Karl Jackson Email and Phone Number

Passionately assisting employers, especially entrepreneurs and SMEs, of Bedford - Sackville, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), and area with recruitment, employee engagement and development, and retention: -♦ Employer EngagementRegularly engaging with employers to develop relationships and learn about their needs from an HR perspective, from what is pressing today to what will be needed in the days, weeks, and years ahead♦ Employer SupportWorking in partnership with employers to find, develop, and keep the talent they need to succeed in today's shifting labour market, from job descriptions to tailored HR Plans to access to talent and more♦ Community PartnershipsDeveloping and cultivating relationships, including in an advisor role, with community, government, and industry partners to support employers and local labour market

As always helping others, supported wide variety of job seekers with their career transition: -♦ Job Seeker EngagementRegularly having conversations with diverse job seekers to learn about their employment history, educational background, and career goals♦ Job Seeker SupportWorking in partnership with job seekers through supportive coaching to implement mutually agreed upon action plans, from one on one support to workshop facilitation to access of supports and more♦ Job Development / Employer EngagementAs part of transition in roles, supported job seekers in a Job Developer capacity, including job matching, and supported employers in an Employer Engagement Specialist capacity

Going above and beyond the traditional role, encouraged community economic development and a spirit of entrepreneurship in rural Nova Scotia: -♦ Entrepreneur Engagement & SupportEngaged individuals in their self employment aspirations and provided support, from tailored business plans to business counselling / advice to access to finance, funding programs, and learning opportunities♦ Community Economic DevelopmentSupported 20 to 25 unemployed individuals in starting a business annually and disbursed over $7,550,000 in total financing on top of leveraged funds and equity over 15 years♦ Proposal Writing and ManagementWrote and managed all aspects of successful funding proposals up to $175,000, including activity reports, bookkeeping, and financial management♦ Community Partnerships and ProjectsWorked with employers to improve HR practices via National HR Pilot project, organized and co-hosted a Self Employment Program Coordinators conference, completed "Open For Business" franchise feasibility study, helped facilitate "Future Quest" aspring youth entrepreneur program, co-authored proposal to secure initial funding of $50,000 for Tinsmith Museum, advised and recruited for Workplace Education Initiative projects, advised new Self Employment Program project teams, and more

Gained practical experience in all aspects of business while completing second year of MBA