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Keller is a premier Ottawa executive search firm with international reach. We can secure the best talent for job opportunities spanning different sectors across the Canadian capital and beyond. Our team is extremely professional and capable of finding top candidates who satisfy all our client’s demands. Besides executive search and recruitment, we offer a suite of supplementary services that include leadership assessment, organizational consulting, employee coaching, and more.
As Canada’s national capital, tourism is a significant contributor to the local economy. It attracts around 10 million visitors per annum and generates more than $2 billion in economic impact. Ottawa is also a major tech hub, with the concentration of companies in this sector earning the city the nickname “Silicon Valley North.” Other large employers are the Public Service of Canada and health sector.
The labour market in Ottawa reflects a combination of opportunities and difficulties. While full-time employment is on the rise, overall growth is weaker than economists predicted. Certain groups also face more difficulty in securing jobs than others. For example, young people between the ages of 15-24 and immigrants. We employ a group of experts with many years of hands-on experience in the executive recruiting arena, and we boast access to an extensive network of talent from which to choose.
The competitive job market, especially in sectors like technology, also makes it harder for companies to secure top talent. However, Keller is capable of assisting businesses in Ottawa in circumventing these challenges.
Keller’s holistic recruitment approach, tailored staffing solutions, and extensive professional connections have garnered us widespread recognition as a leading executive recruitment agency in Ottawa.
Our firm provides world-class staffing services specifically crafted to fulfill our clientele’s human resources requirements.
Our other solutions include succession planning, compensation consulting, employee coaching, and recruitment placement outsourcing (RPO). However, Keller offers a comprehensive suite of services and this list is not exhaustive.
Keller begins every new assignment by interviewing the important decision-makers at our client’s organization to gather insights about the nature of the search. For example, which skills and personality traits are most desired in prospective candidates, what the job involves, and whether it is a permanent, temporary, part-time, or fixed-term placement.
We use this information as a brief for the search for the ideal candidate, along with our extensive contacts and state-of-the-art recruiting technologies. We use the latter to pinpoint candidates across education, skill set, and location, while our network allows us to connect with professionals who may not respond to traditional recruitment methods.
Once we have a list of seemingly suitable candidates for our client’s requirements, they are subject to our thorough vetting process. This is to confirm their alignment with the job search criteria and our client’s corporate culture. We also perform comprehensive reference checks to verify each candidate’s career history, and check for criminal records before passing them on to our client’s hiring managers for their consideration.
Our recruitment agency depends on our consultants’ expert technical knowledge of local industry dynamics and extensive professional connections to make successful candidate placements across multiple fields and positions. This, in conjunction with our unfaltering commitment to excellence and the specialized skill set of our team members, enables us to deliver exceptional talent.
We are true partners in executive recruitment, ensuring you get access to the talent you need for your business to reach new heights.
Keller’s staffing agents are proficient at locating experienced candidates for roles in various sectors. We have many years of hands-on experience recruiting for all the main industries in Ottawa and others, including:
Our passionate team can source skilled professionals across the entire employment spectrum, from entry-level to high-level and C-suite positions. We also accommodate various employment contracts, such as permanent, temporary, part-time, fixed-term, direct-hire, and temp-to-hire opportunities.
Some positions we are frequently requested to fill in Ottawa include:
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Keller is an international provider of efficient solutions to the complex recruitment challenges our clients face in today’s dynamic labour landscape. Our recruitment consultants are experts at sourcing top talent for job openings in the Ottawa area and beyond. Each of our team members boasts extensive academic and professional qualifications. These include Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and a collective 20 years of experience under their belts.
Our recruiting process takes all the guess work out of our clients’ hands and makes hiring qualified candidates simple and streamlined. It combines our recruiters’ shared expertise and the lessons learned from past mistakes and first-hand experiences. As some of our team members might recall, Keller initially utilized a standardized recruitment approach that did not consider our clients’ individual needs.
While the initial results of this method proved satisfactory, we soon realized it had limitations that would hinder us from achieving higher levels of success. These limitations became abundantly clear during an executive-level search for a prominent client. In brief, while the candidate we recommended matched the job description, we failed to procure someone who aligned with the company culture. This led to clashes in management style between our client’s existing team and the new hire – a typical result when using a generic approach to executive search.
Ultimately, the placement was a failure, forcing us to reevaluate our methodology. This meant switching to a tailored, customer-oriented approach that was more cognizant of our client’s unique needs. Following this change, we saw a notable increase in the number of successful placements we were making and a rise in our brand’s ranking among the world’s elite executive recruitment firms.
To maintain our widespread reputation as a forerunner in executive search and recruitment, we are committed to continuous learning and staying up-to-date about the industry’s most recent findings, developments, technological advancements, and concerns.
Keller’s customized recruitment approach has influenced the recruitment industry significantly, and aided in shaping a better understanding of how to better conduct executive searches. As a result, we have joined the ranks of leading firms worldwide and our name has become interchangeable with premier executive recruiting.
