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Julie Labrie

President
BlueSky Personnel Solutions
Country or state 
Canada (Ontario)
Available to 
North America,
Europe,
...
City 
Toronto
Fee 
Languages 
French,
English
Timezone 
America/Toronto

Personal Details

Bio

Julie Labrie is the president and owner of a top Canadian Bilingual/French recruitment firm, BlueSky Personnel Solutions. For more than 20 years she has helped companies build dream teams and grow their business. She is the resident recruitment expert for the Globe and Mail, and is also regularly featured in the media, including: CTV, CBC, Global News, Radio-Canada, HR Reporter, among others. In 2025, The World Staffing Awards named Julie Labrie among their Top 100 Staffing Leaders to Watch globally. She was also most recently honoured on an international stage with a Gold Stevie Award, as the Woman-Run Business of the Year.

Current position (1)

President

BlueSky Personnel Solutions

Achievements (3)
Top Staffing Leader 2025
TopRecruiter Winner, awarded 1st place in Toronto
TopRecruiter Winner awarded 3rd place in Canada
Degrees (1)
Psychology
York University
1996 to 1999

Presentations

Presentations (5)
Break Through “Candidate Clutter” to Find Your Perfect Fit

HR and hiring managers today are inundated with resumes and interview pitches from candidates, and sometimes it can feel like you’ll need psychic qualities to break through all of the grandstanding, over-rehearsing, or even dare we say, faking. But when you find your needle in a haystack, the impact of your hire on the business, and those rising company stars – can also make you feel like a rock star!

Negotiating Job Offers: Master These New Strategies to Win Over In-Demand Candidates

Salaries across the board have been skyrocketing over the past few years, with no signs of easing, yet HR leaders with finite budgets must make it all work, courting in-demand candidates amid stiff competition. In an HR world full of multiple competing job offers for star candidates, counter-offers, ghostings, and regrets for the ones that got away, is there a proven formula for success? Yes!

How to Win at Today’s Recruitment Matchmaking Game

For over 20 years, Julie Labrie, one of Canada’s top recruitment leaders has worked with HR leaders and jobseekers – connecting people to their dream jobs and building dream teams for organizations. In this session, Julie breaks down in tangible steps, what each side will be looking for this year, and how to help both sides find their perfect match!

Why SPECIALTY will become recruitment’s next “it” word

Journey into this data-driven case study about niching -exponentially grow your staffing business by bravely narrowing your focus. When everyone was zigging away from bilingual recruitment, see why Julie chose to zag, owning this specialty in Canada, to garner triple-digit growth.

Comprendre les stratégies de jumelage entre les candidat·es et les employeurs

Dans un marché de l’emploi en constante évolution, il est essentiel de comprendre les besoins des employeurs et des chercheurs et chercheuses d’emploi pour garantir un recrutement efficace. Julie Labrie, experte en recrutement avec plus de 25 ans d’expérience, partagera des stratégies pratiques et éprouvées pour répondre aux défis actuels. Classée au troisième rang des meilleures recruteuses au Canada, elle offrira des conseils tangibles pour améliorer l’employabilité de vos participant·es et optimiser les pratiques de recrutement, en alignant les compétences des candidat·es avec les besoins des entreprises.

Past talks (26)
Negotiating Job Offers, Master These New Strategies to Win Over In-Demand Candidates
Florida HR Conference & Expo
Orlando
August 25, 2025
Comprendre les stratégies de jumelage entre les candidat·es et les employeurs en 2025
Quariera 2025
Sherbrooke
February 14, 2025
How to Win at Today’s Recruitment Matchmaking Game
Cannexus25
Ottawa
January 29, 2025
The importance of keeping your options open
George Brown College-School of Management
Virtual
Why SPECIALTY will become recruitment’s next “it” word
Staffing World
Nashville
October 23, 2024
Break Through “Candidate Clutter” to Find Your Perfect Fit
2024 HR Florida Conference & Expo
Orlando
August 26, 2024
Comprendre les stratégies de jumelage entre les chercheurs d’emploi et les employeurs
RDEE
Toronto
May 14, 2024
Break Through “Candidate Clutter” to Find Your Perfect Fit
SHRM Talent Conference & Expo
Las Vegas
April 16, 2024
Negotiating Job Offers: Master These New Strategies to Win Over In-Demand Candidates
CPHR BC & Yukon
vancouver
April 30, 2024
Tapping Into Untapped Labour Markets
HRPA Peel
Brampton
November 2, 2023
Break Through "Candidate Clutter" to Find Your Perfect Fit
HRPA Halton
Burlington
November 14, 2023
2024 Trends: How to Win at Today’s Recruitment Matchmaking Game
Hiring Summit 2024
Toronto
March 21, 2024
Break Through "Candidate Clutter" to Find Your Perfect Fit
HRPA Chatham Kent
Chatham Kent Convention Centre
October 12, 2023
How to Win at Today’s Recruitment Matchmaking Game
Cannexus24
Ottawa
Bilingualism in the workplace, is it a myth or reality ?
Hiring Summit 2023
Toronto
March 29, 2023
The importance of keeping your options open
George Brown College School of Management
Toronto
November 17, 2023
Panelist- DEI in recruitment
HRPA Student Case Competition
Toronto
March 25, 2023
Recruitment and leadership
George Brown College School of Management
Toronto
May 18, 2023
Staffing Owner panel
Virtual Staffing Firm Owners Conference
Toronto
November 25, 2020
How to Ace the Interview
Toronto Library
Toronto
Where are the bilingual jobs ?
Bilingual Link Summit
Mississauga
Using Social Media for Recruitment
HRPA Toronto West
Etobicoke
Ask a recruiter
BilingualLink Career Fair & Skills Expo
Etobicoke
How to stand out to hiring managers
BilingualLink Career Fair & Skills Expo
Toronto
Recruitment panel
WXN network
Mississauga
Comprendre les 4 influenceurs majeurs du marché du travail actuel
Hiring Summit 2024
Toronto
March 21, 2024
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Recruiting Blog  BlueSky

Books & Articles (2)

How to find the best talent to grow your business
BlueSky Personnel Solutions,
2022
Published articles

Expertise (10)

Other
Business
IT consulting and services
Leadership
Hiring Recruiting Employee Recruitment Talent Recruitment Candidate Sourcing Staffing and Recruiting

Clients

American Staffing Association
SHRM
HRPA
Florida HR Concil
George Brown College- School of Management
Connecture Canada
WXN Network
Bilingual Link
ACSESS
CPHR BC & Yukon
CERIC
Cannexus
Toronto Library
RDEE
Quariera

HRPA competencies

Core Competencies (Primary)
Workforce Planning & Talent Management
Core Competencies (Secondary)
Strategy
Enabling Competencies
Research Skills
Business Acumen
Decision-Making Skills
Negotiation and Influencing

Awards & certifications (6)

Top 100 Staffing Leaders to Watch in 2025
2023
Thought Leadership in Recruitment
Stevie Awards
2022
Women-Run Workplace of the Year (10 or less employees)
Gold Stevie Awards
Top Recruiter Canada Winner
Top Recruiter
Awarded Best Bilingual Recruitment Agency in Canada
Top 100 Staffing Leaders to Watch in 2022
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

Bilingual (Fr/Eng) Recruitment Expert, Best-Selling Author, Award Winner, Media Commentator

Affiliations
HRPA
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