February is the month of love and in a few days it will be Valentine’s Day. In keeping with the spirit of love, I am hoping you will all indulge me with my love letter to Winnipeg and why I’m so passionate about recruiting for jobs in my beloved city.
I have had a few people (thanks Hawkeye) describe me as an eternal optimist and quite frankly I take that as a compliment. However I am not the only Winnipegger that is optimistic these days. Our province is humming with optimism – there is a great vibe out there.
Just think of some of the things that are happening in this great city:
- There is the revitalization of Winnipeg’s downtown
- Several Winnipeg companies made the list of Canada’s Best Small and Medium Employers 2012
- We have the new Blue Bomber stadium being built
- This week it was announced that GE is opening a $50 million aircraft engine testing centre here which may lead up to 50 new Winnipeg jobs
- Non-residential construction is twice as high in Manitoba than elsewhere in Canada right now
- And of course, how could I not mention the return of the Winnipeg Jets? (Just last night we watched the Jets beat the Capitals in a shoot out – now that was an exciting game!)
And last Sunday I spent four hours with my family at Assiniboine Park. I hadn’t been to the park in a while and I was amazed by the changes. The new warming shack and duck pond was full of people. The Assiniboine Park Zoo was busy and I was amazed to see the progress of the new Churchill Exhibit.
Although I’m not originally from Winnipeg (my home is Ontario), I love this city. It’s my love for Winnipeg that makes it so easy to recruit for the amazing career opportunities that are starting to emerge here.
There has only been one time in my 20+ year recruiting career that I considered changing professions and that was back in 1992. Am I ever glad I didn’t! Through my involvement in the recruitment industry in Winnipeg I’ve witnessed the growth that is happening here, the pride of its citizens that grow with it and the organizations that are doing great things.
Yes, we’ve experienced some economic struggles in the past but with any city anywhere that pain can be felt at any time. To see a city start to have some faith in itself, as well as some passion, well that just makes my job recruiting here that much easier.
Keep up the good work Winnipeg!
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