Executive Search Consultant Barbara Ashton looks back and faces some of the deep emotion and the drive as to why she is so dedicated to the business of being an independent recruiter today. Watch this short video and you will understand why Barbara is so passionate about recruiting…
A Caution to Managers When Dealing With Disruptive Team Members
If you have experienced one of these people working in your team, you will know what kind of damage they can cause. In my experience, I have seen two types of disruptive team members. There are those who just behave in a way that makes it hard for everyone else…
Assessments are Key to Right Fit Hiring and Team Building
Pre-hire or post-hire, assessments are an ideal tool for identifying high-potential employees for your company. Assessments help you to eliminate the ‘hiring of friends and relatives’ or even just hiring people because you like them. Assessments can be used to measure a great many things – from personality types (DISC, TrueColors, MBTI, etc)…
Enhancing Your Hiring Process to Attract Talented People
Finding and hiring talented people is a lot harder than simply expressing the fact that your company values talent. Building a team of talented people in your company requires a pro-active approach to recruitment on many levels. Sure you have set up a system to dismiss those who are not…
Good News for BC Mining Jobs – Focus on Southern BC Interior
30 new BC mining projects Anticipated spending of $30billion Total of 16,000 mining jobs in BC May 1st’s annual * Mining Week luncheon was well-attended with the who’s who in mining, government and local business executives. Guest speaker, Karina Brino, President and CEO of the Mining Association of BC, was…
For Employers: Learn About the Values of Using a Headhunter
Executive Search Consultant Barbara Ashton discusses the very serious benefits gained by employers who use the services of headhunters and independent recruiters.
3 Ways to Minimize the Staggering Costs of a Bad Hire
“At most companies people spend 2% of their time recruiting, and 75% managing their mistakes.” – Richard Fairbank, Founder, Capital One. Let’s talk about what happens when companies make bad hire choices… You know it just was a mistake, it’s over with, but did you learn your lesson from it?…
5 Values to Help You Determine Right Fit When Hiring
If you want to determine whether a potential new hire will fit your company culture, you should start by defining your company culture and then the potential hire. Today has been a pretty typical day for me. Earlier this morning I met a client who told me he could tell…
Headhunter Insider Tips on Keeping Your Spear Sharp
It’s no secret many are confused when they hear the term headhunter, images of bone-in-hair-painted-faces charge top of mind. Executive search may carry a tamer vision, but they are in fact one and the same. It’s all about the fine art of targeting, tracking and bringing home that exceptional trophy…
Devil in the Details – The Unbelievable But True Story of a Seriously Bad Hire
This is without a doubt one of the craziest bad hire stories I’ve ever heard. I was at a house party a while back and met a lawyer. Upon hearing I was in the recruiting business he told me this true story. It happened to a colleague of his who was a partner…
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