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Some of the Many Calgary & Edmonton Roles We’ve Recruited For

Business Development Specialist - Mining

Business Analyst

Operations Manager

Director, Legal Services

Building Maintenance Operator

Quality Assurance Analyst

Senior Accountant

Portfolio Manager

Investment Advisor

Wholesaler

Digital Marketing Lead

Technical Sales Representative

Building Operator

Regional Sales Manager

Mutual Funds Wholesaler

Mortgage Underwriter

Marketing Manager

Account Executive - Commodities

Director, Organizational Development & Employee Relations

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We recruit for many industries Calgary & Edmonton are known for such as Construction, Financial Services, Crown Corporations, Utilities, Operations & Engineering. Ask us about them at 1-855-899-4700

5 More Reasons To Choose IQ PARTNERS as your Recruitment Agency in Edmonton & Calgary

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Alberta’s Most Experienced Recruiters

30+ Years of experience and recruiters who are 100% focused on 17 different sectors.

2
Deep Candidate Network

We have over 50,000+ professionals in our network and talk to over a hundred every day.

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Last year, we helped 259 companies hire better

81% of those were repeat clients.

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Specialized in Your Specific Needs

We have recruiters who specialize in contract roles and permanent ones.

5
Coast-to-Coast Coverage

From Edmonton to Calgary to Grande Prairie to Toronto to Silicon Valley to Austin, we’ve staffed entire teams across North America. While our headquarters are in Toronto, times have changed and most of our recruiters now work remotely in offices across the country including Alberta.

Recruiting in Calgary vs. Edmonton

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Calgary has a distinct, high-growth, entrepreneurial business culture that makes finding a good cultural fit between company and candidate a more critical recruiting factor than in other markets. But, as one of the top cities in Canada for corporate head offices, candidates have more lateral career opportunities in Calgary than elsewhere; a key factor when both recruiting top talent and retaining it. Calgary’s reputation for growth, its active lifestyle options and strong white-collar sectors in areas such as financial and insurance make it a great draw and a good opportunity to utilize our Canada-wide candidate networks.

While Edmonton shares many of those cultural qualities, it’s a very different market to recruit for with its skew more towards public sector environments and northern oil & gas support services. Our expertise in engineering, construction & operations recruitment help our clients find the right balance of technical, project management and people skills to succeed.

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Companies Our Recruiters Have Recruited For

CultivatR
Crowe Mackay LLP
ICM Asset Management
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc.
Durum Capital
Stuart Olson Inc.
CBRE
Aviso Wealth
Norton Rose Fulbright
Nilex Inc.
Somagen Diagnostics Inc.
Alberta Pensions Services Corporation
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We work with clients worldwide
IQ PARTNERS works with clients across North America. And we’ve placed candidates as far away as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Oulu, Finland!
We’re also part of the Humanis Advisory Group of Companies. With 10 offices across the country and over 135 experienced recruiters, talent advisory professionals, leadership development coaches, and HR professionals, we offer the scale of a national firm without losing the intimacy of local connections.
Our Total Talent Solutions team can help you hire better, hire less, and retain more.
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