Keep it real: a saying that most-likely will never go out of style. So how does one “keep it real” when creating an employer brand? Don’t tell people what they want to hear. Tell a story that accurately encapsulates who you are as a brand. No organization is perfect. Own up to the things that...Read More

IT/IQ creates opportunities for IT professionals to empower business. We are always excited to see what “empowering business” looks like. For some it’s a series of small initiatives, and for others it can be transformational initiatives that change the face of their business. One client we’ve partnered with on many large-scale initiatives is Ritchie Bros....Read More

Video interviews have become fairly popular these days within our industry. Often as a first step in the interview process, video interviews serve as a convenient way for the employer to meet a potential candidate and can be more engaging than a phone interview. As the interviewee, you want to be completely ready both mentally,...Read More

Recruiters love to use LinkedIn. It is sort of our bread and butter when initially searching for new people to add to our networks. Ensuring you have a cohesive, professional LinkedIn profile, will go a long way. Here are five tips to help you get started on the right foot. Profile Picture Not a bathroom...Read More

Recruiters often come from a wide variety of backgrounds. They may have done several jobs in other fields entirely. Within these completely different fields, they do sometimes learn skills that apply to recruitment. The same way that students complain about having to learn about non-applicable subjects in high school, sometimes its the skills you build...Read More

Attracting the right talent to your business, can be a difficult task. In a competitive hiring market, how do you stand out amongst your competition? Creating an effective employer brand to attract and retain candidates at your work place, will make all the difference. Employer branding does not require you to bring in an agency...Read More

If you’re an IT professional, joining a user group may provide some unrealized benefits. User groups are where professionals with a specific skill set, meet to discuss new innovations in their respective professional field, disseminate information they’ve learned, and just generally have a good time with like-minded people. For some, it may mean going outside...Read More

In the last Recruiters with Talents, we mentioned that there was a soccer player in the recruitment team. This soccer player is Eden Hingwing. Eden has played for the Canada National Team, British Columbia Provincial Team, and the Women’s Vancouver Whitecaps. She applies the work ethic and drive she learned from a young age in...Read More

According to Emerald Insight, employer branding establishes the identity of the firm as an employer. It encompasses the firm’s values, systems, policies and behaviors toward the objectives of attracting, motivating and retaining the firm’s current and potential employees. Given unemployment rates in B.C. are at 4.7%, it is imperative that firms keep a positive employer...Read More

2018 was a year of growth for IT/IQ, with demand increasing across several industries and skillsets. Throughout the year, we noticed certain trends, which included increased recruitment demand in the Project Management Office (PMO), Healthcare and Infrastructure specialty areas, with Development recruitment remaining steady and constant. This increased demand from our clients, and our commitment...Read More