Parenting in Quarantine: How to Support Your Team – No. 011
In the past couple of weeks, I've learned more about my colleagues than I did in the two months I spent sitting next to them in the office. What have I learned? Oh, all sorts of interesting things. For example, I now know that one member of our team has a deep love of...
Beginner’s Guide to Managing a Remote Team – No. 010
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, and businesses across the country are responding to changing government policies by sending their employees home to work remotely – many for the first time. As a manager, your team is going to be looking to you for...
Ace That Video Interview + Land Your Dream Job – No. 009
For some reason, it seems that nothing makes job applicants quite as nervous as these two words: video interview. With that in mind, you can imagine their collective horror in learning that, thanks to advances in technology and the introduction of video chat platforms...
To Our Candidates + Clients – Important Update
Like most people in British Columbia and across the globe, we've been closely monitoring developments regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. This is a very overwhelming time for everyone, and it's crucial that we all work together and do our part to flatten the curve,...
Beginner’s Guide to Working From Home – No. 008
Ten years ago, if you’d waltzed up to your management team and boldly stated that you wouldn’t be coming into the office anymore, they’d likely assume you were quitting. If, at that point, you assured them that no, you were going to continue to work for the company,...
Ace That Interview: Tips from the Pros – No. 007
Congratulations are in order, because you’ve landed an interview for a great job! Naturally, you’re super excited – but maybe also a little nervous? Hey, that’s totally normal. And you have no reason to worry, because we’ve got the inside scoop from our team on how...
What Does a Recruiter Actually Do, Anyway? – No. 006
Well, here you are again. It’s Monday morning. You yawn. You open your inbox. Ah, look what we have here – five (count ‘em, FIVE) messages from recruiters. At first glance you can already see most of the messages are irrelevant, misspelled or generally just not...
Attraction + Retention: Property Management – No. 005
We’re big fans of BUILDEX Vancouver around these parts. Our team always looks forward to attending the annual ICBA CEO Breakfast, checking out the trade show floor, doing some networking and catching up with clients and candidates we haven’t seen in a while. While...
Attraction + Retention: HR Strategies That Work – No. 004
This week, Impact Recruitment partnered with BCBusiness to host an evening of learning, engaging discussion and (of course) wine for HR professionals. Taking over the beautiful space in East Vancouver that Contemporary Office Interiors calls home, this event focused...
Volunteering: The Key to Employee Retention? – No. 003
In the current job market, hiring is difficult for any organization – regardless of industry. Employers are finding attracting (and retaining) talent more challenging than ever. At this point, we’re fairly certain everybody knows that good company culture is a major...
News Release: Impact Recruitment Launches Corporate Boot Drive in Support of Working Gear
Vancouver, BC: Starting today (February 3), Impact Recruitment, a Vancouver-based full-service recruitment agency, is launching a corporate boot drive in support of local non-profit Working Gear Clothing Society.
Career Advice for My Younger Self – No. 002
It's 2020, so it seems fitting that our first blog posts of the new year have focused a bit on 20/20 - vision that is. Hindsight's 20/20, or so the saying goes, and last week we asked our management team what advice they would most like to share with their younger...