Its getting tougher in my end of the industry as there is a disconnect between what companies can pay and what they're willing to pay. The average warehouse job has gone from 10/hour to 14/hour in the span of a year.
Most organizations still work around the old model of hiring people as they come, and then they spend a fortune on the recruiting process only to see the people leaving after a short time.
The most positive thing that a company can do in a tight labour market is to work on thier hiring processes (Better candidates, better hires, fewer replacements), and work on thier retention strategies to avoid the drain of skilled labouers (ext interviews, surveys, evaluation of company/employee relationships).
When a market hits 5% unemployment it means there are more open jobs then qualified people. At 3% usually 50% of those people either don't want to work or have priced themselves out of the market.
Its going to be a tough row for the next 5 years in Alberta.
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