4. Introduction to Toronto Training
and HR
Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and
human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden
10 years in banking
15 years in training and human resources
Freelance practitioner since 2006
The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR
are:
Training event design
Training event delivery
HR support with an emphasis on reducing
costs, saving time plus improving employee
engagement and morale
Services for job seekers
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6. Attracting the
right quality
and quantity
• Factors which attract
• A collection of benefits
• Positive employer
brands
• Building a positive
employer brand
• Tools for branding
• Going beyond minimum
requirements
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12. An
engagementoriented
recruitment
approach
• Visibility or quality
• Lack of engagement on
a personal level
Personalize every
communication
Throw the job being filled
out of the window
Identify gaps between
what is and what could be
Build a value proposition
unique to the candidate
Know when to back off
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16. Sourcing
measures
1 of 2
• Alumni
• Applicant tracking
system
• Blogs
• Career site
• Custom campaigns
• Direct applications
• Email
• Employee referrals
• Events
• Industry groups
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19. Online
recruitment
• Definition
• Pluses and minuses of
Web 2.0
• Implications of Web 2.0
for recruitment
• Adaptation
• Web 3.0
• Implications of Web 3.0
for recruitment
• Today’s market
• Value of online
recruitment
27. Workforce
planning
strategies
1 of 3
• Stay ahead on
workforce projections
• Build a solid pipeline of
potential candidates
• Partner with outside
groups
• Build relationships with
hiring managers
• Provide temporary
labour to fill open
positions in the short
term
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28. Workforce
planning
strategies
2 of 3
IMPROVE HIRING PROCESSES
• Develop an employer brand
• Know exactly where to find
the best candidates
• Test for skills
• Check cultural fit
• Reorganize the recruiting
team
• Tweak the interview process
• Commit to speedy hiring
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35. Mistakes
1 of 3
• Loss of revenue
• Bad team dynamics
• Organizational
alignment goes wrong
• Loss of funds
• Cost benefit analysis
• Hiring is expensive
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36. Mistakes
2 of 3
WHY?
• Hiring decisions based on
an applicant’s skill levels
alone
• Asking bad behaviourbased interview questions
• Assessing an applicant’s
level of motivation
incorrectly
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37. Mistakes
3 of 3
WHY?
• Thinking that all past
behaviour is a good
predictor of future
behaviour
• Believing that untrained
interviewers can
consistently make good
hiring decisions
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39. Fundamental
questions
• Will the candidate
actually leave his or her
employer to join the
new organization?
• Is the candidate the
right fit for the
organization?
• Is the organization the
right fit for the
candidate?
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45. Recruiting
topics for
2014 1 of 4
• Hiring more productive
employees
• Prioritizing jobs for
hiring
• Develop targeted hiring
programs
• Referrals
• Predictive analytics
• Confront the doubters
• Shift to algorithmdriven decision-making
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46. Recruiting
topics for
2014 2 of 4
• Mobile platform
capability
• Employer branding
• Ramping up your hiring
capability
• Improve candidate
selling techniques
• Assessment can no
longer be ignored
• Bolster competitive
analysis and
competitive intelligence
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47. Recruiting
topics for
2014 3 of 4
• Add personalized
recruiting for landing
difficult candidates
• Update university and
college recruiting
programs
• Integrate contingent
labour
• Video interviews
• Consider technology
substitutes
• Improve internal
movement
48. Recruiting
topics for
2014 4 of 4
• Look at centralized
hiring
• Address the upcoming
shortage of recruiters
• Consider incentives for
corporate recruiters
• Hire strategically
• Revisit workforce
planning
• Update approaches
around retention
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