Our recruitment agency is adept at connecting employers with talented professionals who have what it takes to elevate their businesses to new heights. It is our dedicated team’s mission to pinpoint candidates whose professional capabilities and personalities complement the job description and the organization’s corporate culture. Over the years, our firm has built an enduring reputation for high-quality, reliable recruitment solutions.
When you partner with Keller, you can rest assured you are paying for a service rooted in honesty and transparency. Our agents can be reached throughout the hiring process to provide progress reports, answer questions, and handle any concerns that may arise. They also follow a strict code of ethical and responsible conduct that prohibits them from disclosing any information about our clients or candidates to third parties, maintaining complete confidentiality regarding user data and adhering to industry standards of safety and confidentiality.
Although we strive to identify ideal candidate matches, we realize that circumstances can change. For this reason, we offer to find a suitable replacement for any professional we recommend who fails to meet targets or resigns within the first 365 days of their employment at no additional charge. This is provided that the client brings the situation to our attention within the specified timeframe.
Hiring Keller gets you support from a top-tier executive search and staffing agency in Ottawa. Our passionate team consists of seasoned experts with a long history of successfully identifying the best talent for our clientele.
We leverage our proven recruitment methods and knowledge of the local market to assist businesses operating across different industries and functional areas. Our recognized NPAworldwide membership grants us access to an international talent pipeline, while our extensive industry contacts enable us to connect with candidates who might not be available through traditional recruitment avenues.
Widely recognized as a leader in executive search and recruitment, Keller understands how advantageous a diverse workforce can be in fostering long-term success at a company. We, therefore, prioritize diversity and inclusion in our candidate selection process – only assessing job hunters based on professional merits and not on demographics like age, race, gender, or religious affiliation.
Lastly, Keller is steadfastly committed to cultivating the growth of our clients’ firms. As such, we go above and beyond to secure professionals who exceed the basic requirements of a role.
At Keller, our expert recruiters and consultants are trained to keep communication with prospective and current clients as constructive and respectful as possible. It is with this in mind that we respond swiftly to any queries, comments, or critiques you may have.
Get in touch with our staffing agency today, and let us handle all your human resources needs.
"We have made use of different agencies over the years, but none have stood out like Keller. Their team made a point of listening intently to our needs and getting to know our business. The candidates they suggested were all excellent, and we are confident that our new hire will be with us for a long time thanks to Keller."
- Lucas W., Chief Strategy Officer
"Our expectations were exceeded by Keller on all fronts. They made the process of finding the right person efficient and seamless, and we couldn't be more pleased with the results."
- Natalie F., COO
"We hired Keller to help us fill an important role in our organization, and we wanted someone who could contribute to significant change for us. Keller went above and beyond to find exactly the right executive for us. I am very satisfied with the calibre of service and talent we received."
- Mark D., Vice President of HR
There are many benefits associated with using an executive recruiting agency like Keller to fulfill your staffing needs. Because the executive search process is so time-consuming and resource-intensive, it can become a burden on HR departments who may not have the time and resources to spare. In this way, hiring an external agency frees up the departments in your organization so that they may focus their time and energy on other strategic moves.
Additionally, partnering with an agency like Keller comes with access to a much broader candidate pool and the expertise, experience, and knowledge of the recruiters.
Another benefit we offer at Keller is reduced risk. We provide our clients with a 365-day replacement program should the placement be unsuccessful, thereby effectively reducing the risk of a poor hire for our clients.
These terms are often used interchangeably because they both refer to experts in the field of recruitment who specialize in identifying and placing high-level or executive candidates in C-suite and management positions.
Absolutely! At Keller, it is our mission to provide organizations with top-tier candidates, and to match our candidates with companies wherein they can flourish and make a notable difference. Our success is measured by that of the clientele we serve.
For this reason, we leave no stone unturned in our efforts to secure successful placements. We even offer support after the search has concluded to ensure maximum employee retention.
The rate charged for services depends on each executive search firm, the industry they operate in, and their team. For this team, it is impossible to give an estimate for the average fee of executive recruiters.
You can learn more about Keller’s pricing by contacting us via the form above.
Search firms generally specialize in specific areas of recruitment. Many agencies also focus on select industries or roles. For this reason, choosing the right recruitment firm is important. If you are looking for a candidate in a very niche industry, it may make sense to choose an executive recruiting firm that focuses on placements in that niche.
It is also important to ensure that the agency you choose is a reputable one. When you have a few options, do research into their reputation, experience, success rate, and candidate evaluation process.
If you are on a specific budget, it also makes sense to inquire about their pricing.
There are many ways to connect with executive headhunters. The easiest way to get noticed is to ensure your resume is up to date with all your latest achievements, and to create profiles on platforms such as LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and ZipRecruiter. Many agencies find candidates for their clients via such sites.
Alternatively, you can attend networking events like conferences or seminars in your field to meet recruiters or get referrals from industry experts.
There is also the option of reaching out to executive recruitment agencies and search firms directly via the contact information on their official websites.
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