How do you hire well?
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B6 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2014 EDMONTON JOURNAL edmontonjournal.com Questions? Contact us at [email protected] “If someone comes to me with that heart and that desire to learn, and they are giving me the indication that they want to be here for the long haul, then sometimes I’ll throw the experience factor out the window … Being able to mould and shape employees is an opportunity we never turn down.” — Chris Sills, co-owner of Tres Carnales and Rostizado — trescarnales.com For the full recap of “How do you hire well?,” including video and audio, visit capitalideasedmonton.com/events Here’s what Capital Ideas members took away from the Nov. 19 panel: “I’m very flexible and really listen to what [employees] want, be that time off or babysitting services … I don’t expect them to be at a desk all day … and I don’t question their time as long as they’ve put in the work” — Catherine Vu, owner and chief uptime officer at Pro-Active IT — proactiveit.ca “You can’t train personality — it’s equally important as their skill set. You need to make sure that the personality aligns with the role that you’re hiring for… remember that.” — Shelly Barless, founder, president and CEO of Dust Queen Maid Service — dustqueen.com “Passion in employees is so important... But it needs to be coupled with dedication.” — Sarah Aaron, policy analyst at government of Alberta — alberta.ca “In 30 days, you can tell if [a new hire] is going to be a good fit.” — Trevor Boller, owner of Trevor Boller Photography (trevorboller.com) “[Chris Sills] says that to hire well, staff must ‘drink the Kool-Aid’ (a.k.a. buy into the culture). I couldn’t agree more.” — Crystal Carwin Lee, sales planning co-ordinator at Edmonton Journal — edmontonjournal.com “Wow. Great experience shared from a really great panel. Thanks Capital Ideas.” — Colin Christensen, principal at Think Hire — thinkhire.ca “Hire people who are the right fit for the right role AND your organization’s culture.” — Lauren Sergy, founder of Up Front Communications —laurensergy.com “[It’s] all about fit and buying into corporate culture!” — Cecile Wendlandt, director of adviser recruiting at Freedom 55 Financial — freedom55financial.com CAPITAL BUZZ: ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: THANK YOU! Derek Koizumi , a relationship manager at ATB Business, congratulates door-prize winner Trevor Boller of Trevor Boller Photography (trevorboller.com). NEXT EVENT: HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE SUCCESS? RSVP AT CAPITALIDEAS34.EVENTBRITE.COM WHEN: DEC. 17, NOON TO 1 P.M. WHERE: THE EDMONTON JOURNAL (10006 101ST ST.) How do you hire well? Entrepreneurs share tips for finding great staff PHOTOS BY VICKIE LALIOTIS/CAPITAL IDEAS Sarah Aaron Erin Allan Kathy Anders Korin Anderson Michael Assi-Adou ShilpoRoj Bahararaju Chelsea Barlow Chantal Beaulieu Megan Bertagnolli Bea Bohm-Meyer Patricia Bullock Nadine Chalifoux Mark Chandra Odelia Choi Cindy Chopoidalo Colin Christensen Mahalia Coniah Koren Cromwell Christophe Delmotte Renata Herdzik Samantha Hoff Katrin Hoffmann Michelle Hordal Hanhmi Huynh Paul Johnston Al Kalantar Aiman Kalawi Crystal Lee Pablo Leon Eric Leung Neil Levine Anne-Marie Lindell Manchi Lo Peter Lukasawah Diane Luzny Sandra Marin Chris Muir Emmanuel Muya Justin Ng Dele Oladunmoye Serap Ozturk Justin Pasula Clare Paulson Jen Pawlowski Katie Pearse Tyler Pfeiffer Glenda Polak Jacqueline Poon Dean Rachkewich Vlad Ravich Mitchell Rembowski Melissa Richards Charmin Rockwell Toni Ryder Lauren Sergy Leann Shewchuk Trevor Smith Janelle St Marie Deirdre StLuke Sara Tharakan Cecile Wendlandt Rene Ziorio CAPITAL IDEAS capitalideasedmonton.com PROJECT LEADER: KAREN UNLAND, 780-429-5260; [email protected]
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Recap from the Nov. 19 Capital Ideas event featuring Shelly Barless of Dust Queen Maid Service, Chris Sills of Tres Carnales and Catherine Vu of Pro-Active IT. Originally published in the Edmonton Journal.
