people first Archives - Career Contacts https://www.careercontacts.ca/tag/people-first/ temp staffing, recruiting, recruitment agency, executive search, HR Consulting Fri, 19 Feb 2021 21:08:34 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://www.careercontacts.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-career-con-logo-no-text-32x32.png people first Archives - Career Contacts https://www.careercontacts.ca/tag/people-first/ 32 32 My Journey to Recruitment https://www.careercontacts.ca/my-journey-to-recruitment/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:45:33 +0000 https://www.careercontacts.ca/?p=3097 The moment I landed at Career Contacts, I was excited that this was a place where I was free to share my story, my journey, and hopefully help others who are still searching for their “dream job’ or looking for their own career path. Having studied Real Estate, I thought that I knew from a young age what direction I envisioned my career going in. I had worked for my mom’s real estate company since I was 16, and so I thought it seemed like a smart fit to follow the road she had gone down. I mean, it seemed like such a great idea – we both loved people, sales, marketing, and hard work. And I really liked being my mom’s administrative assistant. Many of the valuable work skills I have now were built on the solid training that she gave me. However, after finishing the course and working more closely in the Real Estate industry I realized that this was not going to be a long-term fit for me. Sure, I enjoyed meeting new people, hearing their stories, and wanting to help them in a monumental decision like buying their next home. However, there was less focus on ...

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