Skills Wanted in the Tech Sector of Canada

 John will give an overview of four of Canada’s tech hubs – Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver - and share some insights re which skills are in demand, and what skills are commonly sought by all tech companies.

John Fleischauer – or as he's better known – bigtalljohn – is a bit of a recruiting enigma. After studying Biomedical Toxicology at the University of Guelph, John started his career in the recruiting industry. After working in the agency space for eight years, John transitioned to corporate and lead Halogen Software's Global Talent Acquisition function, where he helped the business scale from 170-530 employees (worldwide) in 3 years. After being acquired by Saba Software, he then transitioned to lead Saba Software's Global Talent Acquisition function where he was able to stand up a predictable hiring engine that allowed the business to hire for 70 open positions in his final 60 days with the company. John is now Chief Talent Officer of Pivot + Edge, a firm that helps small businesses out-compete big corporate conglomerates in the war for talent. John is an author, a TEDx and DisruptHR speaker, and you can find him rambling about the ridiculousness of the NH