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Tools & Strategies for Effective Recruitment
Scott Dundas & Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst
The Squeeze – Canada’s Current Labour Market is in High Demand
• Canada’s workforce is aging• Interest in Canada’s workers
is increasing• Canada is facing a labour
shortage• Industries are competing for
a limited pool of workers
ALBERTA’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
Facing Critical Labour Challenges
• Growth and Innovation are increasing requirements for workers: #s and skills
• Demographics of an aging workforce: experienced workers are exiting
• Lack of youth awareness and interest • Workers are being enticed to new,
higher paying occupations• Work is mainly seasonal, physically
challenging, requires special training• Lack of focus on knowledge and skills
development - employees & employers
Smart Businesses Invest in Their People
Workers
Smart Businesses Invest in Themselves
Owner, Managers, Supervisors
Smart Businesses Invest In The People Side Of Their Operation
Plan for Success:• conduct HR planning for current & future
requirements
Sustaining Success For Businesses
Requires Careful and Strategic Investment in the People Side of a Business
Smart Businesses Invest in Their People
• Find the Right Staff
• Provide Supportive Training
• Manage for Worker Success
• Clarify Your Workplace Policies
• Provide Fair Compensation
• Build Loyalty to Keep Your Staff
• Ensure Worker Health & Safety
• Meet Your Legal Obligations as an Employer
• Create Staff Plans to Meet Future Business Goals
• Plan Your Successor
Smart Businesses Invest in Their People
• Find the Right Staff
• Provide Supportive Training
• Manage for Worker Success
• Clarify Your Workplace Policies
• Provide Fair Compensation
• Build Loyalty to Keep Your Staff
• Ensure Worker Health & Safety
• Meet Your Legal Obligations as an Employer
• Create Staff Plans to Meet Future Business Goals
• Plan Your Successor
Finding Workers
Keeping Workers
Planning for Success
Finding Workers
• Critical to your business success• A challenge when labour is hard to find• Be strategic & organized to maximize your
success rate.
Finding Workers
Know what you are looking for Know where and how to look Know how to advertise your opportunity Know how to select the best candidate Know how to ensure the success of your
new hire
Making a good & lasting hiring decision today, is important to the long-term health of your
operation.
Finding Workers
• Know what you are looking for
Finding Workers
• Know where and how to look
Finding Workers
• Know how to advertise your opportunity
Finding Workers
• Know how to select the best candidate
Finding Workers
• Know how to ensure the success of your new hire
Keeping Your Workers
• Retention is essential in this time of labour shortage and the key to long term success
• Efforts to retain current workforce are typically smaller and less costly than finding new workers
Meeting Your Demands for Staff
Invest Carefully and Strategically in the People Side of your Business
Smart Businesses Invest in Themselves
Owner, Manager, Supervisor Training & Tools
SUPPORTING EMPLOYER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
“How do I attract the skilled workers I need?” “What’s the best way to discipline an employee?”
“How do I protect myself from lawsuits, grievances, and liability claims?” “How do I improve workplace morale?” “How do I know whether I have the right
mix of people to help me achieve my business goals?” “How do I choose the right person to take over from
me?” “How do I determine the right rate of pay?”
Get The Guidance You Need To Manage Your Staff.
Step-By-Step Instructions:
• Develop an HR plan• Create an HR policy manual• Recruit, select, and hire• Manage people effectively• Develop a succession plan• Set compensation and benefit standards• Create training and orientation processes• Ensure workplace wellness• Improve health and safety
Plus Valuable & Customizable Templates & Resources
$99/yr
CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP
AgriJob Match
• Job Seeker Tools Job Search Capabilities (by keywords, location), Personal Profile (experience & interest assessment), notification of Job Matches based on Profile
• Employer Tools Job Ads, Job Descriptions, Interview Guides, Instructions, notification of Job Seeker Matches, management of Job Seeker Candidates
National Aggregator Scrapes 1000s Of Online Job Postings
CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP
• Position Details•Job Title,•Department / Team•Supervisor / Manager •Direct Reports •Term of work
• Position Purpose• Company Description• Main responsibilities• Competencies
• Farm Equipment and•Machinery • Physical Capabilities• Working Conditions• Training / Education• Qualifications• Language• Driver’s License• Remuneration & Benefits
AgriJob Match: Sample Job Descriptions & Job Advertisements
CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP
AgriJob Match: Sample Interview Guides
CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP
• Interview procedure steps
• Guidance for evaluating the interview
• Interview rating scale
• Behaviourally-based questions
• Competency assessments
Training: AgriSkills
HR Mgmt Training Exporting Training On the Job Training
• Landscape• Poultry
CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP
AgriHR Toolkit: Instructions, Reference Materials, Tools, Customizable Templates
AgriPathways: Interactive tool to access Agricultural Career & Job Information
AgriLMI: Latest Labour Market Information about the AgriWorkforce
AgriTalent: Interactive tool to access Agricultural Training Providers
AgriGuide: Interactive tool to access Agricultural Associations
AgriJobMatch: Interactive tool connecting Employers with Job Seekers and Interns
AgriSkills: Courses & on-line learning modules to get workers Job Ready
ASApp: Agricultural Smart Association App
AgriHR Matters: Subscription Newsfeed with links to Mgmt articles
CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILProducts: Tools
CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL
STRENGTHENING THE AGRIWORKFORCE
www.cahrc-ccrha.ca