We all know business is business, but when we need people to do our business, it is time to stop, step back, take a big look, think for a moment, and to remember that we are looking for a person. While you may be extremely competent in your hiring process, even the most…
Social Recruitment & Executive Search: The Art Form of Personal Relationships
As recruiters the one question we get asked a lot is: where do you find your people? Even though we are increasingly reliant on the internet, building relationships is essentially the how, the what, the where, and the why of our business at Ashton & Associates Recruiting. A recent interactive conference headed up by a…
Specialist Skills for Online Recruiting
Even though technology will never replace recruitment, it is radically changing the process and the speed with which potential job candidates are being sourced. This is an inside look at a career in online recruiting and the specialized skills you will need to keep ahead of the competition. The recruiting industry will continue to become more and more…
If You Struggle with Hiring the Right People, You’re Not Alone.
Here are 4 tips to help you get it right, every time. Do Your Own Interviewing. I have seen this mistake repeated over and over again – leaving the hiring to the people in HR. Unless your Human Resources department carries a lead role in your business process — and…
The True Value of Using a Headhunter: Barbara Ashton Video
In this video, Barbara Ashton, talks about the value of using a headhunter and how clients benefit. She is a highly experienced and expert recruiter who leads Ashton & Associates Recruiting, . Ashton & Associates Recruiting… Helping You Hire Right. Every Time. Ashton & Associates Recruiting is constantly adding…
The Drive Behind Why I’m an Independent Recruiter
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…
Choosing Someone to Manage or to Lead – How Can You Tell the Difference?
If you are faced with hiring a new manager for your organisation, I would like you to think about the weight of the decision you are making. Wait a minute, what does that have to do with baking a cake? My friend Leslee Lucy, the Financial Centre Manager for Sun Life, nailed it…
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…
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