🎄 Happy Holidays 🎁
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season. All the best for a healthy, successful 2023 full of exciting career adventures! Thank you ❤️ Darla
💜 Lest We Forget 💜
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, we will remember all those who gave their lives to protect our nation.
☎️ Preferred Communication Channels During Hiring Process 📱
As we approach the sunset of 2022, it allows us to plan and prepare for the upcoming 2023 recruiting trends. A recent study conducted by Global Recruitment Insights & Data surveyed 2000+ workers. One key finding was the candidate’s preferred method of communication throughout the talent lifecycle. The results are as follows: Communication Preferences: Choosing
🤫 Quiet Quitting
A current cultural phenomenon is called Quiet Quitting and it is taking social media by storm. It is extremely controversial, from workers to corporate consultants, CEOs, news media outlets, labour rights advocates voicing their opinions. The term Quiet Quitting was first established in 2009, however it has resurged in popularity due to several viral videos on Tik Tok.
🔌 Right to Disconnect 👩💻
Ontario’s Right to Disconnect legislation went into effect June 2, 2022. This is part of Ontario’s Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 which requires employers with 25 or more employees to develop a written policy for staff regarding disconnecting from work. “Disconnecting from Work” is defined as not engaging in work-related communications, including emails, telephone
💼 The Great Resignation
With the cost of living now at an all-time high and the inflation rate at 7.7% (as of May 2022), the price of fuel north of $2.00/l and combined with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are living under circumstances that have forever altered our careers and the way that we conduct our lives.
👩🏾🏫 The Stay Interview 👩💻
It’s no secret that the world of work has forever changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. People are leaving their jobs en masse and reporting higher dissatisfaction in their jobs than ever before in recorded history, which has been dubbed as The Great Resignation.* With workers leaving in droves and companies having a difficult
✍️ Proofread Resume and LinkedIn Profile 💯
According to my research there are 1,755,800 Canadians unemployed as of Jan 8, 2021. My advice to jobseekers today is to take 10 minutes to proofread and read aloud your resume and LinkedIn profile. I encourage you to have a second pair of eyes proofread your resume and LinkedIn as well. If you can achieve a near
⏰ When is the best time to submit a resume? ⌚️
The short answer is 8:20 AM Monday to Friday of a business day. This allows the recruiter to ease into the workday at 8:00 AM before the zoom calls begin say at 8:30AM or 9:00AM. At 8:20AM, your resume is at the top of the inbox, it gives the recruiter the 6 seconds to read your resume to
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving 🍁
Direct IT Recruiting extends warm wishes to you and your family this weekend. We gather on Thanksgiving to be thankful for what we have, for the family we love, the friends we cherish, and for the blessings that will come. Happy Thanksgiving!