COVID-19 Support

WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU

The situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to impact our candidates and clients in unprecedented ways. Like many of you, we are making proactive steps to ensure the health and safety of everyone we support.

Our team has HR Consultants that have been certified through the Government of Canada and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety.

Career Contacts has been actively supporting our community with COVID related human resources support, with no strings attached. We recognize businesses and employees need support on how to adapt to remote or changing working conditions as the call for physical distancing continues.

To help you navigate the changes our entire recruitment and human resources team has donated their time to provide support, documentation, webinars and additional resources.

Please be sure to check back to our site regularly, as updates are continuous and we are also ensuring that as our clients request support, that we add that support for our entire community.

As always, we are ready to support you with company specific needs.

Email us at hiring@careercontacts.ca

OUTPLACEMENT SUPPORT

Under extreme financial pressure and managing an uncertain future, many organizations are feeling forced into the decision of laying off valuable, hard working employees.  How you handle this transitions can profoundly impact your relationship with your past employees, as well as alter the effectiveness of your future recruitment and retention initiatives.

Supporting your outgoing employees by providing them with the job placement tools they need to land on their feet, is an invaluable addition to their “layoff package”.

Contact our team today to create your customised outplacement program!

Services include:

  • Resume reviews and feedback
  • LinkedIn refresh
  • Phone, Virtual and in person interview prep
  • Personal branding & self-assessment tools
  • Interview guides
  • Customized job coaching sessions
  • A copy of The HR Insider; how to land your dream job, and keep it
  • and so much more!

RECRUITMENT SUPPORT

With the ever changing situation surrounding COVID-19, at Career Contacts, we have adapted our staffing practices to ensure that the safety of our candidates and clients is the number one priority. We have implemented new COVID-19 specific safety practices, added a new screening requirement to our already robust recruitment process, and are committed to supporting the physical distancing requirement and preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.



 

MANAGING A REMOTE WORKFORCE

The Power of the Phone Interview – Part 1

Effective Strategies to Offboard Teams

EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION & ENGAGEMENT

5 ways to show your remote teams you care

Keeping Remote Teams Connected

Reasons Why Team Building Should be One of Your Priorities as an Employer

JOB SEEKER SUPPORT

What are Transferable Skills?

7 Steps to Land your Dream Job

What to Do When You Don’t Get the Job

5 Daily Habits of Highly Successful People

Tips to Staying Organized During Your Job Search

How to get “unstuck” while feel “stuck” at home 

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan

Small business support 

Changes to taxes and benefits

Employee and Employer Government Support 

Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit information

COVID Provincial Support and Information

COVID-19 Updates: Provincial Tax & Revenue Changes

B.C. Emergency Benefits for Workers