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July 2019

Agency Recruitment – Stop Wasting Your Time Commuting and Work From Where You Want

By Peter Humphrey|2026-08-07T13:09:46-04:00July 25, 2019|Candidates, TalentSphere|

The average person spends over 35 minutes commuting to work one way. That means people can spend over an hour commuting in addition to the 8-10 hours a day they spend in their office working. This means over an hour a day stuck in traffic or on public transportation – time you could be spending walking the dog, at your kid’s football game, meal prepping or enjoying time with your family.

Five hours a week […]

Agency Recruitment – Taking a Promotion Isn’t Always a Good Idea

By Peter Humphrey|2026-08-07T13:10:28-04:00July 12, 2019|Candidates, TalentSphere|

Accepting or aiming for a promotion isn’t always as simple as it might seem like. More prestige, more money, and maybe even a bigger office – why would anyone say no? It turns out that getting a promotion isn’t everyone’s idea of a career goal.

Some recruiters are finding they no longer want to be promoted to senior consultant, associate director, operating director, regional director or other leadership roles because they’ve heard their peers talk […]

Agency Recruitment – Why Give Up The Bulk of Your Commission When You Don’t Have To?

By Peter Humphrey|2026-08-07T13:10:42-04:00July 5, 2019|Candidates, TalentSphere|

People work for a lot of reasons: personal satisfaction; gregariousness; a desire to climb the corporate ladder. But the top of the list is usually compensation – money to pay mortgages, put gas in the car, groceries in the fridge, pay for our kids’ college, or vacation more in our retirement years. Working as a recruiter, you know the frustration of working hard to hit your targets and billing at $400 – $500K, only to earn a commission […]

People Challenges in The Building Materials Industry

By Peter Humphrey|2026-08-07T12:52:25-04:00June 28, 2019|TalentSphere|

While the building materials industry may be continuing to see great success overall, that’s not to say it’s without its people challenges. Company leaders, sales leaders, and sales and marketing teams are facing some significant difficulties.

Conveying value vs. price: If your product is better quality or your company offers superior service, it’s likely you’re more expensive than your competitor. It can be challenging to get cost-sensitive clients to understand that your price is […]

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Toronto	416 900 3435
Calgary	403 910 9222
Edmonton	587 333 7929
Kelowna	250 448 8880
Montreal	438 448 4300
Mississauga	905 919 3688
Ottawa	613 783 1441
Vancouver	778 807 9777
Victoria	250 294 8095
Winnipeg	204 285 3905
Canada-Wide	1855 900 3435

USA	1877 900 3435
Dallas	469 498 2002

July 2019

Agency Recruitment – Stop Wasting Your Time Commuting and Work From Where You Want

Agency Recruitment – Taking a Promotion Isn’t Always a Good Idea

Agency Recruitment – Why Give Up The Bulk of Your Commission When You Don’t Have To?

June 2019

People Challenges in The Building Materials Industry

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