People Pulse :: December 2008

Dear HR Managers and Business Owners,

Lets face it, times are getting tough for some businesses.

But the weakened economy in Canada is not affecting employment across the board as many of the past ones have - It seems to be targeting specific sectors and types of work. Banking and financial services have been hit hard, but also manufacturing and anyone in a semi-skilled job such as auto workers are especially affected.

But... many companies are still looking for key sales and marketing people, and for Reasearch and Development talent. Senior HR executives are also in high demand, especially if they have global experience. Sectors still largely unscathed by the recession include healthcare, gaming, entertainment, pharmaceuticals, and biotech. These are all still facing talent shortages and global competition.

Read more about how you can take advantage of these conditions in this month's article below.

On behalf of our entire team here at People First Solutions, we wish you all the best this holiday season, and an engaging 2009 to come.

Cheers,

Bob Murray
Partner, People First Solutions

Article: What Will Hiring Be Like After the Recession?

Demotivations: Burnout

71,000 jobs lost in November

The biggest monthly net job losses since 1982 drove Canada's unemployment rate up from 6.2 per cent to 6.3 per cent in November.

Source: Statistics Canada


	What Will Hiring Be Like After the Recession? The highly skilled, experienced, and educated will have an increasing edge in employment. And this recession should be a clarion call for an increased focus on education, training, and employment development. Everyone involved with talent will need to look at both development and acquisition as channels to meet their needs, rather than focus entirely on recruiting. How will these issues affect your company?

"The relationship through the final stages of the recruitment process was everything you'd expect it to be - friendly, professional. The real value-added came with proactive and frequent updates that People First provided as things progressed. That was really important to me, given that a job change is one of life's big decisions and so you're looking for that close support."

Steve Eccles
VP, Investments
VanCity


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