MindField Signs Long-Term Recruitment Contract with Overwaitea Food Group
OVERWAITEA FOOD GROUP CHOOSES MINDFIELD GROUP’S INNOVATIVE RECRUITMENT SOLUTION TO MEET HIRING NEEDS
Vancouver, Canada (May 19th, 2010) – Overwaitea Food Group (OFG) has entered into a long-term working relationship with MindField Group, Canada’s fastest growing Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) provider. MindField will continue to deliver a full end-to-end recruitment solution for OFG’s 120 plus store locations across British Columbia and Alberta.
“A long term partnership with Overwaitea Food Group is very exciting for MindField. As we continue to enhance our expertise in retail recruitment, we have been able to offer OFG the solutions they need to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their hiring process”, said Cameron Laker, CEO of MindField Group.
As the largest Western-based Canadian food store chain, OFG is a company that is always on the lookout for ways to streamline hiring practices and build their recruitment brand. According to Marla McMullen, OFG’s Manager of Recruitment & Leadership Development, “MindField Group has helped to centralize and improve OFG’s overall recruitment process and they consistently meet their service level agreement. Their personalized approach and creative web-based job ads have directly contributed to the strengthening of our employment brand.” She adds, “For us, it is also very beneficial that MindField offers social media-based solutions to assist in finding candidates based on geographic location.”
“Many of the Overwaitea Food Group (OFG) retail team members you meet today are candidates that have been part of the MindField recruitment process. 2009 was a successful year for this partnership. We have processed just over 200,000 applicants for all of our retail clients, including OFG. We continue to meet their recruitment needs and we look forward to providing our services to a great company like the Overwaitea Food Group,” add Cameron.
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