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Anita Sampson Binder,
MA, RPR, CCIP
Biography
Anita 'turned professor' after her HR Executive career specializing in Workforce Planning, Recruitment, and Diversity & Inclusion in the corporate world, government and post-secondary institutions, recruitment firms and staffing agencies, and for employment development programs. Her strategic HR experience over the past twenty years includes senior leader roles with huge organizations like Compass Group Canada, York University, and the Royal Bank of Canada. She has also worked as an Employment Counselor and Job Developer, successfully running career counseling and employment programs for Youth at Risk and Social Assistance Recipients. Anita is a regular conference speaker and an extensively published HR writer.
Academic Credentials
Anita holds a Master's Degree in English from the University of Maine, a B.A. in Psychology (Cape Breton University), a Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR) Designation from the Institute of Professional Management, and the Cambridge CELTA Certificate to teach English as a second language (Saint Mary’s University). She is among the first cohort to earn the Canadian Certification of Inclusion Practitioners (CCIP) accreditation from the Canadian Centre of Diversity and Inclusion (2018). She has taken numerous courses in UDL – Universal Learning Design and Inclusiveness.
Areas of Specialization
- Human Resources Management
- Human Resources
- Recruitment & Selection
- Organizational Behaviour
- Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
- Career Preparation
- Career Planning and Development
- Work Experience Preparation
- HR Simulated Work Term
- HR Seminar Series
- Labour Relations
Areas of Expertise
- All areas of Human Resources (including Recruitment & Selection
- Labour Relations
- Organizational Behaviour) and Career Counseling
- Career Preparation & Development
Career Highlights
- September 2018 - Present - George Brown Polytechnic
Professor: Centre for Business and Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts for undergrad and post-grad programs, both synchronous/asynchronous/online: Teach Human Resources Management, Academic Simulation Work Term (online), Recruitment & Selection (online), Career Planning & Development (online), Organizational Behaviour (online), Work Experience Preparation, Career Development, Career Preparation, Labour Relations - August 2018 - 2021 - College Boreal, Mississauga and Toronto Campuses George Brown Polytechnic
Professor: Workplace Integration AND Tools for Career Success – Four Program Cycles - March 2015 - January 2018 - ARES Staffing Solutions
Vice President of Recruitment Strategy and Delivery - April 2008 to October 2014 - Compass Group Canada
Director of Recruiting, Diversity & Inclusion (Canada) - January 2005 to April 2008 - Present - York University
Director, Recruitment, Employment Equity & Relocation Services - November 2003 - January 2005 - Redknee Inc.
Manager, Human Capital Management (Global) - September 1998 - November 2003 - RBC Financial Group - RBC Recruitment Services
Recruitment Manager
Comments: This employment is in no way exhaustive: Anita has also worked for several years at additional recruitment firms as a Recruiter and with N.S. Community Services, federal government and Career Edge as an Employment Counsellor where she ran soft skills development programs (such as the Youth Internship Program) for Clients on Social Assistance and Youth at Risk.
Other Activities
- 2018-2019: GBC Strategy Planning Sessions
- 2019-Present: Commissioned Member - Accessibility Advisory Committee, City of Mississauga
- 2019-Present: Member - Institute of Professional Management
- 2011-Present: Mentor - ACCES Mentoring Partnership (12 Programs)
- 2010-Present: Community Advisor, Partner, Speaker, Inclusive Workplace Competencies Committee - Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) - Supporting Immigrants
- 2011-Present: Board Committee Member (Employment) - REENA – Supporting People with Disabilities
- 2017-Present: Speaker -- CPAC 2017 & Metropolis 2016 Conferences, JVS Speaker to Immigrants, ACCES Guest Speaker, TRIEC Speaker (2013-2017), JobSkills and Indus Speaker
- 2015-2019: Published Writer (HR) – Workplace.ca, YourWorkplace, Municipal World
- 2015-2019: Participant - North American Employers & Businesses: “Employing Refugees” - UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada, TRIEC and RBC
- 2017: Participant, Employer Sessions: Provincial Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities - Accessibility Ontario
- 2017: Guest Lecturer – International Human Resources – George Brown Polytechnic
- 2009-2013: Faculty, Course Leader, Lecturer – Recruiting Generation Y Course, Federated Press
- 2016: Speaker -- Strategic Recruiting & Employer Branding Canada Conference – Marcus Evans
- 2012: Member -- Peel Employer Advisory (TRIEC) – Immigrant Employment
- 2012: Member -- HRPAO (Human Resources Practitioners Association of Ontario)
- 2005-2010: Member -- CAUBO (Canadian Association of University Business Officers)
- 2005-2010: Member -- OUEEEN (Ontario University Employment Equity Education Network
- 2005-2010: Member -- AOUHRP (Association of Ontario University Human Resources Practitioners)
Awards
- 2011: Hero Award – For Building an Inspiring a Top Performing National Team (Compass Group Canada)
- 2010: Hero Award – For Taking a National Operation Paperless (Compass Group Canada)
Publications
- Magazine – Your Workplace: Nice Guys Finish Last (May-June 2019)
- Magazine – Municipal World: Top 10 Strategies for Employee Attraction & Retention (December 1, 2017)
- Magazine – Municipal World: Finding Your Next Great Hire! (Hint: They’re Not From Canada (July 1, 2017)
- Magazine – Municipal World: Getting the Right Start – The Importance of Great Strategy Sessions in the Hiring Process (October 1, 2017)
- Magazine – Your Workplace: Is Your Wellness program Missing Something? (Spring, 2017)
- Magazine – Municipal World: Top 10 Strategies for Employee Attraction & Retention (December 1, 2017)
- Magazine (Online) – Workplace.ca (Institute of Professional Management): An Employer’s Guide to Looking Good Out There: Respect the Candidate (June 1, 2017)
- Company Website – ARES Staffing Solutions: Employers - Don't Treat Me The Same! (December 2, 2016)
- Magazine (Online) – Workplace.ca (Institute of Professional Management): Serving Up Diversity and Inclusion in the Recruitment Process: What Are the Answers? (June 10, 2019)