BC Mayors' Municipal Recruiting Report

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January 2010 Vol 4 Issue 1
2010 Predictions... 
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... Four Scenarios that Will Dominate the Municipal 
Recruiting Scene
Greetings!
 
Here is the alarming truth! 
 
The way things stand today, unemployment is higher than normal in Canada. The alarming truth is there are critical shortages of managers for many key municipal positions.
 
This is a coast to coast to coast Canadian phenomenon ... it does not take a seer to know that this will effect you in 2010 ...no matter where your municipality is located.
 
At this very moment all towns and cities, both big and small, need to figure out what to do about filling at least one or two positions and in many cases a lot more. 
The reality is there are typically only a couple of positions in any municipality that are the key to making things happen, things that can make the re-election of Mayors and Councillors more certain.
 
My Mission-Critical What?
 
These men and women hold jobs that are called your 'mission-critical-positions' .... without these key people in place the important things just won't get done. 
Even while the Canadian economy continues to displace workers in some industries, mission- critical-occupations in municipal government are being filled by a rapidly decreasing supply of available workers of questionable quality.
 
This situation is counter-intuitive to the unemployment picture painted by news media everywhere. And very dangerous if not dealt with now before it's too late.
 
On top of that, the
"Municipal Perfect Storm"
will be hitting your Municipality this month and hanging over you for the next few years while the 'Baby Boomers' sort themselves out. It will make finding 'ideal candidates' let alone 'the right person' for all your open positions much harder  ...especially those in your mission-critical-positions. 
Four Scenarios that Will Dominate the Foreseeable Future 
Here are four scenarios that municipal leaders can expect to encounter in filling mission-critical positions regardless of the state of Canada's economy:
  1. Higher turnover: You can expect rising turnover in mission-critical-positions that are pivotal to both your Municipality's sustainability and growth.
  2. Longer search periods: You are guaranteed even longer search periods for mission critical positions when you use traditional recruiting methods and tools.
  3. Lower workforce capabilities: You'll need to anticipate a gradual reduction in mission-critical-position capabilities as:  
  •   your top Boomers retire and decline contract work with you;
  •   your mission-critical staff are enticed away by non-ethical recruiters who have worked for you in the past, and
  •  your managers respond to their recruiting challenges by relaxing employment standards to fill their long-vacant positions.  
  4. Higher compensation:You can bank on higher compensation costs as demand for mission-critical staff escalates because:  
  • more and more Boomers in mission-critical-positions leave every municipality across Canada and salary ranges rise in response;
  • the top people who stay insist on higher salaries because of the demand for their experience and talent everywhere ...in and out of government, and
  • your managers respond to the inevitability of longer search periods and more frustrating finds by increasing their salary offers
 
Your Four Mission-Critical Insights
Because of your difficult mission-critical-position recruiting situation, there are four things municipal leaders need to know to survive the next few years:
 
  1. Ideal candidates: These people, including the 'right person' for your mission-critical jobs, are not looking and they need to be found through head-hunted!
  2. Mr./Ms. Wrong: The person "who made the last municipality miserable" is someone you don't want!
  3. Expensive advertising: Newspapers & internet job sites will not give you the benefits you are promised.
  4. Those Available Ones: Most often it is the unhappy or unemployed people who are 'available' watching for your ads and postings!
 
Ravenhill Group is uniquely positioned as an 'ethical head-hunter' who will bring you the cross-Canada acclaimed  ASK™ Full Search Process or  ASK™ Assessment & Selection Process.
 
Call us today for a free assessment of your future challenges and an outline of what sets us apart to better assist you develop a workable plan ...now!
 
We have Discovered!
 
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We found people to fill the role of:
  • Manager Roads Ontario,
  • GM Operations Central Canada ...and 
  • Senior Planner Eastern Canada 

Confidentially:: We are aware of 3 outstanding CAOs who are waiting patiently for the 'right' opportunity...

We Are Looking For!
  
We need people to fill the role of:
  • Town Manager Western Canada,
  • CAO Western Canada
  • Manager Recreation Western Canada
  • Manager Roads Western Canada
  • Director of Corportae Services Ontario...and 
  • Director of IT  Central Canada 
Contact Bruce

Real Recruiting Experience

 

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Bruce Malcolm

Sixty percent of people ages 45 to 54 say they are "concerned about trying to stay in shape," compared with 37 percent in 1994. But just 12 percent of boomers say they have attained their goal of "adopting a healthy lifestyle" and fewer than half are doing anything about their weight

 

 

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You Need To Know This

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FACTS
 About Baby Boomers
 
 
As a general rule, baby boomers are between the ages of 45 and 65.
 
1.
There are over 14 million boomers in Canada: nearly 1 in every 3 Canadians has celebrated their 50th birthday.
 
2.
Over 75% of baby boomers believe they will still be working at least part-time during their retirement.
 
3. 
Boomers are the single most influential consumer group in the history of the world.
 
4.
Baby boomers control over 70% of Canadian wealth.
 
5.
Men and women over 45 purchased 58 per cent of all cars in the past year.
 
6.
They represent 73 per cent of households with $100,000 income and enjoyed 55 per cent of all vacations in the past year.
 
7.
Older Canadians
 purchased 80 per cent of health care products.
 
 8.
They represent 83 per cent of households with savings or securities over $500,000.
 

*Statistics Canada Census Data, 2007
Sources: CARP 2007 and AARP Study 2004

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