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When recruiting Indigenous talent is a priority, having the right expertise and relationships matters. Talent iQ provides specialized recruitment support to help your organization attract, engage and hire Indigenous talent.

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The Indigenous Talent Recruitment Partnership

Talent iQ becomes an extension of your team.

You may not need a full-time Indigenous recruiter. But when Indigenous hiring is a priority, you still need the right expertise, relationships and capacity.

A dedicated Indigenous recruiter from Talent iQ works alongside your team, focused on your Indigenous hiring priorities and supported by the relationships, knowledge and approach we have built.

A dedicated recruiter. A relationship that grows. Hires that count.

  • A dedicated Indigenous recruiter who works as an extension of your team
  • One to three days a week of recruitment support, depending on your needs
  • Support for your hiring managers throughout the recruitment process
  • Direct, relationship-based outreach to Indigenous talent
  • Support from recruitment preparation through to hire and onboarding

The partnership is designed as a 12-month engagement, giving your recruiter the time to build relationships, understand your organization and create momentum from one hire to the next.

How the partnership unfolds

What the first months look like

Month 1

Build the foundations

We take the time to understand how you recruit today, identify your priority hires, build the approach and prepare your teams through Talent iQ training.

OutcomeAn organization ready to act.

Month 2

Activate recruitment

Your Talent iQ recruiter puts the approach into action through research, personal outreach, relationship building, first conversations and support for your managers.

OutcomeYour recruitment network begins to grow.

Month 3

Make it real

The first candidates move through your recruitment process. We support candidates and hiring managers along the way, while applying what we are learning to strengthen the approach.

OutcomeThe first opportunities begin to take shape.

Months 4 to 6

Build on results

We keep recruiting, deepen relationships, develop talent pools, refine the approach and move your next hiring priorities forward.

OutcomeEvery hire helps build the next.

Our approach

How each hire comes together

What sets our approach apart is that we work on both sides of the relationship: preparing candidates while helping your managers create a recruitment experience where Indigenous talent can succeed.

Four steps guide each search, usually over six to eight weeks per role.

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  1. Weeks 1 and 2

    Listen

    • A 90-minute meeting to understand the role, the team and your organization
    • A search strategy built around your reality
    • Your hiring manager prepared to recruit and welcome Indigenous talent
  2. Weeks 2 to 6

    Connect

    • Personal outreach through the relationships we have built, as well as professional networks and job sites
    • Conversations that allow us to understand each person’s experience, skills and values
    • Weekly updates on the search
  3. Weeks 4 to 8

    Prepare

    • A detailed profile of each candidate we present
    • Candidates prepared for each step of your process, and your managers prepared for each interview
    • Feedback from you and from candidates after every interview
  4. Week 6 onward

    Welcome

    • Advice on the offer and support with negotiation
    • Contact with the new hire throughout the transition
    • Check-ins with the new hire and manager at 15, 30, 60 and 90 days
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