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the phone we don’t have those nuances,
the body language, the facial expressions,
to gauge this person’s genuineness or their
true interest. It’s very hard to judge over
the phone.” If an in-person meeting isn’t
possible due to distance, they’ll ask
a trusted colleague to conduct the
interview or they’ll arrange a meet-
ing using Skype or video conferenc-
ing.
“We still have that opportunity to
meet this person with as much re-
ality as possible, and that gives us
the opportunity to decide whether
or not their skill set, personality and
point of view will fit with the client.
You can learn skills but you can’t
change your personality to match
the personality of an office.”
HIGH SUCCESS RATE
SPEAKS VOLUMES
Career Connections has a 75-percent suc-
cess rate of placing staff across the em-
ployment spectrum, whether the work is
temporary, permanent or contract. They
also offer payroll services to employers,
taking over the responsibility ofWSIB, em-
ployment records, insurance coverage and
more for the contingent workforce. The
arrangements not only benefit employ-
ers but appeal to a growing number of job
seekers who aren’t necessarily looking for
full-time work.
The need for temporary employees is on
the rise, Dutton said, and using an employ-
ment agency to find the right people is also
a growing trend. Businesses benefit from
the recruiter’s experience in spotting the
best person for the job, often taken from
the wide pool of choices in their carefully
built databases. In the case of temporary
work — where Career Connections keeps
employees on their own payroll — compa-
nies can bring on as many or as few people
