A very talented and professional ex-colleague of mine recently experienced a rather shabby recruitment experience with one of Vancouver’s largest employers.
 
Initially things were looking good. Her first interview was with the VP and a senior HR person. She creamed that round and was then to be interviewed by the current incumbent (a Director) and [...]

So a dirty little secret about me is …. on occasion….I  watch reality TV. There it’s out there! The other week I tuned into a new show called Undercover boss - where CEO’s of large organizations (ie: 7-11, the billion dollar e-commerce company GSI, Churchill Downs) disguise themselves and go undercover to work front line jobs in [...]

Earlier this year I found myself hunting for my next career opportunity—the next place I’d invest my time, heart and mind (See: Can you meet Kelly’s employment needs? ).
 
The problem was that the economy was arguably at its worst.  Every day the news reported on more and more people joining my ranks: the laid off [...]