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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.

Contract Specialists keep capital projects commercially sound, and almost nobody outside the field can describe the job. Here’s what the role really involves.

“Not a culture fit” is the most common rejection reason I hear and the least useful. Here’s what it usually means, and what to say instead.

How long should it take to fill a hard-to-hire role? A Calgary recruiter on realistic timelines for specialized searches and why patience pays.

Every job posting says ‘drive continuous improvement.’ A Calgary recruiter on what that phrase should mean and how to hire for it.