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July 31, 2019
Thoughts
I have been sourcing technical and executive positions for startups for nearly a decade. It’s not an easy job and sometimes it seems thankless. I understand that most recruiters shy away from startups; many won’t work with a start-up until they’re cash-flow positive or have over 20mm in funding, where others will steer clear of them altogether. Personally, I think …
July 29, 2019
Thoughts
When I grow up…. In the future…. One day…. To 80’s kids & the generations prior to us, 2020 sounded like a faraway utopian land. To me, it was a place where the Jetson’s lived and we would be travelling in flying cars with robots as our ‘hired help’. We grew up without seatbelts or helmets. We sat at local …
September 17, 2018
Thoughts
I’m a recruiter in Toronto and work with high-caliber candidates for some of the top companies in the GTA. My focus is executive and technical search and 95% of the time I’m headhunting. Yes, 95% of my time is spent calling random people and asking them if they are open to hearing about better offers. If you ask one of …
August 14, 2018
Thoughts
By BECKY RAMPHAL The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) commissioned Lpsos to conduct a survey in May to reveal Canadian’s perceptions on the current direction of the Canadian healthcare system and their level of acceptance to technology being integrated more rapidly into their healthcare. Its findings suggest a more technological-based approach should be implemented to reduce the generation gap with patients’ …