Summit Search Group BC
Summit Search Group BC is a Vancouver-based recruitment firm that specializes in the general insurance market and skilled sales sectors including pharmaceutical, medical, veterinary, industrial, consumer packaged goods, IT and the hospitality industries.
We provide complete recruitment process solutions, outstanding candidates and top employment opportunities in BC and across Canada with our national network of offices.
About Us
At Summit we are experienced and established recruitment professionals providing outstanding personal service and expertise in key market sectors.
What sets us apart is our skills in specialized markets, our ability to help both clients and candidates navigate the entire recruitment process and our commitment to their long-term success.
Our dynamic team includes:
- managing partner and medical/pharmaceutical specialist Chad Rutherford
- managing partner and IT specialist David Litherland
- Industrial, business-to-business and finance specialist Dan Brown
What's New
Creating Career Security
Summit's David Litherland recently wrote an opinion piece for BC Business about how the notion of job security is quickly shifting towards the term "career security". As businesses continue to be cautious, cutting back wherever possible, it is now up to the employee to build his or her own career security, rather than job security. Career security is something the individual has control over, while job security is subject to the whims of the economy and the employer?
To read David's entire article in BC Business, including tips for how to create career security, click here. David was also interviewed by News1130 about the topic. Click here to read the online version of the clip.
The HST Debate
Leading up to the announcement of the HST referendum results, there was plenty of debate over the impacts of HST. Summit's David was recently interviewed by Metro News Vancouver, commenting on whether or not HST has had any impact on employment in BC.
David points out:
- The unemployment rate in B.C. fell 6.6 per cent from June 2010 to June 2011 - but it's too soon to tell if the HST has bolstered job numbers.
- The entrepreneurial spirit of British Columbians - and economic partnerships with emerging economies in Asia - may be the cause of stimulating domestic job growth, leaving HST a more latent factor.
To read David's comments in Metro, click here.
Blogs Can Aspire Employers to Hire
With employers using the Internet more often to research prospective employees, having a strong and professional Internet presence is a must for any job-seeker. While many people use blogs as an extension of their hobbies, blogs can also be utilized to assist in your job hunt. In a Leader-Post article, Summit's David explains that, "Between two equally strong and skilled candidates, a blog can easily become the tiebreaker."
Summit Search Group offers these tips for making a blog part of your job hunt:
- Set up your blog - There are a number of free and easy-to-use blog sites, including WordPress.com and Blogger.com. Use your own name as the name of the blog, if you can, to make sure you show up in searches. If not, use an industry-related name.
- Keep it relevant, keep it succinct-Your blog posts need to do two things: establish your credentials in your field, and show that you're motivated and excited about your work. They don't need to go on forever.
- Keep it professional -If you want a blog for fooling around, have a blog for fooling around -but make sure it won't come up when a prospective employer Googles your name.
To read the Leader-Post article, click here.
Hot Off The Press
Book reviews by Summit's David Litherland
Your guide to relevant books or events that we've found to be useful in terms of professional development.
The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution
Author: Keith Devlin
"If 10 men can dig a trench in 4 days, how long will 7 men take to dig the same trench?" If you're palms start to sweat at the very thought of this question, you should realize that this was a question posed in the 12th century.
Whether we like it or not, numerical figures are a part of our everyday lives - at home and especially at work. We are taught to think in terms of numbers but few of us know where our numerical system comes from. This is the subject of the mathematician Keith Devlin's latest book, "The Man of Numbers".
Read the review here
National Reach - Local Expertise
Check out the latest local top job opportunities, market updates and provincial industry trends in the BC-based chapter of our website, or visit our national website at www.summitsearchgroup.com for information about our offices across the country.
Testimonials
At Summit we are very proud of our relationships with both clients and candidates. Here are a few comments that we are pleased to share.
"This note is to let you know how pleased I have been with your recent service to fill our open headcount for Sales Consultant. In these economic times it is very important that recruiters understand the need to move quickly to fill openings with the right candidates. This is often difficult as having a sensitivity to the need to fill positions quickly, while at the same time finding the right fit can pose a challenge.
Your team has shown a
focus and diligence that I greatly appreciate and that has paid off in
the placement of a great addition to our team. Thanks for understanding
our unique profile, focusing on fit, and working hard to fulfill our
needs!"
Employee Relations Manager
