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2019 recruiting trends
Canada edition
Introduction
Hiring brings new skills and personalities to your team and helps you build products, services and relationships. For many organizations, finding key skill sets that are in high demand while dealing with changing unemployment rates can make attracting staff a challenge.
This e-book shares recruiting trends, comparing tactics organizations use with tactics that work best. Inside, you’ll also learn which hiring giveaways HR professionals are using during the hiring process, from introductory job fair giveaways to “You’re hired!” gifts for new employees.
It’s an all-in-one look at how Canadian HR pros hire—jam-packed with data and tips to help you find your next exceptional employee.
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Hiring a great new staff member is the ultimate win-win situation.
When you add someone to your team, they get a new opportunity and your organization acquires a new set of skills.
But how do you go about locating the perfect hire?
In a tight labor market, you might be tempted to replace current tactics with new ideas—only to wonder whether they’ll work. To find out which practices hold the most promise, we surveyed hundreds of HR professionals across a variety of organization sizes and industry types.
The results contain a few surprises.
Simply put, the most commonly used tactics aren’t always the most effective. And, the most effective aren’t always the most commonly used. That’s good news for leaders looking to amp their hiring game. And, it’s good news for anyone looking to land the next top hire.
Happy hiring!
Kevin Lyons-Tarr
CEO, 4imprint, Inc.
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Methodology
4imprint surveyed Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) Conference attendees in-person and other Canadian Human Resources professionals online. Data was collected January-March 2019.
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Respondent industries
- NONPROFIT 14.1%
- HEALTHCARE 10.5%
- SMALL BUSINESS 11.5%
- MANUFACTURING 10.9%
- OTHER 33.9%
- GOVERNMENT 9.2%
- EDUCATION 9.9%
Organization size (by employees): Fewer than 10 to 5,000+
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Recruitment strategies
Even as social media, job boards and other online recruiting methods become more popular, tried-and-true offline recruitment strategies, like employee referral programs, are still effective in finding employees.
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Recruitment methods used
- Online job boards (Indeed®, CareerBuilder®, etc.) 69%
- Online recruiting platforms (LinkedIn® Recruiter, etc.) 64%
- Employee referral programs 52%
- Job fairs 42%
- Organic social media posts (Facebook®, LinkedIn, Twitter®, etc.)36%
- Recruiting agencies 36%
- Networking events (in-person) 34%
- Paid social media posts 27%
- Print publications (newspapers, etc.) 16%
Totals may exceed 100% because respondents were asked to provide multiple answers.
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Recruitment methods rated most successful
- Online job boards (Indeed®, CareerBuilder®, etc.) 29%
- Employee referral programs 26%
- Online recruiting platforms (LinkedIn® Recruiter, etc.) 14%
- Networking events (in-person) 7%
- Job fairs 5%
- Organic social media posts (Facebook®, LinkedIn, Twitter®, etc.) 3%
- Recruiting agencies 4%
- Paid social media posts 3%
- Print publications (newspapers, etc.) 2%
Totals do not equal 100% because responses for “don’t know” and “other” are not shown.
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Online job boards
Online job boards are the most frequently used recruitment method, with good reason. HR pros also rate them the most successful.
- 69% Use online job boards
- 29% Rate online job boards the most successful recruiting tool
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Employee referral programs
HR pros say tapping your existing employee base helps bring new team members into your organization.
- 52% Use employee referral programs
- 26% Rate employee referral programs the most successful recruiting tool
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Online recruiting platforms
Online recruiting platforms (LinkedIn® Recruiter, etc.) came in third among the most successful tools.
- 64% Use online recruiting platforms
- 14% Rate online recruiting platforms the most successful recruiting tool
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Interview assessments
A survey of HR pros reveals that a wide range of assessments are used during the interview process to help evaluate candidates. While HR professionals assess a variety of attributes, they consider a few to be the most important when making a hiring decision.
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Attributes assessed
- 85% Work experience
- 78% Qualifications
- 72% Professionalism/ presentation
- 68% Cultural fit
- 66% Education
- 60% Willingness to learn
Totals may exceed 100% because respondents were asked to provide multiple answers.
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Most important attributes assessed
- 34% Cultural fit
- 22% Qualifications
- 14% Work experience
- 12% Willingness to learn
- 9% Professionalism/ presentation
- 7% Education
Totals do not equal 100% because responses of “Other” were removed.
