Employers and the Emerging Labour Market 2015 Summer Labour Market Conference BC Labour Market ReportGT Hiring Solutions Gaining a New Perspective

Employers and the Emerging Labour Market

2015 Summer Labour Market Conference

BC Labour Market Report GT Hiring Solutions

Gaining a New Perspective




Special ThanksBC Labour Market Report and GT Hiring Solutions




To Our Sponsor




To Our Exhibitors




Our Presenters• BC Career Development Association• Delta Hotels and Resorts• Employment Standards Branch• Fraser Health Authority• Garden Protein• Immigrant Services Society of BC• McNeill Nakamoto Recruitment

Group• Mining Association of British

Columbia• MOSAIC• Navarik

• Payfirma• Picatic• Providence Health Care• Scott Construction Group• Small Business BC• SPARK Creation Company• Taiga Building Products• TD Bank• Vancouver Coastal Health• Vancouver Island Health Authority• YWCA




To All of You




Our ‘Employer Theme’Why Employers?




The challenge of the posted job…




Face-to-Face Communication




Tip Number 1Understand Your

Customer




Tip Number 2Be Authentic




Reasons People Don’t Want to Make their Job Search Personal:

1. Employers Don’t Want People to Drop In2. Employers Prefer Applications Through Proper Channels3. My Industry Doesn’t Allow for Face-to-Face4. Employers Get Irritated by Pushy People




Ways to Make Job Search Personal:

1. Apply in Person2. Follow-Up in Person3. Go to Networking Events4. Join Professional Organizations5. Request Information Interviews6. Quiz Employers Before Applying7. Follow-Up on Jobs that Ran Months Ago8. Connect with People on LinkedIn and Other Social Media




A Tale of Two Applicants




Effective job search is an exercise in precision. If there 100 things that need to

be done well, the average job seeker is doing 65. What are the 35 things people

can do better to stand-out with a prospective employer?




Careers in the Public Service

Susan WoodDirector Hiring Strategies

BC Public Service




Break-TimePlease be back proceed to your break-out

group by:

11:00am




Morning Break-Out Groups

Employment Standards: Main RoomHuman Resources: Room 1425Mentorship: Room 1600Recruiting: Room 1700Small Business: Room 7000, 7th Floor




Discussion About the Construction Sector

Darin HughesVice President

Scott Construction Group




Break-TimePlease be back by:

2:30pm




Panel Discussion: Employers in BC’s Health Care Sector

Deb Blaney Vancouver Coastal HealthRick Moyneur Providence Health CareJim Nielsen Fraser Health AuthorityToni O’Keeffe Island Health




Discussion About the Wood Products Sector

Carl DoblerExport Manager

Taiga Wood Products




4:00pm, Conference Closes for Today

We’ll open at 8amWith the first session planned for 9am.

“Building Great Workplaces”

Documents

Employers and the Emerging Labour Market 2015 Summer Labour Market Conference BC Labour Market ReportGT Hiring Solutions Gaining a New Perspective