On first glance, it may seem like Canada’s agriculture industry and the businesses operating within it are facing some impossible talent attraction challenges. As Bayer CropScience HR Business Partner Tara Fowlie explained in the opening for her presentation at the 2013 TalentEgg National Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards and Conference, the world’s population (and its demand [...]
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Executives warn competition for financial services talent is intensifying
The labour market isn’t just competitive for job seekers anymore – while Canada’s unemployment rate continues to decline, many employers are also struggling with recruiting and retaining highly skilled financial services employees. According to the Robert Half Global Survey Report on Financial Services Hiring Environment, 89% of financial services executives say it is challenging to find [...]
The relationship between recruitment and retention at TD Business Banking
Over the last four years, Nancy Moulday has recruited, hired and onboarded 600 new TD Business Banking associates, and boasts a retention rate that would make any campus recruiter green with envy: 98.6%.
Communicating career paths: How retention can start with campus recruitment
We’ve all heard this tired, old Generation Y stereotype: “They expect to start as an intern on Monday and be the CEO by Friday.” While it’s not necessarily true, it does tap into students and recent graduates’ strong desire to know where their careers will take them – not just at the entry level, but [...]
Conference recap: How To Retain Top Co-op Students by CGI's Leah Wilson
Leah Wilson, Manager, Recruitment at CGI, focused on the “work” aspect of retaining top co-op students in her presentation, delving deep into what makes students want to stay at an organization – and what makes them want to leave. Follow @2recruityou It turns out that the reasons aren’t so different. With all the fuss being [...]
Infographic: How To Build A Dependable Workforce
If there’s one thing that isn’t discussed frequently in the campus recruitment industry in Canada, it’s background checks! Aside from law enforcement agencies and certain government organizations, it’s rare for employers to say up front that they use background checks as part of their recruitment and retention strategy. Our friends over at Business.com recently shared [...]
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Poll results: Have you ever attended a career fair on your campus?
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The 3 types of students and how they approach their careers
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Photos – Gen Y Recruitment Insider: Behind the Scenes with MasterCard and TD Business Banking
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Poll results: When do students look for entry level jobs?
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How to make the most of Twitter for campus recruitment: Part 1
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Conference recap: How Bayer CropScience created an internship program with a 99% satisfaction rate
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A vision for a healthy campus recruitment ecosystem in Canada
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Executives warn competition for financial services talent is intensifying
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TalentEgg’s 2013 On-Campus Recruiting Report
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Photos from the 2013 TalentEgg National Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards and Conference
- What students want: 4 elements of an engaging campus career website | Campus Recruitment 360 by TalentEgg: [...] matter how candidates arrive at your website...
- What students want: 4 elements of an engaging campus career website | Campus Recruitment 360 by TalentEgg: [...] win: If you don’t already have it, add...
- What students want: 4 elements of an engaging campus career website | Campus Recruitment 360 by TalentEgg: [...] your campus career website? Good call. Your ...
- 2013 TalentEgg Campus Recruitment Awards: Finalists, best practices and winners | Campus Recruitment 360 by TalentEgg: [...] top students (including Tamara, Telly and Le...
- 10 tips for tweeting from a campus recruitment conference | Campus Recruitment 360 by TalentEgg: [...] using Twitter in 2013, both to reach student...
