by Sharlene Massie | Feb 24, 2026 | Hiring Tips & Trends, Industry Insights
Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now. In recruiting, hiring, and job searching, AI in interviews has become a real topic of conversation. Used properly, AI can be a helpful tool for preparation. Used incorrectly, it can quickly cost candidates job...
by Sharlene Massie | Feb 12, 2026 | Workplace & Career Insights
Let’s be honest. Work can feel serious sometimes.Deadlines. Meetings. Messages marked “urgent.” Repeat. So for Valentine’s Day, let’s press pause on all that and remember something simple: love shows up at work more than we think. We just don’t always call it that. At...
by Sharlene Massie | Feb 5, 2026 | Hiring Tips & Trends, Human Resources
“Oh, you are a recruiter?So you do HR?” We smile. We nod. We kind of do, ish.We love to explain it properly over a coffee. Let us clear it up nicely. Yes, we work in a people industry.Yes, many recruiters are HR educated.Yes, HR teams are often asked to recruit. But...
by Sharlene Massie | Jan 27, 2026 | About Staffing, Industry Insights
In staffing, we talk a lot about pipelines, placements, and performance. But there is another shared experience every recruiter, hiring manager, and employer in Calgary and across Alberta knows well: People go missing. A candidate confirms an interview and never...
by Sharlene Massie | Jan 21, 2026 | Hiring Tips & Trends, Workplace & Career Insights
In today’s business environment, constant change, economic pressure, tight timelines, and heavier workloads are pushing teams to the limit. One of the biggest mistakes organizations make is confusing capacity with capability. At About Staffing in Calgary, serving...
