Candidate Preparation

Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation
Whether you are operating in Canada, United States or elsewhere you must be aware of the applicable laws against discrimination when hiring.  In this section, the information and examples are based on the laws in Canada.  This is not intended to be legal counsel, as the training programs that help employers [...]

Creating and Customizing Behavioral Questions
So how do you create great behavioral interview questions to help you assess and select the right candidate? To help you get started, we have attached a handbook of behavioral interview questions for your convenience. This handbook contains behavioral questions to assess the most common job required competencies like [...]

Behavioral Interview Questions
Behavioral questions are based upon the theory of past behavior. That is past behavior is a good predictor of future job performance. How a candidate handled a situation the past will give a good indication of how they will handle a similar situation in the future. Not only is the [...]

How to Get a Sense of Company Culture
In a previous post we talked about how important it is for your candidates to fit into your client’s company culture and to have the right soft skills  So now that we have established the need to understand your client’s culture to make a great placement. Where [...]

Why Are Qualified Candidates Bypassed?

When staffing professionals start their search, most often we focus on the “main components”: the education and experience. While this is the basic part of the search, it’s important to understand your clients company culture. Why you may ask? Because, the most common reason a hiring manager [...]