Accepting a job offer can be a very exciting time but it can also be stressful if it has not been handled properly.  I recently read an article on Undercover Recruiter and it points out some things that you should consider before accepting.  Although I agree on the...

Banning emails after hours in the work environment is actually not a bad idea.  I thought it was great way back when, when I got my first company phone, "it makes me so much more efficient and I have less emails to do the next morning".  This article is certainly an...

Sharing best practices the way this company has should happen more often.  We interview people everyday and everyone of them are questioned on their lean manufacturing skills.  When a manufacturing business hires these days, one of the main requirements is to have a...

Resume format is something that I constantly discuss as feedback with candidates after their interview, whether it be content, the name of the file, the structure and lastly and what this post is about...file format.  I came across this older article on...

I thought I would share this article I read on statistics in recruitment.  Very interesting.  The two points that stick out the most to me are: It takes an average of 27 days to make a new hire – and this is an all time high. The best candidates are off the market...

I saw this tweet from @UndercoverRec and it is something that comes up with every hire and I believe that it truly comes down to both.  A lot of our clients come to us because they need a specific skillset.  Our goal here @JPRecruitmentCA is when we sit down with our...

This is an interesting video on how @Heineken got creative with their interview process.  Now, I am not saying that you need to be as drastic as what we see in the interview but how many of you have gone through the same old questions time and time again.  Lets be...

Saw this post on LinkedIn and thought how true it is.  A lot of companies think they understand the issues in their plant, a lot of companies think they are "doing" lean manufacturing.  However, often, these companies are not digging deep enough.  

We use technology in our personal lives every day to make us more efficient, remind us of things & this makes us more productive.  I know manufacturers use technology to automate lines, have real time stats on efficiencies and line production as well as tracking...

Friends & family often ask me how to handle a situation when they get a call from a recruiter.  Do these people know what they are talking about?  Should I explore this further?  I read this article by Tony Crane at Hemisphere Consulting and thought I would share...

I read this article yesterday and shared it on our LinkedIn page as I thought it was very interesting.  I hope it deters people from posting things that are irrelevant to business on LinkedIn.  I know that the team here at JP Recruitment are going to start...

Keeping loyal employees is important in any business.  Let's be honest, keeping employees in general is important.  The cost of replacing members of your team can be high (ie. training, time, recruitment).  So, I thought this snippet from LinkedIn was good and...

I've always been a big advocate of ensuring people have a good work/life balance.  It allows people to be refreshed everyday and be more productive.  I saw this article on LinkedIn and thought I should share.  What are your thoughts?