TART Blog

Articles on topics relating to recruitment, selection and empowered human resources.

Organized Chaos

Manage your time, and manage the potential applicants too! Here are some very easy to implement strategies that save time, and help make the process of hiring much much smoother.

We know you are likely already posting your jobs on Indeed, but are you using it to the best you can? We take you through a few key areas of Indeed vital to managing your candidate pipeline during a hire.

2020 the year no one wants to performance review.

Time to toss the annual review? (The employer branding booster shot you can use right now)

Your management style is showing (In your Job ad’s)

When do employers really start to manage a new employee? The first day they are hired?
We think – It starts the moment a company is hiring.

Talent Attraction Hasn’t Changed

Talent Attraction didn’t change, it was always difficult to find top talent.

Employer Branding in the time of COVID19

COVID19 is showing the world who your company truly is

Breathe

Give up routine, pick up more empathy. When faced with a new normal the idea of routine should have allowances to shift, it’s ok to take time to breathe.

The Mother of Invention

Humankind has faced epidemics before and has always invented its way out of it. A look at what’s changing in business right now, and why we should be excited for a healthier tomorrow.

TIME

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. – William Shakespeare. We try to beat it, even though we want more of it. We spend it, sometimes wisely and sometimes foolishly. We watch it fly by, and try to buy it. We can't control it, and it does not wait for...

What Workplace Policies Do You Need?

We break down the must-haves to the good-to-haves There are a variety of workplace policies in Ontario that are mandatory for employers. But did you know there are other policies that may not be mandatory but are highly desirable for an employer to develop? What’s...

Stop writing books for job ads

“Dating and hiring have a lot in common.”Scott Wintrip You took the time to put together a job posting. Made sure to include the list of duties, a bit about the company and what the qualifications are for the role. You posted to all the relevant sites in your area. A...

6 Must Have for Every Job Post

Is your job ad getting lost in the sea of advertisements? Not sure where to post, much less how to write an enticing job ad? It can be unsettling when you suddenly need to hire and feel like you have no time to do so. Conjuring up a snazzy job advertising then select...

Interviewing Death Cycle

Interviewing death cycle It’s week 6 of my client’s hunt for a new employee. We have sent over 3 qualified individuals and have had 2 fall through at the last minute as the client didn’t want to hold up their end of certain promises. (Apprenticeships) the last walked...

When the journey trumps the destination

Usually, one goes on a vacation with a set idea in mind of what they are looking for; Be it relaxation, excitement, stunning new sights or immersion into a new culture, to deviate from the plan you have in mind would make the trip a disaster. I had a once in a...