National Account Manager – Food Industry Sales – Toronto

April 21, 2016 Michael Caicco

Our Client is searching for a dynamic, experienced National Account Manager with food industry sales experience.

The Role – Sales Account Manager Toronto:

The National Account Manager will be responsible for developing new business opportunities and managing existing accounts.

The Candidate:

8 years’ business development, sales and account manager experience in the food manufacturing, food service or related industry.
Demonstrated ability to manage and develop new and existing business opportunities.
Ability to build strong working relationships at all levels and liaise with both independent clients and national head office clients.
Professional, dynamic and enthusiastic.
Strong communication , both written and verbal skills.
Contract negotiation experience.
Knowledge of marketing business principles, current B2B strategies and competitive trends.
Strong computer skills, including use of MS Office and knowledge of social media platforms for marketing.
University Degree or College Diploma.

Are you interested in building a sales team and managing new business development in the Canadian and US markets for a growing food manufacturing company? Find out more about this opportunity by contacting Michael or go to the Fusion Career Services Job Board.

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Small Staffing Firm Advantages – Why Hiring a Smaller Agency Works!

April 5, 2016 Michael Caicco

Find out how a smaller, boutique staffing agency can adapt to your needs and get you the best candidate possible.

Making the choice to work with a staffing agency is an easy one, but choosing a firm to retain can be difficult. Each agency will have its own expertise and its up to you to choose the firm that reflects your requirements and needs. Many times that choice is a smaller, boutique staffing partner that can adapt to your needs and get you the best candidate possible.

Small Staffing Firm Advantages

The benefits of working with a small firm are plentiful, and will make the difference between getting a candidate or the right candidate for the job. At a small firm, every client contract will impact their bottom line and their reputation. They are dedicated to every client and simply cannot afford to spread themselves too thin. By working with a select few clients, a smaller firm has access to a much larger talent pool than a multinational firm who cannot prospect candidates from its’ large client base.

Smaller firms are often owner operated and ensure their recruiters are highly trained and equally committed to the success of their clients. Dedicated recruiters understand how to identify the right prospects, contact them discretely, and clearly communicate the value of each company they represent and the position they are selling. This usually results in faster placements with more qualified talent.

This is the exact opposite of large staffing firms who typically have a higher turnover rate and are frequently replacing recruiters within the organization. They also have a heavy client load, which makes it difficult to dedicate the time and effort it takes to research and speak with clients to understand their needs or to research and interview the right potential candidates. Many larger firms are continually scrambling to grow their client list and fill as many job openings as possible. With a heavy client load, this means that not as much individual attention can be paid to each position, and finding qualified and available candidates can take a while.

A common tactic of many of the smaller firms is to assign a team to every position to identify candidates. Working as a team allows them to search from a larger pool of prospective candidates by conducting a more comprehensive search. Recruiting is more of an art than a science and like artists, every recruiter has their own style in terms of their recruiting process. Once you go beyond the basic recruiting skills, it’s the experience and style of the recruiter that enables them to find, contact and persuasively “recruit” top talent.

Before you give your next position to a large recruiting firm, speak with a smaller firm in your industry and realize the small staffing firm advantages mentioned above. Smaller agencies understand that even the best recruiters can’t cover all the bases quickly when it comes to discovering the best candidates.

connectivity integration developer career toronto

Career Opportunity IT – Connectivity and Integration Developer Career Toronto

March 31, 2016 Michael Caicco

Are you interested in working on development projects that will improve people’s lives? Are you passionate about development? Our client is searching for technology innovators who thrive in a fast pace environment. Fusion Career Services is posting a new opportunity for a Connectivity Integration Developer Career Toronto.

The Role:

The Connectivity Developer will design and develop connectivity solutions that will enable the integration of the client’s web platform with third party information systems.

The Candidate:

5+ years of software development experience. Proficient in one or more high level programming language (Java, C++, C#); Java preferred.
Software Engineering or related degree.
Experience writing against 3rd party Web APIs.
Experience working in a Linux OS environment.
Experience with connectivity standards (i.e. HL7, IHE) and contribution to open source projects.
Strong software design skills.
Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and ability to accurately and clearly convey complex ideas.
Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills.

Are you interested in joining a firm that thrives on innovation? Find out more about this opportunity by contacting Michael or go to the Fusion Career Services Job Board.

