Julie Labrie

BlueSky Personnel Solutions

  • Toronto ON

Bilingual Recruitment Expert, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Award Winner

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Biography

Julie is the president of BlueSky Personnel Solutions. As an entrepreneur and recruiting veteran with over 20 years of experience, Julie is a trailblazer in her industry. She specializes in French/bilingual placements and works closely with both business and HR executives, and job candidates. As such, she is able to offer unique insights into the strategies, nuances and psychology of the hiring process.

Julie is also a regular, trusted media commentator who offers talent management and career advice for today’s ever-changing marketplace. Check out her “Ask a Recruiter” column in the Globe and Mail where she responds to reader questions and offers unique insights to both employers and job seekers.

Industry Expertise

Business Services
Recruiting
Staffing and Recruiting

Areas of Expertise

Bilingual
Leadership
Human Resources
Recruitment
Recruitment & Retention

Accomplishments

Staffing Leader to watch

The World Staffing Awards

#3 Recruiter in Canada

Top Recruiter Winner

Gold Stevie Awards

Women-Run Workplace of the Year (10 or less employees)

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Education

York University-Glendon College

BA Honours

Psychology

1999

Languages

  • French
  • English

Event Appearances

Bilinguisme au travail : mythe ou réalité? / Bilingualism in the workplace, is it a myth or reality ?

Connecture Canada  

2023-03-29

George Brown College- School of Management

George Brown College- School of Management  

2023-05-18

DEI in Recruitment

HRPA Student Case Competition  

2023-03-25

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Sample Talks

Break Through “Candidate Clutter” to Find Your Perfect Fit

HR and hiring managers today are inundated with resumes and interview pitches from candidates, and sometimes it can feel like you’ll need psychic qualities to break through all of the grandstanding, over-rehearsing, or even dare we say, faking. But when you find your needle in a haystack, the impact of your hire on the business, and those rising company stars – can also make you feel like a rock star!

In this session, Julie Labrie, a 20-year recruitment veteran specializing in Bilingual/French recruitment – who was named by the World Staffing Awards as one of the world’s top 100 staffing leaders to watch in 2022 – will reveal, her top tips to find your perfect candidate fit.

What interview questions break through the clutter to reveal deep intel on candidates? What are the most common mistakes made in the hiring process that result in remorse for the ones that got away. When are you staring at 2,000 candidate profiles, what is the best way to find your needle in that haystack? Julie will cover all this and more in this not-to-be-missed session!

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Author Appearance

Articles

Ask a Recruiter

The Globe and Mail

Globe Careers recruitment expert

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Articles

BlueSky Personnel Solutions

List of articles available on our blog

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How to Find the Best Talent to Grow Your Business

BlueSky Personnel Solutions

Julie Labrie

Filled with smart, strategic real-world advice, Julie – one of the World Staffing Awards’ Top 100 Staffing Leaders to Watch in 2022 – lays out straight-forward and easy-to-follow steps to find the right candidate for your organization – every time!

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