Daeco Connect is the recruitment division of Daeco HR Consulting. We handle the full hiring process for small and mid-sized employers across Edmonton and Alberta, from writing the job ad to making the final offer. You bring us the role, the team, and the context. We take it from there and help you land the right person.
If you’ve ever searched for a recruitment firm and felt underwhelmed by the options, we get it. A lot of recruiters stop at sending resumes and calling it a day. That’s not how we work. We stay involved through the parts that actually matter. We believe the best hiring decisions happen when recruitment and HR work together. That’s why we stay involved throughout the entire process instead of disappearing after sending over a few resumes. One of the biggest ways we stand apart is during interviews. We like to sit in on interviews with our clients so we can better understand your team, your culture, and what success in the role actually looks like beyond the job description.
We’re HR people first and recruiters second. That means we look beyond keywords and polished resumes. We pay attention to fit, communication, judgment, and the things that usually become problems six months after a hire if nobody asks the right questions upfront.
Our approach is simple, we run hiring the way you would if you had the time to do it properly.
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Talk to a recruiter today. Twenty minutes, no obligation. We’ll tell you on the call whether outsourcing the process is the right move for the role you’re trying to fill.
Recruitment Services for Small and Mid-Size Alberta Businesses
Most of our clients are Alberta employers with 15 to 200 staff. They don’t have a dedicated recruiter on their payroll and they don’t want one. When a critical role opens up, they need someone who can run the whole process without a long ramp-up.
How to Hire for Small Business Roles Without a Full-Time Recruiter
For owners and operators trying to figure out how to hire employees for small business roles without burning two weeks of their own time on it, outsourcing the process usually pays for itself in time saved and bad hires avoided. The return is even greater as the role gets more senior.
We’ve built this to work for businesses that hire occasionally. No retainers, no minimum spend, and no new tools to figure out. When you’ve got a role, you bring it to us and we handle the process from start to finish and help you land the right hire.
When to Outsource Your Hiring
If any of these describe where you are right now, an outsourced recruiter is usually the right call:
-You've posted the role and the applications are either thin or not quite what you’re looking for.
-You’ve posted the role and there are so many applications to sift through and you are overwhelmed.
-The role is senior or specialized.
-You're hiring during a busy season and your team can't run a proper search.
-You've hired the wrong person before and you can't afford to repeat the mistake.
Our Recruitment Outsourcing Process
1. DESIGN THE JOB AD – We start by getting clear on the role, the team, and the kind of person who’ll actually thrive in the seat. From there, we write a job ad that draws in the right people and naturally filters out those who aren’t the right fit before they ever apply.
2. SOURCE TOP CANDIDATES – We search LinkedIn, our own database of Alberta candidates, and the networks we’ve built over years of recruiting here. We also chase down passive candidates – the ones who aren’t actively looking but would move for the right opportunity. Those are often the strongest hires.
3. REVIEW & SHORTLIST – We screen the resumes and bring you a shortlist of candidates worth your time. You see the people we think can do the job. Nobody else.
4. ASSESS FOR FIT – We use Predictive Index (PI), a behavioural assessment validated for recruitment. It tells us whether a candidate is big-picture or detail-oriented, how they handle pressure, and how they’ll work with the rest of your team. You see the data before you commit.
5. INTERVIEW ALONGSIDE YOU – This is where we differ from most recruiters. We sit in on the interviews with you, in person or virtually. That way we hear the same answers you hear, we ask the follow-up questions you didn’t think to ask, and we can compare notes properly afterward.
6. REFERENCE CHECK THE RIGHT WAY – We talk to a former manager, a co-worker, and a client or customer the candidate has worked with. We ask about both strengths and weaknesses, because no candidate is perfect and you should know what you’re getting before they start.
7. NEGOTIATE THE OFFER – We present the offer, handle the back-and-forth, and make sure the comp package fits the rest of your team’s structure. You don’t have to play middleman or worry about saying the wrong thing.
Industries We Recruit For
We work across most sectors with depth in a few:
- Human Resources. We’re HR people, so we know what to look for in HR hires at every level.
- Sales. Front-line, mid-market, and leadership.
- Technology. Developers, IT operations, product, and data roles.
- Finance and accounting. Bookkeepers through to controllers and CFOs.
- Skilled trades. Alberta’s industrial backbone, with the networks to match.
If the role you’re hiring for doesn’t fit one of those, get in touch anyway. We’ve stepped outside our usual niches plenty of times and still made the hire.
We’ll let you know in the first conversation whether Daeco Connect is the right firm for the job.
Frequently Asked Questions
We charge a recruitment fee based on the role’s seniority and the complexity of the search. We’ll quote the fee on the first call once we understand what you need, so you can decide whether to move forward before any work starts.
For a typical mid-level role, two to four weeks from kickoff to a signed offer is realistic. Senior or niche roles can take longer. We give you a timeline at the start and tell you early if anything is going to slip.
We have a guarantee! If the candidate leaves or their employment is terminated within 3 months, we re-run the search on a one-time basis at no additional fee.
We’re based in Edmonton, but we recruit across Alberta. We also work with organizations in BC and Saskatchewan when the role and timing make sense.
Alberta has its own employment standards, and the hiring process needs to comply with the Alberta Human Rights Act, the Employment Standards Code, and OHS legislation. As part of the recruitment outsourcing process, we make sure your job postings, interview questions, and offer letters meet those requirements. If you want to talk through the legal side before you post the role, we can walk you through it.
We work exclusively with you. We are with you every step of the way. Most talent acquisition Edmonton firms operate as contingent recruiters, meaning they get paid only if you hire one of their candidates. That also means they send you a lot of resumes hoping that one sticks. Our goal is to free up your time. That’s why we are very selective with which candidates we put forward.
Yes. Daeco HR also offers onboarding support, performance management coaching, and full compensation analysis for clients who want help beyond recruitment. View our service here.
Ready to Talk About Your Next Hire?
Book a 20-minute discovery call. We’ll ask about the role, the team, and what’s gone right or wrong in past hires. By the end of the call you’ll know whether Daeco Connect is the right firm for the job and roughly what the engagement would look like.
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