Vancouver Recruiters



Dear HR managers and business owners,

Even before the recent record-breaking opening weekend of Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith, the Star Wars movies had already generated $7.5 billion in ticket sales, and another $11 billion from merchandising. And while they were doing that, they also reconfigured the cultural landscape, provided the name for a missile defense system, and completely changed the way Hollywood does business. Pretty impressive, especially when you consider that the first film only cost $10 million, and was almost abandoned by the studio during production.

What's the secret behind this success? Film scholars will tell you that it's the series' re-working of mythical archetypes, but the real secret is simpler than that: George Lucas knows how to recruit and retain top talent.

And this isn't a Jedi mind trick. The Lucasfilm line-ups don't start at the box-office, but at the Human Resource department. It's challenging work and powerful compensation that draw the best in the business to the company, and an invigorating corporate culture that keeps them there.

Something to think about as we build our own empires.

Until next time, may the Pulse be with you.

Cheers,




Bob Murray
Partner, People First Solutions





Poll Question: What impact does your job have on your physical well-being?

Article: Eliminating the Three Biggest Hiring Errors

Article: Employee Engagement Keeps the Doctor Away

Success Stories:
Chris MacKinnon,
Euro-Rite Cabinets

Demotivations: Retirement






Senior Executives Worried about Rising Health Care Costs

Healthcare costs are expected to rise at an average rate of 11% in 2005, but employers say they're capable of absorbing an annual increase of only about 9%.


- Source: Hewitt Associates






Question: What impact does your job have on your physical well-being?

A very positive impact
A moderately positive impact
No impact
A moderately negative impact
A very negative impact


Once you vote, you will see current poll results.
Final poll results will be posted in next month's issue.





Recruiting

Eliminating the Three Biggest Hiring Errors

Based on hundreds of observations, about two-thirds of the time hiring errors can be attributed to one of three major interviewing mistakes. They're all easy to correct. It only takes a few simple steps which anyone can learn and use. Most past hiring and interviewing solutions have been overly complex and not as effective as they should be, given the effort required to implement them. This has to do with the "wrong problem, wrong solution" approach generally followed in the past. My advice: If stuff you do doesn't work, don't do it any more..








Retaining

Employee Engagement Keeps the Doctor Away

The latest Gallup Management Journal Employee Engagement Index survey asked employees how they think their daily work experience affects their physical and psychological health - negatively, positively, or not at all. 43% of employees feel their work lives affect their physical health positively, 29% say negatively, and 27% say not at all. Some may be struck by the fact that a plurality of respondents feel their jobs enhance their physical health, while others may find it disturbing that almost 3 in 10 say their jobs are harming them physically. Does employee engagement have any affect on this?





"People First Solutions had the experience and the skill to find what we needed and to find it quickly ... all the while going the extra mile to maintain open, responsive lines of communication during a particularly busy time for the company."


Chris MacKinnon
Euro-Rite Cabinets





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People First Solutions Inc.
#220 - 1075 West Georgia St.
Vancouver, BC   CANADA
V6E 3C9

Telephone: 604.684.2288
Facsimile: 604.684.2265
info@peoplefirstsolutions.com


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