Recruitment Now

Today on the podcast we are joined by Stress Reduction Coach, Victoria Smith. After contracting shingles twice before the age of thirty, Victoria realized she needed to recalibrate her relationship to stress. Following her own wellness journey, Victoria now supports others to reduce their stress so that they can better enjoy and perform in their daily lives. She is the founder of S

Jeff Hurrell is a founding partner of webTactics, a fast-growing recruitment advertising agency in Canada, where he is responsible for sales and development. WebTactics partners with companies to identify and eliminate the gaps in their talent acquisition efforts, streamline their recruitment strategies and implement tactics to achieve hiring objectives. We start this episode learn

Gleb Tsipursky is the CEO of a consulting, coaching and training firm called Disaster Avoidance Experts. His mission is protecting recruiters from the dangerous judgement errors known as cognitive bias or that “gut” feeling. His newest bestselling book, which we discuss, is called Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disaster

Adam Czarnecki is an award-winning HR instructor and Director of Corporate Services at a heavy duty truck company in Alberta. He is also a sought-after public speaker and subject matter expert on topics of HR, technology, cannabis in the workplace, trades and the Alberta employment pool. Adam is a past CPHR Alberta board member, and volunteers with post-secondary institutions and v

Take the Stress Out of Networking with David Burkus David Burkus is a best-selling author and a sought after keynote speaker. His newest book, FRIEND OF A FRIEND, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He has delivered keynotes to the leaders of Fortune 500 co

Kristen Dyck joins Tim and Luke to discuss her work as a Personal Branding Specialist and how recruiters can build their own personal brand. Kristen is the founder of AVRO Creative. She was once told, “You do great work but no one knows who you are.” This lit a fire for Kristen. She went on to advance in her organization, work with major brands in Canada and has since started A

Sam Rahbar joins Tim and Luke to discuss best practices in training new recruiters. Sam has been working with Technology & Talent across Canada for the past 13 years. He started his career in technology recruitment in Toronto where he connected hundreds of Technology professionals with suitable projects and careers within Fortune 500 organizations across Canada. Sam is currentl

Jeffrey Fischer joins Tim and Luke to discuss the nuances of recruiting people into trades roles, specifically in the oil/gas sector. Jeffrey Fischer is a recruiter at Roevin, where he recruits people into roles in the Oil and Gas industry, for both owner/operator and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) companies. His interests include recruitment best practices, bridg

Jeremy Bonewitz joins Tim and Luke to discuss finding construction and engineering talent in a tough market. Jeremy has been recruiting in the construction and engineering industries since 2008. He first started off with a staffing firm and is now the Talent Acquisition Manager for Stantec in North America. We start our conversation with Jeremy by talking about his own career in re

Dave Fletcher joins Tim and Luke to discuss in-house sourcing in the public sector. Dave is a Talent Management Consultant with the City of Calgary where he manages the corporate LinkedIn account/brand there. He regularly uses LinkedIn Recruiter and other innovative tools to directly source candidates for all types of roles, making his role unique in the public sector. We start by