“At most companies people spend 2% of their time recruiting, and 75% managing their mistakes.” – Richard Fairbank, Founder & CEO Capital One Having trouble finding the time you need to actually get your hiring done, right? We Can Help … Sick and tired of wondering if your next hire is going…
New Alliance Partnership with Kelowna’s Full Spectrum Leadership
Ashton & Associates Recruiting recently entered into an alliance partnership with Full Spectrum Leadership Inc. Ashton & Associates becomes the exclusive HR alliance partner of Full Spectrum Leadership providing FSL clients with Executive Search, Permanent Recruitment and Contract Staffing throughout BC and Western Canada. At the same time, Ashton & Associates is now…
My Top 8 Drivers for Employee Engagement
To survive your company needs to be continuously winning and growing new clients, and the only way you can do this sustainably is to hire and grow the right people. Why then, if hiring and keeping top talent is all that distinguishes you from your competitors, is the number one…
Faced with Lay-offs? The Cost of NOT Doing It Well
Every business owner or hiring manager, at some time or another, will eventually be faced with the unpleasant task of terminating an employee. Down-sizing, outsourcing, job redundancy, whatever the reasons, it’s absolutely critical to your company’s reputation, and hence financial success, that you do things right. According to USA TODAY…
LET’S-GET-TO-IT … the 5 Essentials of a Solid Sales Meeting Agenda
90% of relationships fail due to unmet expectations. Unmet expectations are a result of not communicating one’s expectations clearly, concisely and congruently. What does that mean? More importantly, what does that look like? If we think in terms of dating, man seeks woman who … and woman seeks man who……
5 Career Limiting Mistakes You Should Never Make On LinkedIn
Setting out on a new job search? LinkedIn the THE best way to be seen, get known and best of all, set sail on making some of the greatest and most meaningful new connections of your life, people you would otherwise never have the opportunity to even know existed before….
Lay-offs Ahead? Beware the costs of NOT Terminating an Employee Right
Lay-offs Ahead? Beware the costs of NOT Terminating an Employee Right Every business owner or hiring manager, at some time or another, will eventually be faced with the unpleasant task of terminating an employee. Down-sizing, outsourcing, job redundancy, whatever the reasons, it’s absolutely critical to your company’s reputation, and hence…
Faced with Down-sizing, Job Redundancies and Lay-offs? The Cost of NOT Doing It Well
Every business owner or hiring manager, at some time or another, will eventually be faced with the unpleasant task of terminating an employee. Down-sizing, outsourcing, job redundancy, whatever the reasons, it’s absolutely critical to your company’s reputation, and hence financial success, that you do things right. According to USA TODAY…
TOP 5 QUESTIONS JOB SEEKERS CAN AND SHOULD ASK RECRUITERS
You’re meeting with a recruiter for the first time and don’t really know what to expect. After 30 or so minutes the interview seems to come to a stop. She looks at you and says: “Do you have any questions for me?” Now what? Take heart. Here are a few…
The Small Business 5 Step Guide to 99% Pain Free Hiring
As recruiters we’re in daily contact with a host of hiring decision-makers, from company owners to C-suite executives and mid-level managers. What we often hear is that it’s not just about finding qualified candidates, it’s about hiring the right qualified candidates, and the resulting costs of making the wrong hiring decision. Hiring great…
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