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Alison Turnbull has been in the recruitment business for over 23 years, including more than 12 years as part of the Eagle Team. Currently Eagle's leading recruiter in permanent placements, specifically in Western Canada, Alison is also skilled in assessing leadership talent and helped launch Eagle's Executive Management Consulting division. She has built relationships and helped place hundreds of talented professionals across Canada and into the United States.
Alison's passion for recruiting stems from her love for finding people their next great career opportunity, as well as helping companies find the best fit for their culture. She carefully gets to know both the candidates and the hiring organizations so she can be certain people are taking the best possible steps for their careers.
Alison recharges her batteries by relaxing at the cottage and fishing as much as possible. She also enjoys being active, especially through Yoga, and also participated in the Fight the End Cancer in 2018, where she fought in an amateur boxing match and raised over $15,000 for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.
Nearly all IT careers begin in a permanent employment position, as opposed to jumping right into the market as an independent contractor. Naturally, then, at some point you’ll be in a situation where you land a new job, either as an employee at another company or as a contractor, and the time com...
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As a long-standing employee at Eagle, I have had the benefit of participating in the company’s work-from-home program, “WORKshift”, for a few years now. The program allows staff to work from their home office once or twice per week but I have now transitioned to a new role that allows me to work ...
Alison TurnbullWe’ve all been there – starting a new job always means lots of uncertainty, heightened levels of stress and a general sense of discomfort. Clients and employers have come a long way to ensuring the onboarding of both permanent employees and contractors is pleasant. In doing so, they strive to mi...
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As recruiters we are often surprised when a candidate, who we thought was perfect for a role, is rejected for an opportunity that they were well suited for.There have been several previous posts that we have shared providinginterview tips and tricks, but in this post I wanted to share some specif...
Alison TurnbullBy Alison Turnbull, Delivery Manager at EagleThis post is a follow-up to the one I had published back in February describing an upcoming event that I was fortunate enough to be selected for - the annual Fight to End Cancer. As I mentioned back in February, starting this adventure was about as fa...
Alison TurnbullBy Alison Turnbull, Delivery Manager at EagleAs a long tenured employee of Eagle, I have had the good fortune of attending an annual event that we have been supporting since 2012. The annual Fight to End Cancer is a white-collar boxing event where 10 non-boxing professionals enter into an intens...
Alison TurnbullBy Alison Turnbull, Delivery Manager at EagleWith mid-December upon us, many people are winding things down for the year and already feeling like they are in 'vacation mode'. If you happen to be between contracts or if you are actively seeking your next career move, there is no better time to k...
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One of the most common complaints that we hear from contractors/consultants is the inevitable ‘black hole’ of communication when working with agencies. We often hear that contractors agree to be submitted for opportunities, but then don’t hear back from the agency – and even worse, have calls an...
Alison TurnbullBy Alison Turnbull, Delivery Manager at EagleWhen Eagle first launched the Executive and Management Consultant division back in 2011, Change Management quickly became an area of specialty. Clients often complained that there was a general lack of understanding about the skill, and when they asked...
Alison TurnbullYour resume is one of your best marketing tools. In addition to a great social media profile, your resume is the primary tool used to get you through the door for an interview, affording you valuable face-to-face time to ultimately sell yourself to a potential employer.Candidates often ask how t...
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We often have candidates tell us that they received advice from others (often outplacement agencies) to pare their resume back to fit into a 2 page format. While this is possible for some to accomplish, it can pose a challenge for people who are several years in to their career and have many exp...
Alison TurnbullI came across an article recently that was quite interesting to me personally, and it certainly seemed to be a contentious topic with 488 comments, 6200 likes and 1364 forwards in a few short weeks. Apparently, (and previously unbeknownst to me), Massachusetts recently passed a new bill preventi...
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At Eagle, we work with several candidates who are making the move from permanent employment to independent contracting.One of the questions most commonly asked is “What should I charge for an hourly rate?”There are several factors to take into consideration, and simply calculating what your hourl...
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