Recruiting in Motion – Ottawa

Sari Cantor is a Partner with Recruiting in Motion – Ottawa. Sari has spent 20+ years engaging people across professional portfolios and working with companies to ensure they attract the best talent. Beginning her career with a large multi-national recruitment firm, Sari took her skills and network and launched Recruiting in Motion – Ottawa in 2013. Clients and candidates in Ottawa have come to appreciate Sari as a subject matter expert in all areas of talent acquisition. She has been able to assist many local companies (private and public) through their hiring and retention strategies.

Being born and raised in Ottawa, Sari has a unique understanding of her local market from compensation grids to employment statistics to what “makes the National Capital Region special”. She has developed long term relationships by being much more than just a recruitment resource and has nurtured personal relationships that have spanned over two decades.

When she isn’t in the office, you can find Sari speaking at local events, associations, schools and CTV news parlaying knowledge and passion for the Ottawa labor market and preaching innovative and current job search strategies.

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Marie was born and raised in the Nation’s Capital and has spent the vast majority of her Sales and Recruitment career providing solutions to Non-Profits, Crown Corps, and Private Sector Clients.  She enjoys building long-term, trusting relationships with candidates and clients alike.

Her recruitment expertise covers an array of portfolios, including; IT, Communications and Marketing, Human Resources, and Executive Search

Marie believes in providing a full-service solution to everyone she meets.  As such, she has become a Full Cycle Recruiter, a Business Partner for Hire and a Job Search Coach

 Fun/Interesting Facts:

• Marie can solve the Rubix Cube in under two minutes, and likes to solve math problems for fun!
• She is an avid athlete and competitor. She thrives on new challenges and adores healthy competition.  You can catch her at the gym, on the volleyball court, or strapped to a snowboard or wakeboard, in her spare time.
• Rugby is one of Marie’s greatest life passions. With her rugby career lasting more than 15 years, she feels privileged to have been able to represent her city, province and even her country, proudly.  A lower back injury ended her career in 2012, but her passion and love for the game will never die.

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Brad is a recruitment consultant for Recruiting in Motion’s Ottawa office. Brad’s roots are in Glengarry county an hour East of Ottawa. He began his journey in the employment industry working for a branch of Employment Ontario in a business development capacity. Since joining RIM, Brad has further developed his expertise in Finance & Accounting recruitment, as well as Human Resources, and Engineering. Brad spends his time understanding what aspects of employment are most important to individual job-seekers, including roles and responsibilities, cultural fit, and opportunities for advancement, among others.

Brad has worked with a wide range of business in both the private and public sector and takes great pride in the diversity of his organizational portfolio. From a start-up to a large multinational corporation, and everything in between; Brad goes above and beyond to meet their specific needs. He is always eager to take on a new challenge, and loves helping people achieve their most ambitious goals.

While Brad has a keen eye for talent, his ability to read people and situations have been crucial determinants of success. His expertise lies in his ability to build long-term relationships that sustain both employee, and employer satisfaction.

Fun/Interesting Facts:

• An avid sports fan, Brad spends every Saturday night watching his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, and is mostly stationary on Sunday when the NFL is on.
• Brad is a huge supporter of the Glengarry Highland Games, having been to every edition of the event over the past 20+ years.
• While Brad is proud of his Irish and Scottish heritage, he blames his ancestors for his unique ability to obtain a sunburn at any time of year. Who gets a sunburn at an outdoor hockey tournament in February?

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Crystal grew up in a predominantly agricultural community in Western Quebec, that she still has strong ties to today. After post-secondary graduation Crystal spent time with the federal government practicing social work and law enforcement. This eventually led to a career shift where she fell into a role within the staffing industry, now 10 years later the rest is history. She has diligently worked her way up the ranks from Operations Support to Recruitment. She specializes in the recruitment of Administration, Accounting Operations and Property Management.  She continues to grow and expand her skills and knowledge while pursuing her passion for helping people, problem-solving and ensuring the smooth day to day operations of the office.

Crystal has the unique ability to understand and anticipate the needs of candidates and clients alike based on her years of hands on experience in these roles. Her straight-forward, “can do” attitude and approach to life, combined with her sheer determination and relentless “country girl” work ethic will no doubt benefit her colleagues, candidates and clients alike.

