4 Tips to Ensure You Hire an Industry Leading Recruitment Agency

4 Tips to Ensure You Hire an Industry Leading Recruitment Agency

April 4th, 2017

There are many companies that have vacant positions for months on end because they cannot find the right candidate to fill the role. To prevent this from happening to them, many companies are using recruitment agencies and consultants to help them gain access to the best talent on the market.

Meet the Headhunter: Steven Petroff, Accounting & Finance Recruiter

Meet the Headhunter: Steven Petroff, Accounting & Finance Recruiter

February 28th, 2017

IQ PARTNERS would like you to get to know some of our recruiters. Each month we ask one of them the same 10 questions about their lives, the headhunting business, and what you should know as a job seeker or hiring manager. This month, meet Toronto Recruiter Steven Petroff.

The Need for Continuous Training in the Recruitment World

The Need for Continuous Training in the Recruitment World

December 15th, 2016

Just like any other industry, there is a need for continuous training in the recruitment world. How to recruit, where to find candidates, and approaches to hiring continue to change, and recruiters who keep their eye on the prize and stay on top of industry trends are positioned to be successful.

Meet the Headhunter: Gary Hinde, IT Recruiter

Meet the Headhunter: Gary Hinde, IT Recruiter

September 27th, 2016

Currently there are no barriers to entry whatsoever in the recruitment industry, so while I don’t want to add a layer of complexity, I think there certain criteria (mostly around business ethics) that should be built in, that just aren’t there right now.

Meet the Headhunter: Priscilla Poirier, Financial Services & Insurance Recruiter

Meet the Headhunter: Priscilla Poirier, Financial Services & Insurance Recruiter

August 25th, 2016

Listen more, talk less. There are many times when I have witnessed this business becoming more about the recruiter and their needs and less about the candidate and what’s best for them. More recruiters should listen to their candidates and, instead of just trying to make submissions, try to understand what they’re really looking for. If submitting them for a job takes too much convincing, it’s probably not the right role for them!

Meet the Headhunter: Riel LaPointe, Financial Services & Insurance Recruiter

Meet the Headhunter: Riel LaPointe, Financial Services & Insurance Recruiter

July 29th, 2016

As far as agency recruiting goes, there are way too many “fly by night” shops that give our industry a terrible reputation. I have worked with countless recruiters over the years, many of which are phenomenal, and many others – not so much. Too many are focused on their commission instead of the human beings they are trying to help match up.

Meet the Headhunter: Mark Rouse, Toronto Marketing Recruiter

Meet the Headhunter: Mark Rouse, Toronto Marketing Recruiter

June 24th, 2016

There’s a story about Pablo Picasso that speaks well to the enormous time investment that recruiters make (to know the candidate market, to really understand the industry we serve) well in advance of actually being engaged in a search. It goes; a woman sees Pablo Picasso sitting on a park bench, idly sketching. She approaches and asks for sketch. He says yes, does it and as he hands it to her says “that will be $5000.” The woman is outraged and says “that only took you 15 minutes!” to which Picasso replies, “No Madam, that took me 40 years.”

Meet the Headhunter: Elaine Bellio, Sales Recruiter

Meet the Headhunter: Elaine Bellio, Sales Recruiter

August 27th, 2015

What question do I need to ask a candidate to find out if they’re a good fit for your organization?
Believe it or not it actually stumps the majority of my clients… I usually get “Oh, I don’t know, let me think about that…” And then when they do, whatever they come up with is almost always the key to successfully recruiting on that role.

Meet the Headhunter: Randy Quarin, Co-Founder & Emerging Technology Recruiter

Meet the Headhunter: Randy Quarin, Co-Founder & Emerging Technology Recruiter

April 2nd, 2015

Who are your heroes in business?
My dad (with my mom’s support). He and my uncle ran a construction company called Quarin Brothers for 30 years. In the same vein, my heroes are every small business person who has an idea, empties his/her wallet, and gives their soul into building something.