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February 2022

Winchesters Creates a New Division for Human Resources

We Are Excited To Announce The Creation Of A New Specialized Division! At Winchesters, This division will focus on entry and mid-level recruitment in Human Resources in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area.  The past few years have been an unprecedented time in business and the need for Human Resource departments has been crucial across all industries. We want to move into the new year with fresh eyes and a new outlook, redefining the value of Human Resources in Toronto. We [...]

January 2022

Why It’s Risky to Bet on Working from Home Forever 

Now that people have a taste of working from home, more candidates are seeking roles that are exclusively remote. Some want to live farther from the office, others want the freedom to travel, while even more want the flexibility to deal with childcare and other responsibilities.  But we advise pausing before making a major life change that would prevent commuting to the office. We’ve seen employers yo-yo on their remote work policies. This is understandable, given the uncertainty of the past [...]

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Cold Feet? Employees More Hesitant to Switch Jobs 

The candidate aced the interview, passed the reference checks and seemed thrilled by your job. So why did they turn down the offer? At Winchesters we’ve noticed more people are reluctant to leave their current jobs for new career opportunities. This hesitation to switch jobs can make it even harder to find candidates during a labour shortage, a problem that’s expected to get worse in the coming years as more Baby Boomers retire. We see three big reasons employees are staying [...]

New Year, Same Pandemic, Hot Job Market, and Just a Little Patience

Here we go again. We’ve all been here before – the lockdowns, the uncertainty, the frustration that things still haven’t gotten back to normal. But this time it feels like everyone has a dwindling supply of patience. At Winchesters, our resolution is to try for patience as we navigate this together, again. January is a busy time for hiring, with budgets set and plans ready to execute. This year it feels even busier. Ontario’s job market is hot, companies are poised to [...]