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Graeme Bakker has been with Eagle for over five years and his career at Eagle has progressed from Recruitment Specialist to his current role as Director, Delivery Strategy & Development. In his current position, Graeme contributes to Eagle's company-wide recruitment strategy, ensuring strategic delivery across all regions. He coordinates workloads of Eagle's recruiters across branches to ensure all clients receive proper coverage as necessary.
Graeme oversees the performance of recruiters in Eagle's Central region. He manages priorities as well as provides support and guidance on sourcing the best candidates, ensuring recruiters have the right tools at their disposal.
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Very often, if you receive a call from a recruiter about a job opportunity and you let them know it’s not for you, their immediate follow-up question will be to ask if you know anybody who might be a good fit. Do you put much thought into your response, or is your immediate reaction to turn them...
Graeme BakkerThere's nothing better than getting into a groove with the right client on the right project. The work is exciting, the team is fantastic and the pay isn't so bad either. As you build relationships and get deeper into the project, your client is thrilled to extend your contract a few times, and b...
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Extensions are a major part of IT contract work and, at times, are as important as getting a new position. Not every contract is guaranteed to be extended but as a contractor, you should know how to go about getting that information and what to do with it. When your contract is coming to an end,...
Graeme BakkerWe're now way past the half-way mark of 2020 and I think it's safe to say, it's been an unpredictable rollercoaster. We've all experienced a few unpleasant surprises and new challenges to stress us out. The good news with difficulties, though, is that we can always learn something from them. Hav...
Graeme BakkerA major part of a successful recruiter/consultant relationship, is building a connection that lasts. Afterall, when a recruiter and consultant are working together, it often takes a couple of opportunities and submissions before a placement occurs. During this process, many forms of conversation...
Graeme BakkerThe job interview is your chance to sell yourself. The recruiter found you, helped update your resume as necessary and submitted you to the client. We can prep you and give you insight into the culture and even specific questions that the hiring manager is likely to ask but as the candidate, th...
Graeme BakkerRecruiters get a lot of resumes during the day. This infographic from StandOutCV provides some helpful resume tips that will make yours easier to read and cut down on the time you need to spend formatting and adding in necessary skills. The only piece I would say is less relevant to an IT contrac...
Graeme BakkerThe infographic below from CollegeAtlas.org contains some great job interview tips for anybody searching for a new job, including IT contractors. It was published here on the Talent Development Centre last year and I recently came across it again somewhere else, proving that it’s clearly been hel...
Graeme BakkerIn this competitive market, recruiters know that independent contractors are on the go and don’t always have time to speak with them on the phone or read large emails containing job specs. In the technical savvy world we live in, social media is something that we ALL use. With more and more mil...
Graeme BakkerThe contracting space is getting more and more competitive. As organizations demand more from their contractors and more candidates enter the workspace, one needs to know how to stand out from the rest.Media and Social Media are Your friend To stand out in a competitive market, you need to self-...
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