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Holiday hiring: your real deadline isn’t Christmas
Every fall, Quebec retailers staff up for the holidays by counting back from Christmas. That’s the wrong marker. The date that matters is the one where the new hire runs the floor alone, and in 2026 it lands on November 21. Counted backwards, the holiday hiring calendar puts the job posting in mid-September. The scene […]
Ophelie Welldon · 6 min read
AI and recruitment: why your 40 applications all look the same
In this article AI didn’t create the problem, it finished it Why your candidates are right to do it The race you can’t win Ask for what can’t be generated Try it tonight. Print the last ten applications you received for your open role. Hide the names. Try to guess who is who. You won’t […]
Mélissa Tessier · 5 min read
Finding a job without a network: the entrance no one tells you about
In this article The number they throw at you as advice Your network is your social résumé Networking from scratch: the advice that costs you Introduce yourself « The most important thing is your network. » You have probably heard this line over and over, from a counsellor or a well meaning friend. And there […]
Mélissa Tessier · 6 min read
How to stand out in your job search: stop tailoring your CV
In this article The mirror game What contorting yourself costs « Does this job look like me? » Show up once, for real Sunday night. The job posting is open in one tab, your CV in the other. You do what you were taught: you spot the words in the ad, « autonomous », « results-driven », « team player », and you […]
Mélissa Tessier · 6 min read
What an incomplete profile says to the other side
She reshot it three times. On the first take, her voice was shaking. On the second, she felt awkward. The third will do. She posts, closes the app, and tells herself she just did something a little crazy: showing her face to strangers who will decide her future. The next day, she opens the profile […]
Ophelie Welldon · 6 min read
Your Job Posting Tells the Story of Your Bad Hires
“Must be autonomous.” That line added in ten seconds says a lot — not about the role, but about your last bad hire.
Mélissa Tessier · 7 min read