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Yes, and not for the reasons the job posting suggests. A recruiter’s honest answer on what makes reception work hard and who does well in it.

Some companies start recruiting summer students in August, nearly a year ahead. The student hiring calendar, and what it costs to start late.

I had to write into a job posting that the role wasn’t customer service. What a Services Specialist really does, and why the title loses good people.

A client asked for a transformational leader. Defining what needed transforming took twenty minutes, and that gap is the whole problem.

Contract-to-permanent isn’t a downgrade, and it isn’t always a good sign either. How to tell which one you’re looking at before you accept.

Most people think a risk and insurance role renews policies. It decides what a bad day costs the company. What the job involves and who qualifies.

Plenty of strong engineers turn down management because they don’t want to stop doing the work. Hybrid technical leadership roles are a real third option.

Three searches in one month where the credential wasn’t required. What “preferred” really means in a job posting, and who stops applying because of it.

Most companies blame salary or a lack of talent when a role won’t fill. After 20 years in Calgary recruitment, the real cause is usually something else.

One Contract Specialist role was fully remote. The other was two weeks on, two weeks off. Same title, same skills, completely different lives.