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Challenges And Opportunities In The Construction Industry
Challenges and Opportunities in the EHS Construction Industry.

Shirley Parsons Senior Talent Consultant John Kelleher reveals the challenges and opportunities within the EHS Construction Industry.​​In your discussions with hiring teams, how have they expressed...

Creating Safer Workplaces
The Importance Of Creating Safer Workplaces.

​Behavioural Based Safety (BBS) or Human and Organisational Performance (HOP). Over the last few years, discussions have taken place about the merits of different approaches to workplace safety, a...

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Webinar: Factors To Consider When Implementing A Safety Management System

Why A Safety Management System Is Critical To Your Business?When organized, developed, executed, and assessed in a systematic way, workplace safety and occupational health programs can produce impa...

The Dos And Dont's
How To Stand Out In The Current EHS Job Market

​The Dos and Don'ts of Standing Out in Today's EHS Job Market Shirley Parsons North America team, in collaboration with the BCSP Foundation, recently hosted an hour-long webinar discussing valuabl...

What Factors To Consider When Implementing A Safety Management System?
What Factors To Consider When Implementing A Safety Management System?

​Why A Safety Management System Is Critical To Your Business?When organized, developed, executed, and assessed in a systematic way, workplace safety and occupational health programs can produce im...

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Webinar: How to Use LinkedIn to Land Opportunities

​Land Your Next Job Opportunity with LinkedInWith over 875 million users across 200 countries and regions, the professional social network offers many opportunities. Shirley Parsons Canada recently...

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Webinar: How to Write a Health and Safety Resume

​Maximizing Your Health and Safety ResumeA Workshop by Shirley Parsons Canada and SOPHe at Toronto Metropolitan University.Shirley Parsons Canada, in partnership with SOPHe (the School of Occupati...

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Webinar: EHS Salary Survey and Workforce Insights 2022

Download EHS Insights 2022​In July 2022, Shirley Parsons surveyed EHS professionals from the US and Canada to generate actionable data and insights for candidates looking to advance their careers a...

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EHS Salary Survey & Workforce Insights 2022

Environment, Health and Safety Insights ​In July 2022, Shirley Parsons surveyed EHS professionals from the US and Canada to generate actionable data and insights for candidates looking to advance t...

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A guide to creating a great EHS resume

​​Building your resume is a staple part of any job hunt, but each industry differs slightly. In the environment, health and safety world (EHS), there are some tips you can follow to ensure your cre...

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The Most Useful Qualification In Health & Safety

​​​In March 2022 we asked Health & Safety professionals on LinkedIn what qualification they had found the most useful to their HSE / EHS career?We had 973 people vote, with NEBOSH Certificate/Diplo...

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Job search depression and how to overcome it

​​​Looking for a new job can be a frustrating and stressful experience at the best of times. Throw in a global pandemic, and it can be a miserable mission.Since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, ma...

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5 ways to improve workplace safety in 2021

​​​It’s been well over a year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the world of work and the way we do our jobs. Still, health and safety is an important consideration for all business...

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The differences between US & UK English in the health and safety industry

​​​Founded in the United Kingdom in 2005, Shirley Parsons is now the largest specialist EHS recruitment firm in the world. We entered the North American market in 2014 and have since established tw...

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Women in business: What can we learn from the EHS industry?

​​​On 8th March each year, the world takes the opportunity to recognize the contributions and achievements of women.Though females have had to fight harder for equal rights (and in many cases, they...

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How to prepare for an online interview

​​The COVID-19 pandemic has changed much about the working world, not least the recruitment process.​​​For those who have been involved in job searches during the crisis, online or virtual intervie...

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The best ways to support your employees’ mental health whilst working from home

​​​Managing a workforce is a sizable task at the best of times, so when they’re forced to work remotely because of a global pandemic, it can be no small mission.With World Health Day on April 7th, ...

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4 Advantages of a Career in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS)

​​​If you’re looking to take the first steps in your career or considering a change of trajectory and path, you may look to a career in the environment, health and safety (EHS). But is that a good ...

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Attracting EHS Talent - Understand the motivations of your next EHS leader

​​​In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shirley Parsons conducted a survey of 540 North American EHS professionals, with the goal of better understanding the motivations and preferences that driv...

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So, you’re looking for a new job? Follow these resume tips

​​​As a recruiter, my day is filled with looking at, scanning through, editing, and evaluating resumes for different positions.While resumes may seem like common sense - you write down your work ex...