Jean-François Vezina, a Montreal native with over a decade of HR experience, was recently appointed as the first Canada-based executive on Randstad Sourceright’s leadership team. Business Vancouver sat down with Vezina to talk about his views on the HR industry. Highlights follow:
Aligning talent strategy with business objectives: “We do see the presence of HR at the table at the C-suite level. Today, we see where there will be a CHRO [chief human resources officer] within organizations too.”
Today’s biggest HR challenges: “The notion of the employee has changed [from the traditional full time employee]. Whether it’s contingent workers or contractors or consultants, any type of talent touching the organization becomes much more important. [The challenge comes in] which part of your workforce will you always have, and which part of your workforce do you add based on what you need to achieve?”
The HR industry in Canada: “One of the opportunities, when it comes to Canada, is although we aren’t the first movers, there is potential to learn faster from what is being done in other countries and implement those practices faster.”
The full interview is available here. You can also read more about Jean-François and his new role in this recent press release.
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