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How Your Digital Footprint Affects Your Job Search

How Your Digital Footprint Affects Your Job Search - Summit Search Group - Staffing Agency Calgary

What defines you as a job candidate? Is it your experience? Your raw talent? Your aspirations? In a digital-driven job market, it’s also the way you present yourself online, intentionally or otherwise. If you want to land that dream job, you’ll want to be mindful of your digital footprint....

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3 Warning Signs When Considering a Job Candidate

3 Warning Signs When Considering a Job Candidate - Summit Search Group - Recruitment Agency Calgary

Sometimes it’s quite clear when a job candidate simply isn’t right for your company. Unprepared, unmotivated, or uncommitted professionals are often easy to spot. Still, even when a candidate seems promising, there are more subtle warning signs to look out for. Here are a few examples. Poor Listening Skills...

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Should Your Recruiter Have Knowledge in Your Industry?

Should Your Recruiter Have Knowledge in Your Industry? - Summit Search Group - Recruitment Agency Calgary

Talent acquisition and recruitment are professions that demand their own specific skills, carefully sharpened over time with continuous hard work. However, in order to help businesses like yours build stronger teams, we believe another key ingredient is needed: industry-specific knowledge. The Nuances of Recruiting At first glance, it may...

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How Do You Source Your Candidates?

How Do You Source Your Candidates? - Summit Search Group - Staffing Agency Calgary

There are so many ways to find job candidates that it can seem easier to simply stick to what you know and avoid updating your methods. In reality, you won’t find the ideal recruits for your team without using the most up-to-date sourcing strategies available. Here are a few...

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3 Things Employers Do That Scare Away Good Candidates

3 Things Employers Do That Scare Away Good Candidates - Summit Seacrh Group - Staffing Agency Calgary

Finding the best candidate for an open position is not an easy task, especially if you have a large volume of applicants. As a hiring manager or business owner, your job will be considerably more difficult if you scare away your candidates with any of these three mistakes.  ...

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Are Job Fairs a Waste of Time?

Are Job Fairs a Waste of Time? - Summit Search Group - Staffing Agency Calgary

With so many ways to define and direct your career path as a job candidate, it’s not always easy to tell which tools and resources are worth your while. Job fairs, for instance, may not have the kind of influence they once did, but does that mean they should...

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3 Underrated Job Search Tips

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There’s no single piece of advice that will guarantee you your dream job, but staying open to an input will always help you sharpen your job search practices. Some tips are more obvious than others, so let’s take a look at a few that typically aren’t addressed as often...

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Are You Making Any of These Recruitment Mistakes?

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Finding truly great talent isn’t easy, but the stronger an awareness you have of common wrong turns, the more you’ll be able to move in the right direction. No one’s perfect and mistakes are bound to happen, but here are a few that you should always do your best...

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Is Twitter an Appropriate Job Search Tool?

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When it comes to social media, the first platform that comes to mind for most job seekers is probably LinkedIn. However, it’s not the only one that can improve your search and connect you with creat companies. Twitter, for instance, may be more useful to you than you might...

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Happy International Women’s Day from Summit Search Group!

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The professional world has changed a lot over the years, and the possibilities for attaining your goals are seemingly endless. Still, some face more obstacles in their journey than others. This is why International Women’s Day and the fight for gender equality are as important as ever. A Brief...

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