Employers: Is staying within your pay scales preventing your organization from attracting (or ironically, affording) the best & strongest candidates?
Pay scales are a fundamental aspect of any organization’s compensation structure and they play a critical role in attracting and retaining talent. However, there are situations where pay scales can limit an organization’s ability to attract or retain top talent. If your organization’s pay scales are not competitive with industry standards, you may have difficulty […]
Read This Before You Reject a Job Offer
Patrick Laforet Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach US job losses due to COVID-19 have reached their highest level since the Great Depression. With news like that, you might wonder if it’s foolish to even consider turning down a job offer. However, it’s […]
To Change or Not to Change? That Is the Question
Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition | Sales & Marketing Search Expert | Franchise Recruitment Specialist | Career Coach | Speaker Back in the day, it was commonplace to have a job for life or at least stay with the same company for an entire working lifetime. As time has passed, it’s become less and less […]
Losing Your Job Might Be a Good Thing
Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition|Sales & Marketing Search Expert|Franchise Recruitment Specialist|Career Coach|Speaker Whether you’ve already lost your job through downsizing, redundancy, or any other reason, or if you’re under threat to lose your job, your first thoughts run from blind panic to anger, desperation, and all points in between, especially if you have a family […]
Knowing When to Quit
Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition|Sales & Marketing Search Expert|Franchise Recruitment Specialist|Career Coach|Speaker There is truth in the statement, “Never Give Up,” but only for some issues, some people, and some of the time. It’s important to weigh what is to be gained by your persistence against what you’re losing by not being decisive, cutting your […]
Considering a Career Change? 4 Crucial Questions to Ask Yourself
Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition|Sales & Marketing Search Expert|Franchise Recruitment Specialist|Career Coach|Speaker When we leave school, college, or university, often we have no idea what we really want. We choose a job or career based on what our parents, friends, or career advisors say. Then, ten years on, we sometimes find ourselves in a mediocre […]
A Job Hunter’s Guide to Dealing with a Slow Interview Process
Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition|Sales & Marketing Search Expert|Franchise Recruitment Specialist|Career Coach|Speaker The line at the DMV moves faster than the hiring process at some companies. First, you fill out questionnaires and take personality tests. Then, you go through four or more interviews, after which they seem to lose your phone number. Many experts agree […]
Why Job Postings Are Not Working and What You Can Do Instead
Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition|Sales & Marketing Search Expert|Franchise Recruitment Specialist|Career Coach|Speaker Our team of professional recruiters covers all aspects of employment from senior management down to support level positions across North America. I would like to share some of the realities we deal with daily in the hopes it will help you plan your […]
Leave Work Stress Behind
Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition|Sales & Marketing Search Expert|Franchise Recruitment Specialist|Career Coach|Speaker When your workday is done, do you still carry much of the stress of your work with you into your off-work hours? Think of stress like bricks. Carry one or two is no problem, but pile up a bunch and carry them all […]
The Future of ALL Business Is Here
Patrick Laforet International Talent Acquisition|Sales & Marketing Search Expert|Franchise Recruitment Specialist|Career Coach|Speaker Back in the day, business was all about competition, prestige, and presence. Business owners kept a close eye on their competitors and invested their money in looking more profitable, prominent, and successful than similar businesses in the area. The bigger they looked the […]
