MAY/JUNE 2015
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business elite canada
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By Cheryl Long
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here is no shortage of recruiting firms across Can-
ada, all racing to fill job openings as they search for
the country’s top talent. That means that in such a
fiercely competitive field, doing things a little differently is
the secret to standing out among the rest.
Career Connections Canada Inc. in Mississauga, Ontario
has embraced a concept that may seem simple, but is en-
suring the company’s success and solidifying their reputa-
tion with a growing roster of clients. What do they do that
makes them unique? They respond to every candidate
who contacts them, and rely on the value of face-to-face
meetings.
Anyone who has ever submitted a resume to an employ-
ment agency knows that silence is often the only response.
But company president Zag Dutton, who founded Career
Connections 20 years ago, believes that communication
is vitally important in the recruiting industry.
“A lot of the complaints that we hear about our industry
unfortunately is that companies don’t get back to them, or
they send their resume in and they never hear from any-
body,” she said. “We try to avoid those pitfalls. We have
no shortage of people sending in resumes, and it doesn’t
mean that we have a spot for every individual but it does
mean that we will at least get back to them. We try not to
leave anybody wondering.”
