Employer Engagement Specialists can connect you to the talent you need
Now more than ever, businesses across the province are facing challenges in recruiting and retaining talent. Nova Scotia Works can help! Our purpose is to support and empower Nova Scotians — to foster resiliency in individuals, businesses, and communities to build a stronger province.
Since 2016, we have had a team of Employer Engagement Specialists (EESs) located throughout the province. EESs are dedicated to helping employers find, hire, develop, and keep the talent they need for success. This service primarily serves small to medium enterprises and focuses on workforce solutions, building HR capacity, and understanding regional employer needs. Day to day, they assist employers by supporting their recruitment and retention strategies. They also provide referrals to government as well as industry sector and community-based services and programs. They act as regional connectors for employers, participating in local employer networks, activities, and on regional committees.
We hope that with the help of these supports (and many others), we can:
- Foster increased productivity and expansion of local businesses.
- Impart stronger workplace learning cultures and engaged, inclusive workplaces.
- Ensure underrepresented and diverse employees are well-represented in the workforce.
- Increase the quantity and quality of strategic partnerships between businesses, sector and industry associations, and government.
Best of all? These services are available to all Nova Scotian businesses at no charge!
There are more than 2,700 employers across the province currently accessing the services of Nova Scotia Works through an Employer Engagement Specialist. We have seven EESs spread across the HRM, able to serve you in both official languages of English and French.
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