Category Archives: Recruitment and Selection

One of my primary responsibilities at Elevated HR is handling the recruitment for our clients. And this has put me in touch with some fantastic candidates. So a shout-out to you all! You rock my world! Enthusiastic candidates who ask … Continue reading →

As you may or may not be aware, we are looking to grow our team! We are hiring an HR Typish / Matchmaker / Get-Hands-Dirty-Daily role. We’re looking for someone fun, confident, smart, ballsy, charming and above all, someone who … Continue reading →

Here is a hard truth: We receive more crappy resumes than we do good ones. That said, we try to employ the old “never judge a book by it’s cover” strategy and in turn, we spend more time trying to … Continue reading →

I’ve definitely met my fair share of duds recruiting over the last 14 years.  I think the ones that probably bother me the most are the ones with an impressive resume and end up getting their personal brand all wrong.  … Continue reading →

I often get asked, “If you weren’t doing this, what would you be doing?” Without hesitation I always answer, “Travel Journalist”. Back in 1997, I turned down the opportunity to pursue that dream for one reason – I didn’t think … Continue reading →

Over the weekend I received several emails, tweets and Facebook messages asking my thoughts on the article that was posted about Facebook warning employers to stop asking candidates for their passwords to their Facebook accounts. My reaction to the article … Continue reading →

I’ll admit – I feel like this post could get me in trouble.  I’m feeling fairly cheeky – maybe due to lack of sleep and the crazy travel schedule I have created for myself.  Oh quick PS – the client … Continue reading →

Yup – even we are getting on the prediction band wagon. We’re not afraid to put ourselves out there (well, maybe a little…). We’d love to say that one of our predictions is that we will be able to change … Continue reading →

On December 16th, a client of ours (@PeterATSmart) tweeted out the following link titled, “Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks – December 2011” which came from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commission of Alberta. Coles Notes version of … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Mashable.com (a great resource by the way) posted an article titled “How Recruiters Use Social Networks to Screen Candidates.” Attached to the article was an infographic that showcased statistics relating to social networks and the job search. … Continue reading →