At Constructive Solutions , we have a labour division that sends workers out daily to a variety of different employers. They get paid when they finish a shift, and could go to a different employer every day. This program has proven to be a character and morale builder for a segment of our population...
Sometimes, companies involve more than one person or department in the hiring process. In these cases, the candidates may have to liaise with other departments to accomplish their goals. The recruiters have sourced, screened and interviewed several potential candidates and are now ready to have them interviewed by the company hiring team. Here’s where...
Recruit The Best and Keep Them
April 11, 2018by Micah Shaw
At Constructive Solutions , we work hand-in-hand with our clients to find the best possible candidates for your openings. We are exacting in our screening, testing and assessing to ensure that the people we send you meet the standards of your brand when they deal with your customers. Once a new employee joins your...
Why Use a “Temp Agency”?
March 2, 2018by Micah Shaw
Many business owners and managers resist using temporary employment agencies for a number of reasons. Perhaps they think that agencies are too expensive, or they think it will be too much trouble to train the temporary employees, or maybe the business owners and managers are not even aware that these agencies exist. In reality,...
You have put a lot of time, money and human resources into finding candidates for your vacancy. The reference checks went well and you are ready to make an offer. STOP! What have you found out about the candidate’s personality and behaviour? Is he/she moody or cheerful most of the time? Motivated? Cooperative? Creative? ...
The New Normal
January 22, 2018by Micah Shaw
We woke up to a new year where the job market belongs to candidates. Not long ago, candidates were afraid to leave a job because another one might not be available. Now, people have lots of choices, and recruiters need to ramp up their game when it comes to finding the best fit for a...
Misunderstood Millennials
November 16, 2017by Micah Shaw
Our workplaces are a complex mix of ages, ethnicities, management styles and personal needs. There are now 5 generations at work, each of them bringing their own values, skills and education to the job. We have Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials (or GenY) and the youngest, not yet named generation that I think should...
Check Them Out
October 16, 2017by Micah Shaw
It is scary how few employers in Canada check references. Larger companies with Human Resource departments know the value of reference checks, but smaller, entrepreneurial firms are often pressed for time and so reference checks go by the wayside. The time invested in reference checks is worth every minute. It is a chance to...
Questions, Questions
October 9, 2017by Micah Shaw
I compare recruiting and hiring to dating and marriage. There has been many a union where one partner or the other said “That’s OK, I will change him/her after we are married.” Likewise, many an employer has ignored red flags in the recruiting process and wondered why the evil twin came to work instead of...
Put Profit Back in Your Pocket
October 2, 2017by Micah Shaw
Many employers think that turnover is a simple matter of replacing an existing employee with a new one. But turnover has multiple costs that eat directly into your profit. Turnover does not just include the wage you are paying, it includes expensive, behind-the-scenes costs that employers seldom consider. Depending on the complexity of the position...