining strong teams. To maximize …
7 Tips for Improving Employee Retention
Attracting qualified candidates is a challenge all employers face—but what about employee retention? Once your new employee has signed their contract and completed their onboarding, don’t lose sight of the long term. It’s one thing to hire an employee, but fostering motivation and convincing them to stay is a whole other ball game.
Should Manitoba Business Grow Their Workforce During the Pandemic?
Pinnacle and Probe Research insight may surprise you. Probe Research has been conducting the Manitoba Business Leaders Index annually since 2005, which surveys a cross-section of CEOs and business owners …
How to Prepare for and Stand Out at a Virtual Career Fair
In the virtual world, it is easy to slack on preparation for an event that you’ll likely be attending from the comfort of your home. While the perks of online …
Virtual Meetings: How to maximize the look and brand you are representing
By now you’ve probably seen some odd, distracting, or downright silly things happen in people’s backgrounds while in a virtual meeting: a cluttered or messy room, kids meandering in and …
The State of the Handshake: Make non-contact greetings work for you
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way we live, do business, and how we interact – while it is important to practice non-contact greetings for keeping yourself and others safe, this …
How to Determine Compensation During COVID/Post COVID – How Has Remote Work Affected Compensation Considerations?
We live in a world where things are constantly changing, and how we determine compensation is no different. Deciding what is fair when it comes to employee pay is tricky …
Best Interview Questions to Evaluate Potential Employees
Are you an employer or hiring manager who is responsible for screening and interviewing job candidates and looking to revamp your interview questions? Adding to your team can change your …
Supporting the Mental Health of Your Employees During COVID-19
Since COVID-19 began, everyone’s working lives have changed, and while we adjust to this new normal, it’s also important to remember that employees may experience anxiety, stress, and concern related …
How to Transition from Working Remotely Back to the Office & What You Need to Know Before Going Back
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that working from home is a viable option for some businesses. And while researchers suggest that more businesses may give employees remote-work options post-pandemic, chances …
Onboarding Remotely
With leaders and their employees working from home, in different locations and even different time zones, successful onboarding is more crucial than ever. According to a study conducted by the …
3 Age-Inclusive Hiring Practices to Adopt Today
Age discrimination is not yet a thing of the past. The New York Times recently reported new evidence that proved that age bias in hiring is alive and well. A …
Changes You’ll See in the Recruitment Industry in 2020
The recruitment industry is in for some big changes this year. In 2019, a few of the major trends in recruiting included gamification and virtual reality, recruitment marketing, inbound recruiting, …
How to Source the Best Job Candidates When Your Options are Limited
Finding the right job candidates can be tough. ManpowerGroup stated, “More employers than ever are struggling to fill open jobs — 45% globally say they can’t find the skills they …
Secrets to Snagging and Retaining the Best Millennial Employees
Millennials have been accused of being lazy, self-absorbed employees, but this isn’t necessarily the case. “While many of the stereotypes associated with the word ‘millennial’ are considered negative, research shows …
5 Compelling Reasons to Make Your Recruitment Process More Collaborative
Many corporate leaders believe collaborative hiring is the future of recruitment. In fact, “One of the hiring principles that made Apple a successful organization was Steve (Jobs’) belief in a …
A Few Things Recruiters Wish Job Seekers Knew
Job searching can be intimidating. The are often many candidates vying for one position. Something job seekers can remember to keep their spirits high during a long job search is …
How Canadian Employers Can Increase Employee Satisfaction and Retention
Just about every company across the globe struggles with some degree of staff turnover. By better understanding the perks employees want most, Canadian employers can decrease turnover and increase employee …
What to Do When Company Culture Just Isn’t Thriving
Healthy corporate culture has the power to strengthen a company’s brand, improve productivity, and increase retention. “…a strong company culture attracts better talent and, more importantly, retains that talent,” per …