Job Seekers thread Mark 2

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Trust me, the slow pace of the hiring company is a big frustration for recruiters as well. We work like crazy to find people and screen them and submit them. Then the company either goes quiet, or takes forever to schedule an interview. By the time they get around to it, I'm telling them that the really good, possibly high impact candidates are gone.

Even in my own search, its frustrating. I went through 4 really good interviews in the last two weeks with one company. Got done the final interview, and then the next day they said they had some internal candidates pop up and they are obligated to interview them. Fine I get that, but before you go out on the streets to find candidates, look at your internal pool first.

But I went from feeling good about both of the jobs that they interviewed me for, to. Well they've now wasted about 5 or 6 hours of my time over two weeks and chances are I'll have to wait a couple of more weeks for the internal interviews to happen.

Companies make some weird hiring decisions sometimes when it comes to dealing with internal candidates. I was up for a role as an external candidate earlier this year on a team that a colleague of mine worked on. It was a perfect fit, I had previously worked with the company until Covid devastated that industry and I was able to take over that role right away. The two hiring managers really liked me and we developed a good rapport. The decision came down to me and an internal candidate who had been at the company for 20 years in a number of roles but was not really qualified for the position. I don't know what the motivating factor was but I was not selected. My buddy is still currently doing the work of two people for the last few months because the person hired isn't capable of getting things done and is still "training" and learning the necessary skills. It seems like a really awful decision and I think it was recommended by HR instead of the hiring manager. I still keep in contact with the Manager and he has recommended me for two other roles over the last two months and made an introduction for me with an outsider vendor that was also recently hiring.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Companies make some weird hiring decisions sometimes when it comes to dealing with internal candidates. I was up for a role as an external candidate earlier this year on a team that a colleague of mine worked on. It was a perfect fit, I had previously worked with the company until Covid devastated that industry and I was able to take over that role right away. The two hiring managers really liked me and we developed a good rapport. The decision came down to me and an internal candidate who had been at the company for 20 years in a number of roles but was not really qualified for the position. I don't know what the motivating factor was but I was not selected. My buddy is still currently doing the work of two people for the last few months because the person hired isn't capable of getting things done and is still "training" and learning the necessary skills. It seems like a really awful decision and I think it was recommended by HR instead of the hiring manager. I still keep in contact with the Manager and he has recommended me for two other roles over the last two months and made an introduction for me with an outsider vendor that was also recently hiring.

HR doesn't generally make the final hiring decision, anyone who blames HR is passing the buck.

[shermanator]

Little update. I've had interviews with 3 companies so far. One was an initial HR screen, another was an interview with the hiring manager and the third was a video interview. I feel good about the first two but I'm not sure how my submission for the video interview went. I also have a former coworker on the recruiting side who I'm meeting with Monday about a potential role. So things are going not bad I guess?

However my former employer just posted my old job and I saw it when a former coworker shared it on LinkedIn. That's a gut punch. Might take a few days to recover from that.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by shermanator

However my former employer just posted my old job and I saw it when a former coworker shared it on LinkedIn. That's a gut punch. Might take a few days to recover from that.

That’s a bit of an eyebrow raiser. Did they lay you off and then post the exact same job?

[shermanator]

Yup. Exact same job.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by shermanator

Yup. Exact same job.

That doesn’t seem legal. Aren’t they basically abusing the EI system.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Originally Posted by Wormius

That doesn’t seem legal. Aren’t they basically abusing the EI system.

Not sure what the problem is. It isn't as if the company is gaining anything from this. They are dumb, plain and simple.

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by Wormius

That’s a bit of an eyebrow raiser. Did they lay you off and then post the exact same job?

Originally Posted by shermanator

Yup. Exact same job.

Originally Posted by Wormius

That doesn’t seem legal. Aren’t they basically abusing the EI system.

I'd check with an employment lawyer. Take screenshots of the job posting. That sounds like a wrongful dismissal lawsuit.

[BlackArcher101]

What's wrong with what they did? Companies can get rid of anyone (almost) at anytime without cause, and they can rehire for the same position if they want. Of course how they get rid of you and what they owe for severance is then important, but if he got EI then I assume they didn't mark him down as fired with cause on the ROE.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Trust me, the slow pace of the hiring company is a big frustration for recruiters as well. We work like crazy to find people and screen them and submit them. Then the company either goes quiet, or takes forever to schedule an interview. By the time they get around to it, I'm telling them that the really good, possibly high impact candidates are gone.