Fun/Interesting Facts:

• Crystal will always win the award for the most interesting and entertaining real life stories and experiences, stemming from everyday life, to her farm and horse show adventures which take her around the globe. They are a true favourite in the Ottawa office.
• Crystal and her family pursue their passion of Clydesdale Horses (yes, the iconic “Budweiser Horses”). Often her time away from work is referred as “showcation”, 9 times out of 10 it is horse related and involves early mornings and late nights. This is not what many people would consider R&R.
• Crystal enjoys spending as much time as possible with her many nieces and nephews, whom share the same love for agriculture and exhibiting horses. She and her family travel across Canada and the United States to world class competitions with their 6 horse hitch of Clydesdales. She is proud to carry on the family tradition being a 4th generation Show-Woman

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Born and raised in the west-end of Ottawa, Pauline is excited to be one of the newest members of the Recruiting in Motion Team!

After completing her bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at the University of Guelph, her passion for meeting new people and traveling determined her next step of living and working abroad in Ireland and Scotland for two years. After thoroughly enjoying the Irish/Scottish lifestyle and traveling as much of Europe as she could, Pauline returned home and took that passion for meeting people and applied it to her newfound career as a Technical Recruiter in 2013.

Since then, Pauline has applied her love for helping people and customer service to her job.  Her primary focus in the last 9 years has been recruiting variety of IT related technical and functional consulting roles across the entire IT portfolio. Pauline looks to leverage her experience in IT recruitment, and exceptional interpersonal skills, to broaden her network across the Marketing, Communications, and Human Resources industries, while maintaining her pulse on Ottawa’s technology sector. Being a Professional Recruiter allows her to connect with new people daily and challenges her to get creative when trying to find a diamond in the rough.

Fun/Interesting Facts

• Pauline has traveled to 11 different countries and cannot wait to continue seeing as much of the world as possible
• She is very creative and can take on most art projects, but especially loves painting and drawing portraits
• Loves to cook! She will try any food once and is continuously experimenting with different recipes. Among friends and family is she is known for her homemade pizza and charcuterie/cheese boards!

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Michaela is a Recruitment Consultant for Recruiting in Motion’s Ottawa office. She grew up in the East end of Ottawa and spent most of her childhood on a basketball court.

Michaela is a Nipissing University graduate with a Double Major in Social Welfare & Child and Family Studies. After graduating from post-secondary, Michaela worked in the administrative space for a few years. She has now transitioned into the staffing industry where she specializes in the recruitment of Administration, Property Management, Human Resources and Marketing.

She has spent majority of her life playing elite level basketball. After playing at the University level, she decided to shift her love for the game into a coaching role where she has been Assistant Coaching a U16 boys’ team with the Gloucester Cumberland Basketball Association. She also spends her weekends as a Weekend Manager working at the Ronald McDonald House where she gets to create special relationships with several different families and interact with children of all ages.

Fun Facts:

– Went to Arusha, Tanzania for several weeks to volunteer teaching at an elementary school

– Michaela will always have an athletic/competitive mindset and lifestyle. When she is not working or coaching, you can find her in either a GoodLife gym or at her kickboxing gym

– She loves to bake (especially cookies & brownies)

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With 15+ years of sales and project coordination/management experience within the IT Industry, Ally's journey has equipped her with a unique skill set and a passion for driving results. Recently, over the past 2 years, Ally has ventured into recruiting, leveraging her industry knowledge to match top talent with the right opportunities. 

Fun fact: 

Ally is a hockey fan; in her free time, you will usually find her in the rink watching her children playing hockey.

Ally loves to run and has completed a handful of ½ marathons with the National Capital Race Weekend being her favorite event.

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Emily is a Recruitment Consultant at Recruiting in Motion and is super excited to be one of the newest members of the team. Born and raised in Ottawa, Emily has a passion for lifelong learning and prides herself in providing the ultimate customer experience for job seekers and clients. Emily graduated from Carleton University with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Sexuality Studies in 2016. Combining her love for education and her people oriented personality with her previous management and customer service experience has led her to the wonderful world of Human Resources. In 2021, Emily completed the Human Resources Graduate Certificate program at Algonquin College and has now begun a career in recruiting where she can leverage her enthusiasm and compassion.

Fun/Interesting Facts:

• Emily is an avid music lover and concert attendee! When she is not working, you can be sure to find her at a local music festival or music venue singing and dancing the night away.
• Emily LOVES to cook.
• Emily is a nature lover and loves being outdoors! Hiking, camping, kayaking, biking, watching sunsets – any excuse to get outside really.

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