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B6 W e d n e s day, n ov e m B e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 e d m o n T o n J o U r n a L e dm o n t o n j o u r n a l . c om
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
“If someone comes to me with that heart and that desire to learn, and they are giving me the indication that they want to be here for the long haul, then sometimes I’ll throw the experience factor out the window … Being able to mould and shape employees is an opportunity we never turn down.”— Chris Sills, co-owner of Tres Carnales and Rostizado — trescarnales.com
For the full recap of “How do you hire well?,” including video and audio, visit capitalideasedmonton.com/events
Here’s what Capital Ideas members took away from the Nov. 19 panel:
“I’m very flexible and really listen to what [employees] want, be that time off or babysitting services … I don’t expect them to be at a desk all day … and I don’t question their time as long as they’ve put in the work”— Catherine Vu, owner and chief uptime officer at Pro-Active IT — proactiveit.ca
“You can’t train personality — it’s equally important as their skill set. You need to make sure that the personality aligns with the role that you’re hiring for… remember that.” — Shelly Barless, founder, president and CEO of Dust Queen Maid Service — dustqueen.com
“Passion in employees is so important... But it needs to be coupled with dedication.”— Sarah Aaron, policy analyst at government of Alberta — alberta.ca
“In 30 days, you can tell if [a new hire] is going to be a good fit.”— Trevor Boller, owner of Trevor Boller Photography (trevorboller.com)
“[Chris Sills] says that to hire well, staff must ‘drink the Kool-Aid’ (a.k.a. buy into the culture). I couldn’t agree more.”— Crystal Carwin Lee, sales planning co-ordinator at Edmonton Journal — edmontonjournal.com
“Wow. Great experience shared from a really great panel. Thanks Capital Ideas.”— Colin Christensen, principal at Think Hire — thinkhire.ca
“Hire people who are the right fit for the right role AND your organization’s culture.”— Lauren Sergy, founder of Up Front Communications —laurensergy.com
“[It’s] all about fit and buying into corporate culture!”— Cecile Wendlandt, director of adviser recruiting at Freedom 55 Financial — freedom55financial.com
CAPITAL BUZZ:
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:
THANK YOU!Derek Koizumi, a relationship manager at ATB Business, congratulates door-prize winner Trevor Boller of Trevor Boller Photography (trevorboller.com).
NEXT EVENT: HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE SUCCESS?
RSVP AT CAPITALIDEAS34.EVENTBRITE.COMWHEN: DEC. 17, NOON TO 1 P.M. WHERE: THE EDMONTON JOURNAL (10006 101ST ST.)
How do you hire well?Entrepreneurs share tips for finding great staff
PHOTOS BY VICKIE LALIOTIS/CAPITAL IDEAS
Sarah AaronErin AllanKathy AndersKorin AndersonMichael Assi-AdouShilpoRoj BahararajuChelsea BarlowChantal BeaulieuMegan BertagnolliBea Bohm-MeyerPatricia BullockNadine ChalifouxMark ChandraOdelia ChoiCindy ChopoidaloColin ChristensenMahalia ConiahKoren CromwellChristophe DelmotteRenata HerdzikSamantha HoffKatrin HoffmannMichelle HordalHanhmi HuynhPaul JohnstonAl KalantarAiman KalawiCrystal LeePablo LeonEric LeungNeil Levine
Anne-Marie LindellManchi LoPeter LukasawahDiane LuznySandra MarinChris MuirEmmanuel MuyaJustin NgDele OladunmoyeSerap OzturkJustin PasulaClare PaulsonJen PawlowskiKatie PearseTyler PfeifferGlenda PolakJacqueline PoonDean RachkewichVlad RavichMitchell RembowskiMelissa RichardsCharmin RockwellToni RyderLauren SergyLeann ShewchukTrevor SmithJanelle St MarieDeirdre StLukeSara TharakanCecile WendlandtRene Ziorio
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