Even in my own search, its frustrating. I went through 4 really good interviews in the last two weeks with one company. Got done the final interview, and then the next day they said they had some internal candidates pop up and they are obligated to interview them. Fine I get that, but before you go out on the streets to find candidates, look at your internal pool first.

But I went from feeling good about both of the jobs that they interviewed me for, to. Well they've now wasted about 5 or 6 hours of my time over two weeks and chances are I'll have to wait a couple of more weeks for the internal interviews to happen.

Sadly - I just went through the opposite of this at a major here in town. I think the hiring department had an internal candidate identified all along, but HR policy dictated that they post externally just to see what came in.

The application submission, screening, and 1st interview all happened in like 2 weeks time, which is not common of a major - but I think that's because they wanted the internal to start working ASAP.

I think I sensed something was up when they ran through their standard battery of questions without asking once about companies previously worked at - anyone serious about someone does. I'll give them credit though, the hiring manager called me personally to tell me the news, which allowed me to get some feedback. At least I got something from it other than the standard PFO email.

[shermanator]

I got a good severance package, so there's no way I'd file any sort of suit. It's just a kick in the nuts during a time when the ego is pretty bruised to begin with.

[shermanator]

Don't think I was mentally prepared for my job alerts to tell me I would be a top applicant at my old job this morning. Brutal.

[Fuzz]

You should apply for it.

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

You should apply for it.

Agreed...

Just use your middle name instead.

[RichieRich]

Originally Posted by Nufy

Agreed...

Just use your middle name instead.

... then if they come looking for an interview go to it and reject them in person. of course that might burn a bridge or several but hey why not!!?

[CaptainCrunch]

I've started doing some free lance recruiting for financial roles, So far I'm working on two one in Toronto and one in Vancouver. I'll post them up here tomorrow in case there's interest.

[CaptainCrunch]

Senior Accountant - (Remote)Toronto, ON


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We are one of the fastest growing accounting firms in Canada, and we’ve got some big goals that are going to send us to the top. We are a firm with an anti-firm culture - think tech startup, but accounting. We’re ditching the traditional top-down management hierarchy approach and are leaning into a holacratic system of organizational governance. We are on a journey to become the go-to training place for accountants of all levels who want to work in industry. Our accounting practice specializes in assisting public companies with their financial reporting and accounting needs, and we help private companies navigate the waters of going and staying public. When it comes to clients, we are industry- agnostic. We never shy away from clients in new and emergent industries, and we’ve worked with companies in e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, cannabis, mining, and biotechnology, to name a few. We’ve got a lot on the go, and as far as we’re concerned, the only barrier to reaching our goals is finding exceptional talent to keep building out our team.


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[CaptainCrunch]

Manager - Private Enterprise - Vancouver, BC


About this Job:

About the Role:

DMCL Chartered Professional Accountants is looking for a service-oriented and well-rounded Manager to join our Private Enterprise Group in our Vancouver Office. The ideal candidate will have previous management experience, strong technical accounting and tax experience working with private, owner managed clients in a public practice firm. In this role, the Manager will work directly with clients and Partners to provide accounting and taxation services to a broad range of Private Enterprise clients.
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Qualified CPA with two years post managerial experience in a public practice firm working with Private Enterprise clients;
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[cam_calderon]

Is anybody here in sports media, and able to tell me a little about the landscape in Calgary/Canada more broadly? Thinking about doing a year or two in Canada for some broader experience but a quick perusal of job boards suggests it's not exactly a booming job market.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

Is anybody here in sports media, and able to tell me a little about the landscape in Calgary/Canada more broadly? Thinking about doing a year or two in Canada for some broader experience but a quick perusal of job boards suggests it's not exactly a booming job market.

I have a few friends that are in sports broadcasting. Honestly, a lot seems to be right place at the right time.

If you're working in radio for example, and the local sports team needs someone, it's an easy transition.

If you're looking to get on TV, networking and taking whatever is out there will get your foot in the door.

If it's play-by-play that you're looking for, you might want to be searching for CHL, and Junior A teams. CHL broadcasters travel with the team, I don't think lower level do, but I could be wrong on that.