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Cultural fit
While cultural fit was the fourth most evaluated attribute, respondents consider it the most important attribute.
- 68% Evaluate cultural fit during the interview process
- 34% Consider cultural fit the most important attribute evaluated during the interview process
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Qualifications
According to HR pros, qualifications come in #2 among attributes assessed and attributes identified as the most important.
- 22% Consider qualifications as the most important attribute evaluated during the interview process
- 78% Evaluate qualifications during the interview process
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Work experience
- 85% of HR pros say they evaluate work experience as part of their interview. But few rate work experience as their top interview assessment.
- 85% Evaluate experience during the interview process
- 14% Consider work experience to be the most important attribute evaluated during the interview process
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Willingness to learn
Two-thirds of organizations look for willingness to learn during the interview process, but just one in ten consider it the most important attribute in an employee.
- 12% Consider willingness to learn the most important attribute evaluated during the interview process
- 60% Evaluate willingness to learn during the interview process
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Employee recruitment giveaways
Promo items are most often used as job fair giveaways and gifts for new employees, with some organizations also using them during the
interview process.
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Top uses
During the hiring process, promotional products are most commonly used for:
- 46% Job fairs
- 41% Networking events
- 38% First day of work
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Ideas you can use
Top 5 employee recruitment giveaways, according to HR pros
#1 Pens – Page 22
#2 Journals and notebooks – Page 24
#3 Drinkware – Page 26
#4 Apparel – Page 28
#5 Totes and bags – Page 30
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#1 Promotional pens draw a line from recruits to hires
More than half of the HR pros surveyed use branded pens during the interview process.
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TIP
Pens are ideal because they are small enough to keep with you and functional enough for daily use. A perfect combination.
“A very nice, professional looking pen that looks great with engraved text.” Sandra from Toronto
#C145469, Incline Soft Touch Stylus Metal Pen
“Great pen. Good weight and nice writing quality.” Kerry from Vancouver
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#2 Noteworthy Journals
HR pros rate notebooks and journals the second most effective recruitment giveaway item.
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TIP
Pack a one-two hiring punch by pairing promotional pens and promotional notebooks together to make a memorable impression on candidates and new hires!
#C133180 Mercury Notebook with Stylus Pen
“Great thank you gift. Nice to have a complete set with the pen included.” Mary-Anne from Stouffvile
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#3 Raise a glass to your newest employee!
More than 1 in 3 HR pros say their organizations use branded drinkware during the hiring process.
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Use logo drinkware to catch attention at a recruitment table, quench an interviewee’s thirst or introduce new hires to the office coffee pot.
“Great tumbler for hot or cold drinks.” Grant from Cobden
#C141199 Duo-Tone Bistro Ceramic Mug
“It looks great and was exactly what we were looking for, for our new office and new branding!” Kathrina from Toronto
#C143771 Refresh™ Simplex Tumbler with Straw
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#4 Apparel welcomes new employees to the team
Nearly 1 in 3 HR pros say their organizations use branded apparel during the recruitment and hiring process.
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Give new hires logo apparel to help them immediately feel like part of the team.
#C136205 Crossland® Microfleece Jacket
“Excellent quality and print.” Karen from Abington
#C123894 Gildan® Heavy Cotton T-Shirt
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#5 Branded bags bring recruits to your door
During the hiring process, just over 1 in 4 HR pros say they use branded bags.
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Offering branded bags to potential employees is a great way to put your brand in front of other potential recruits.
“The bag is the perfect size, we are very pleased with them. These were given as gifts and everyone likes them.” Krista from Charlottetown
#C143409 Etched Pocket Drawstring Sportpack
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You’re hired!
Recruitment giveaways are a great way to greet potential employees at a job fair, first interview or first-day orientation. Doing so gives future team members a fun, tangible way to remember your organization. And, it increases the likelihood you can use your favourite phrase: “You’re hired!” Happy hiring!
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Share your favourite employee recruiting giveaways!
Do you have a favourite job fair giveaway or gift for new employees that allowed you to expand your employee roster?
Share your ideas with us! Email [email protected] with photos and your recruiting success story.
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Find hiring help by reading our e-book. Inside, HR professionals describe the latest recruiting trends and share interview and hiring approaches that work.