HR & Hiring Talent
The HR Role Has Changed. Has Your Hiring Approach?
Job descriptions don’t always keep up with the jobs themselves. In recruitment, that gap often becomes clear when we talk about what an employer actually needs from their next hire. I’m seeing this more often in HR. A search might begin with familiar requirements: employee relations, recruitment, policies and procedures, HRIS experience and performance management.…
Read MoreNew Release: 2026/27 Information Technology Salary Guide
Aplin has released its 2026/27 Information Technology Salary Guide, co-developed with CompuStaff and Impact Recruitment, both Aplin brands, providing current salary benchmarks and technology hiring insights for employers and professionals across Canada. Built on current recruitment activity and ongoing conversations with employers and technology professionals, the guide reflects a market being reshaped by AI, modernization and changing…
Read MoreThe September Reset: Refocusing Your Workforce Priorities for the Rest of 2026
September marks an important transition point for many organizations. Summer schedules are winding down, business activity is picking up, and attention is shifting toward year-end priorities and planning for the year ahead. It is also a useful point to reexamine workforce plans. Rather than simply returning to the plans made earlier in the year, September…
Read MoreNew Release: 2026 HR, Administration & Marketing Salary Guide
Aplin has released its 2026 HR, Administration & Marketing Salary Guide, co-developed with Impact Recruitment, an Aplin Brand, providing current salary benchmarks and market insights for employers and professionals across Canada. Built on real-time recruitment activity and ongoing conversations with employers and candidates, the guide reflects a market in which traditional role boundaries are shifting.…
Read MoreIs Your Team at Capacity? 5 Signs You Need Temporary Support
Most organizations don’t wait until they’re overwhelmed to address a problem. Yet when it comes to staffing, it can be surprisingly easy to overlook the early signs that a team is running out of capacity. The work is still getting done. Deadlines are mostly being met. Employees are stepping in where needed. From the outside, everything…
Read MoreNew Release: 2026 Legal Salary Guide
Aplin has released its 2026 Legal Salary Guide, co-developed with Impact Recruitment, an Aplin Brand, offering a timely look at the evolving dynamics shaping hiring and compensation across Canada’s legal sector. Built from real-time market activity and ongoing conversations with employers and legal professionals across Canada, the guide reflects a market where hiring activity is…
Read MoreWhat AI Can’t See: Why Human Judgment Still Matters in Hiring
Artificial intelligence is transforming recruitment. From resume screening and candidate matching to automated outreach and interview scheduling, technology helps organizations move faster and manage larger talent pools more efficiently than ever before. These advancements are creating meaningful benefits for employers, recruiters, and job seekers alike. However, as hiring processes become increasingly automated, there is one…
Read MoreFast Hiring Isn’t Risky. Indecisive Hiring Is.
In recruitment, there’s a long-standing belief that speed and quality sit on opposite ends of the spectrum. Move quickly, and you risk making poor hiring decisions. Slow the process down, and you improve the odds of finding the right fit. It sounds logical, but in practice, the assumption is flawed. Some of the strongest hiring…
Read MoreNew Release: 2026 Accounting and Finance Salary Guide
Aplin has released its 2026 Accounting & Finance Salary Guide, co-developed with Impact Recruitment, an Aplin Brand, offering a timely look at the evolving dynamics shaping hiring and compensation across Canada’s financial sector. Built from real-time market activity and ongoing conversations with employers and accounting and finance professionals across Canada, the guide reflects a market where…
Read MoreWhy Every Critical Role Needs a Backup Plan
The summer vacation season has a way of exposing organizational vulnerabilities that often go unnoticed during the rest of the year. One employee takes two weeks off, and suddenly, projects slow down, approvals are delayed, customer response times increase, or internal teams struggle to keep work moving. In many organizations, there are key individuals with…
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