Management Consultant Seeks To Hire The Best Employees [Press Release]

Posted on February 17, 2012 by nbarr

Prevue HR Systems Inc. is pleased to support Peter Hosie as a new distributor in Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Hosie has formed Assess to Succeed, a premier Management Consulting company. Prevue will be supplying its Assessments to Peter and … Continue reading →

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Do Rewards Really Work?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by nbarr

The other day I listened to a podcast from TLNT.com about rewards in the workplace and whether or not they actually work. The interview was with Dr. Paul Marciano, an expert on employee engagement and author of Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work. … Continue reading →

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Cupid Retires, Asks Prevue HR To Find Replacement

Posted on February 14, 2012 by nbarr

Well, not really. But we did think it would be fun to build a benchmark for how we envision Cupid to be. It lead to some pretty interesting conversations around the office that showed how each of us perceives love. … Continue reading →

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A Key Job Posting Ingredient

Posted on February 9, 2012 by nbarr

A client recently shared a job posting experience they had. They needed a new Office Administrator, so they crafted the job posting, pushed it out to various job boards through the Prevue APS and waited. And waited. Nothing. After waiting … Continue reading →

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Is Social Media A Hiring Tool?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by nbarr

Social Media is continuing to be a rapidly evolving force within the workplace. From ‘that thing’ that Web 2.0 companies use, to a part-time position, to a full team, to company policy and in some cases, to legalities. As HR … Continue reading →

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A 20 Year Old Making 6 Figures

Posted on February 2, 2012 by nbarr

That statement lives in the minds of most post-secondary students, according to a recent study. The study was commissioned by the British Columbia Securities Commission, who surveyed over 3,000 youth aged 17 to 20. The key finding: the average respondent … Continue reading →

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Did Anyone See Your Job Posting?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by nbarr

More and more applicants are using Job Aggregator boards to do their job searches. Indeed.com boasts around 50 million unique visitors from around the world every month, with many other sites fast on its heels. This means that job candidates … Continue reading →

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Resumes Don’t Tell You Much

Posted on January 26, 2012 by nbarr

Last week ERE.net hosted a webinar about the current state of recruiting and job fit. It was interesting to have some of our own findings confirmed. Here are a few key stats they shared that we found very interesting: 85% … Continue reading →

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Creativity Needed In Small Company Recruiting

Posted on January 25, 2012 by nbarr

A short article from AlbertaJobCentre.com offers some great quick tips on small company recruiting. One sentence that really stuck out was, “You need to sell them on your company before you ever start running ads.” Being able to stand out … Continue reading →

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Helpful Answers About Assessments

Posted on January 19, 2012 by nbarr

Below is a very useful FAQ taken from the Association of Test Publishers, of which Prevue HR is a founding member. We’ve indexed them here for easy reference. These are questions we’re frequently asked at Prevue HR. Questions: How Do … Continue reading →

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