Julie Labrie
BlueSky Personnel Solutions
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Bilingual Recruitment Expert, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Award Winner
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 (3)
Business Services
Recruiting
Staffing and Recruiting
Areas of Expertise (5)
Bilingual
Leadership
Human Resources
Recruitment
Recruitment & Retention
Accomplishments (6)
Staffing Leader to watch (professional)
The World Staffing Awards
#3 Recruiter in Canada (professional)
Top Recruiter Winner
Gold Stevie Awards (professional)
Women-Run Workplace of the Year (10 or less employees)
#1 recruiter agency in Toronto (professional)
Top Recruiter Winner
Best Bilingual Recruitment Agency in Canada (professional)
Corporate Vision’s Corporate Coaching and Recruitment Awards
Best Recruitment Agency (professional)
HR Reporter
Education (1)
York University-Glendon College: BA Honours, Psychology 1999
Links (5)
Languages (2)
- French
- English
Event Appearances (13)
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
Virtual Staffing Firm Owners Conference
Virtual Staffing Firm Owners Conference
2020-11-12
How to stand out to hiring manager
Canada's Job Fair 2013 Toronto
2013-03-07
The Inside Scoop of the Hiring Process.
Bilingualink Career Fair & Expo Mississauga
2012-10-16
How to Use Social Media to Maximize your Recruitment Strategy
HRPA Toronto
2013-04-17
How to Ace an Interview
Job Search tip Toronto Reference Library, Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium
2014-05-14
Where are the bilingual jobs: the new sectors that recruit bilingual candidates
Bilingual HR Summit Paris Ballroom, Novotel Hotel Mississauga, 3670 Hurontario street, Mississauga, On L5B 1P3
2014-03-19
How to ace an interview
Job Search tip Toronto Reference Library, Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium Toronto
2015-10-01
George Brown College- School of Management
George Brown College- School of Management
2021-10-14
George Brown College- School of Management
George Brown College- School of Management
2021-05-13
Panelist on recruitment
WXN network
2013-10-17
Sample Talks (1)
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
Fees
Articles (3)
How to Find the Best Talent to Grow Your Business
BlueSky Personnel SolutionsJulie 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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