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From Janet Webb’s Desk …

Dear Business Leader,

Thank you for taking the time to visit my website.

For small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), reducing hiring and retention costs is crucial for maintaining profitability.

One effective way to do this is by optimizing your internal hiring process, allowing you to avoid the 15%-30% fees typically charged by external recruiters.

If you're a leader (C-level, HR, or Hiring Manager) in a small to mid-sized company and are focused on reducing hiring costs, attracting promotable talent, and increasing retention, my Hiring for Fit© Method is designed for you.

As a true partner I’m hands-on, responsive, practical, and deeply invested in my clients’ success. I’m known for building strong, trust-based relationships by being clear, dependable, and generous with my expertise.

I’ve developed a proven system, my proprietary In-House Hiring for Fit© methodology, which offers a complete strategy that eliminates the need for recruiters, applicant tracking systems, or expensive testing.

I’m excited to share this approach with you.

Using this method, I’ve personally seen outstanding results—no rejections and long-term hires who excel. My goal is for you to experience the same success.

About Janet Webb

For more than 30 years, Janet Webb tracked and advanced the careers of professionals, becoming a recognized expert in executive search, outplacement, career and business coaching, and hiring-related management consulting with specific expertise in “Hiring for Fit”.

She has acquired a detailed understanding of the hiring criteria and practices in all major industry sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, retail, real estate, mining, high-tech, health care, and not-for-profit.

She has worked closely with a wide range of leaders, from CEOs to line managers, in a wide range of functional areas, including finance, operations, human resources, systems, sales, and administration.

Janet founded JW Associates International Inc. in Toronto, Canada, in 2003 to bring together two elements: a passion for conducting high-quality retained executive searches and a commitment to supporting leaders in optimizing their careers.

The focus at JW Associates has been to understand fully the concept of fit from both the client’s and the candidate’s perspectives.

Before founding JW Associates, Janet was a Partner at the search firm Lannick Associates in Toronto. She began her career as a teacher, having obtained her Bachelor of Education degree, with honors, from the University of Alberta.

Janet’s speaking engagements have included workshops for Fortune 500 companies on retention and hiring challenges and presentations to CEOs, HR professionals, and recruiters on how to hire, retain, and advance top talent. She has also worked with growing companies on organizational structure and design and on building high-performing teams.

Janet has published three books.

Interview to Offer: The Definitive Guide to Establishing Fit and Landing the Job (2011) offers practical, effective guidance to candidates on demonstrating fit in an interview.

Hiring for Keeps: How to Hire Outstanding Employees Who Fit, Stay and Add to the Bottom Line (2015), published in print and e-book formats and distributed across Canada, was named one of the Globe and Mail’s Top 10 Leadership and Management Books of the year.

Her third book, Hiring for Fit: A Key Leadership Skill (2020), published by Business Expert Press, provides leaders with deeper insight into the principles and practices of hiring for fit.