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New Career Opportunity – Web Developer Career – Toronto

March 17, 2016 Michael Caicco

Are you passionate about development? Are you interested in working on software and web development projects that will improve people’s lives? Fusion Career Services is posting a new Career Opportunity for a Software and Web Developer – Toronto Area

Our client is searching for an experienced Software and Web Developer to lead the design and development of the web platform. Do you have proven experience in web design and development? Are you looking for a new challenge? This could be your next career move – Web Developer Career Toronto.

The Role:

The Software and Web Developer will work with a multidisciplinary team to lead the design and development of the web platform, defining business and technical requirements and development of overall portal design.

The Candidate:

5 years’ experience software design and development working in .NET, C#.
Computer Science or Engineering degree.
3 years’ proven experience in web design and development using ASP.Net, HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
Proficient in configuration management, bug tracking, unit testing, and test automation.
Demonstrated SQL and database experience (MSSQL preferred)
Technology innovator.
Excellent project management, analytical and problem solving skills.
Strong communication skills.
Goal and results oriented, with the ability to work in a fast pace environment and take initiative.
Knowledge and ability to work in highly regulated environment. Development experience in the medical technology environment is an asset.

Are you interested in joining a firm that thrives on innovation? Find out more about this opportunity by contacting Michael or go to the Fusion Career Services Job Board.

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Career Opportunity Staff Software Developer Toronto

March 10, 2016 Michael Caicco

Are you passionate about development? Are you interested in working on development projects that will improve people’s lives? Fusion Career Services is posting a new Career Opportunity for a Staff Software Developer – Toronto Area

Our client is searching for an experienced software developer who can help build mobile solutions. Do you have proven experience successfully building and delivering complex software products? Are you looking to move into a senior role in your field? This could be your next career move.

The Role:

The Staff Software Developer will work with a multidisciplinary team to design and develop Java and Android applications for mobile products and cloud services.

The Candidate:

7+ years of software development experience
Computer Science or Engineering degree
Proven experience successfully building and delivering complex software products
Proficient in one or more high level language (Java, C++, C#) and scripting language (Python, JavaScript, Ruby)
Experience in Android development, or a strong desire to learn
Demonstrated understanding of object oriented design and knowledge of Agile methodologies
Technology innovator
Strong communication skills
Goal and results oriented, with the ability to work in a fast pace environment and take initiative.

Are you interested in joining a firm that thrives on innovation? Find out more about this opportunity by contacting Michael or go to the Fusion Career Services Job Board.

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The Passive Job Seeker – Your Recruiter Can Access the Best Source of Candidates

March 1, 2016 Michael Caicco

The passive job seeker is a working professional who is not actively looking for work, but when contacted directly by a recruiter is open to discussing new job opportunities.

Finding above average employees who fit the requirements of the role and the culture of your organization is not an easy task. Many times the ideal candidate is already gainfully employed or simply not looking for work. As a hiring manager it’s your job to find the best candidate by looking at all the possibilities, and an opportunity many hiring managers miss is the passive job seeker as a potential source for suitable candidates. A recruiter can help you gain access this group.

A passive job seeker is someone who is a working professional who is not actively looking for work, but when contacted directly by a recruiter these candidates are open to discussing new job opportunities. Understanding the passive job seeker, involves accepting the idea that workers are eternally restless. For many, they see themselves holding a position that may be one or two levels below where they want to be. There are many reasons the passive job seeker may peek over the fence to see what their next opportunity could be. If they don’t have to peek over the fence and that opportunity comes knocking on their door, even better!

Everyone is a potential Recruit

A recent survey states that only 30% of those viewing job postings on their site are coming from passive job seekers. It also states that nearly 1 in 5 of those who already have a job say they’ve been approached by a recruiter for a position they never applied for. According to the survey 85 percent would be willing to talk with a recruiter, while only 15 percent said they were completely satisfied and wouldn’t change jobs. Most of those passive candidates are interested in achieving a better work/life balance or gaining more opportunities for advancement.

Not only does this prove the value and importance of using a recruiter in your candidate search, but also that the passive candidate can quickly become active if the right opportunity comes along. How do recruiters attract the passive candidate. The first step to attract passive candidates is to think like one. This means using social media tools like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook as well as in-person networking events and industry mixers to scope out potential candidates and to learn their employment motivations.

The bottom line is that all employees are potential future hires. A worker’s current status in the job market has nothing to do with their talent or their willingness to look at other opportunities that present themselves. The reverse is also true, that great performers might be currently unemployed, caught in a downsizing, and very actively looking for a job right now. A recruiter will make it their job to make sure no stone is unturned when looking for the ideal candidate to fill a role. This means souring and screening both active and passive job seekers to ultimately find above average candidates for the position.