by John Purser | May 26, 2017 | Blog
Leadership is such an important topic when is comes to attracting talent and growing your company whether it be in the engineering & manufacturing sector or not. This is a great article written on LinkedIn by Mack Story on leadership. In manufacturing recruitment, putting the right type of leader into a business is crucial. Today at JP Recruitment, every position we fill has an aspect of lean manufacturing/process improvement/continuous improvement. If we didn’t focus our searches on the traits of a secure leader, these people would not be able to go in and have the positive impact we expect on those manufacturing companies. The main points in Mack’s article are: Delegation Decision Making Trust Teamwork Thinking Belief Support Credit Control Process Are you looking for these leadership traits for people on your team? Do you think there are other leadership traits that have been left out when it comes to being a secure leader? In general, where do people need to improve in the manufacturing workplace right...
by John Purser | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog
Last Friday marked the 2nd anniversary of JP Recruitment. Time has flown by! It has been great and we are looking forward to many more years doing Engineering & Manufacturing recruitment. Doing technical jobs in the GTA, Ontario or even Canada wide can always be a challenge but in the end – it isn’t the biggest challenge of starting your own recruitment agency. I’ve listed the three main challenges of starting your own engineering recruitment firm below. Database – Coming from working for large recruitment company’s, I always had the luxury of a good database. Do not underestimate the power of that! When I first started, it was the main priority. Sure, I am a good headhunter and can find people the old fashioned way but having that active database of people ready to go makes life a lot easier and ensures you are giving your client the best candidate on the market. 2 years on, we have a solid database of qualified candidates to help fill our clients needs. Administrative Crap – Yes, crap! Working for someone else, I am sure you have to do a little administrative work that you probably complain about. Starting out on your own? Multiply it by thousands! Ranging from incorporation, website, email, accounts payable/receivable, social media to SEO…the list keeps going. Be prepared to like doing this stuff! This can/will consumes a lot of time!! Time Management – This is something we are all taught in the sales world right from the get go. However, usually we still have constraints on our “freedom” and the way we work because we report to someone...
