Generation Y: coping with an abundance of job opportunities
So it's not surprising that more than 80 per cent of employers say they are concerned about a looming shortage of qualified workers. As a result, companies are expanding recruitment efforts and coming up with ingenious ways to convince the most qualified candidates to work for them.
Faced with the multitude of jobs left vacant in the Canadian labour market and a low unemployment rate, Generation Y seems to have it easy. However, this generation is faced with a very different challenge: how to select the best of the many jobs offered?
Staffing consultants at Randstad, the third largest staffing agency in the world, are experts in recruitment and employee placement. They say that the perfect job-fit approach is the guarantee of success.
- Job Fit: Does the job description excite me? Will it allow me to excel and reach my career goals? Will this job enable me to demonstrate my strengths, qualities and knowledge?
- Boss Fit: What does a good supervisor mean for me? Does their personality and management style correspond with what I am looking for in a supervisor?
- Company Fit: Does the industry in which the company operates interest me? Does the work environment suit me? Do the company and I share the same culture and values?
According to Linda Galipeau, managing director at Randstad Canada, "To maximize the chances of getting a job that meets all their expectations, candidates must have a clear idea of what they are looking for in terms of job, boss and company. Then they must determine whether the job offered to them is consistent with their requirements by asking questions at the interview. More than ever before, the job interview is now a two-way street."
Randstad Canada was established in Canada in 1997 and has offices in five provinces, including Ontario, and has offices in downtown Toronto and North York.
