Tools & Strategies for Effective Recruitment

Scott Dundas & Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst

The Squeeze – Canada’s Current Labour Market is in High Demand

• Canada’s workforce is aging• Interest in Canada’s workers

is increasing• Canada is facing a labour

shortage• Industries are competing for

a limited pool of workers

ALBERTA’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

Facing Critical Labour Challenges

• Growth and Innovation are increasing requirements for workers: #s and skills

• Demographics of an aging workforce: experienced workers are exiting

• Lack of youth awareness and interest • Workers are being enticed to new,

higher paying occupations• Work is mainly seasonal, physically

challenging, requires special training• Lack of focus on knowledge and skills

development - employees & employers

Smart Businesses Invest in Their People

Workers

Smart Businesses Invest in Themselves

Owner, Managers, Supervisors

Smart Businesses Invest In The People Side Of Their Operation

Plan for Success:• conduct HR planning for current & future

requirements

Sustaining Success For Businesses

Requires Careful and Strategic Investment in the People Side of a Business

Smart Businesses Invest in Their People

• Find the Right Staff

• Provide Supportive Training

• Manage for Worker Success

• Clarify Your Workplace Policies

• Provide Fair Compensation

• Build Loyalty to Keep Your Staff

• Ensure Worker Health & Safety

• Meet Your Legal Obligations as an Employer

• Create Staff Plans to Meet Future Business Goals

• Plan Your Successor

Smart Businesses Invest in Their People

• Find the Right Staff

• Provide Supportive Training

• Manage for Worker Success

• Clarify Your Workplace Policies

• Provide Fair Compensation

• Build Loyalty to Keep Your Staff

• Ensure Worker Health & Safety

• Meet Your Legal Obligations as an Employer

• Create Staff Plans to Meet Future Business Goals

• Plan Your Successor

Finding Workers

Keeping Workers

Planning for Success

Finding Workers

• Critical to your business success• A challenge when labour is hard to find• Be strategic & organized to maximize your

success rate.

Finding Workers

Know what you are looking for Know where and how to look Know how to advertise your opportunity Know how to select the best candidate Know how to ensure the success of your

new hire

Making a good & lasting hiring decision today, is important to the long-term health of your

operation.

Finding Workers

• Know what you are looking for

Finding Workers

• Know where and how to look

Finding Workers

• Know how to advertise your opportunity

Finding Workers

• Know how to select the best candidate

Finding Workers

• Know how to ensure the success of your new hire

Keeping Your Workers

• Retention is essential in this time of labour shortage and the key to long term success

• Efforts to retain current workforce are typically smaller and less costly than finding new workers

Meeting Your Demands for Staff

Invest Carefully and Strategically in the People Side of your Business

Smart Businesses Invest in Themselves

Owner, Manager, Supervisor Training & Tools

SUPPORTING EMPLOYER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

“How do I attract the skilled workers I need?” “What’s the best way to discipline an employee?”

“How do I protect myself from lawsuits, grievances, and liability claims?” “How do I improve workplace morale?” “How do I know whether I have the right

mix of people to help me achieve my business goals?” “How do I choose the right person to take over from

me?” “How do I determine the right rate of pay?”

Get The Guidance You Need To Manage Your Staff.

Step-By-Step Instructions:

• Develop an HR plan• Create an HR policy manual• Recruit, select, and hire• Manage people effectively• Develop a succession plan• Set compensation and benefit standards• Create training and orientation processes• Ensure workplace wellness• Improve health and safety

Plus Valuable & Customizable Templates & Resources

$99/yr

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP

AgriJob Match

• Job Seeker Tools Job Search Capabilities (by keywords, location), Personal Profile (experience & interest assessment), notification of Job Matches based on Profile

• Employer Tools Job Ads, Job Descriptions, Interview Guides, Instructions, notification of Job Seeker Matches, management of Job Seeker Candidates

National Aggregator Scrapes 1000s Of Online Job Postings

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP

• Position Details•Job Title,•Department / Team•Supervisor / Manager •Direct Reports •Term of work

• Position Purpose• Company Description• Main responsibilities• Competencies

• Farm Equipment and•Machinery • Physical Capabilities• Working Conditions• Training / Education• Qualifications• Language• Driver’s License• Remuneration & Benefits

AgriJob Match: Sample Job Descriptions & Job Advertisements

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP

AgriJob Match: Sample Interview Guides

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP

• Interview procedure steps

• Guidance for evaluating the interview

• Interview rating scale

• Behaviourally-based questions

• Competency assessments

Training: AgriSkills

HR Mgmt Training Exporting Training On the Job Training

• Landscape• Poultry

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILHERE TO HELP

AgriHR Toolkit: Instructions, Reference Materials, Tools, Customizable Templates

AgriPathways: Interactive tool to access Agricultural Career & Job Information

AgriLMI: Latest Labour Market Information about the AgriWorkforce

AgriTalent: Interactive tool to access Agricultural Training Providers

AgriGuide: Interactive tool to access Agricultural Associations

AgriJobMatch: Interactive tool connecting Employers with Job Seekers and Interns

AgriSkills: Courses & on-line learning modules to get workers Job Ready

ASApp: Agricultural Smart Association App

AgriHR Matters: Subscription Newsfeed with links to Mgmt articles

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCILProducts: Tools

CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HR COUNCIL

STRENGTHENING THE AGRIWORKFORCE

www.cahrc-ccrha.ca