In the coming weeks, I will be blogging about diversity and how it plays a part in our drive to be the employer of choice for new recruits – uniform and civilian alike – and those transferring from other services. As I mentioned in a previous blog (Link), we are hiring more men and women than ever before who come from many different backgrounds. We are committed to making sure that the Toronto Police Service reflects this variety – and by extension, the City it serves - at all levels.
Let me explain what being an employer of choice means to me. Quite simply, an employer of choice is one that ranks among the top choices of the best and the brightest of those from all backgrounds who are seeking a profession to pursue and a workplace for it. And, further, an employer of choice is one that retains its employees for the long term.
What is particularly exciting to me is that we are pursuing the goal of being an employer of choice at a time when the Service is growing significantly, and is engaged in hiring more new members than ever before.
There are a number of factors that can help us in achieving our goal.
We offer, without question, some of the most exciting job opportunities. There are few workplaces where, in the course of one’s employment, one can have different careers, in areas as diverse as the Mounted Unit, Forensic Identification Service, the Guns and Gangs Task Force, Corporate Planning, Community Mobilization, Sex Crimes Unit and Sexual Exploitation Section. Because of this exciting prospect, an employee with drive, ambition, innovation and creativity need never be bored or fall into a rut at the Toronto Police Service.
Besides, we offer a very appealing benefits and compensation package. You will see below, information from the recruiting section of the Toronto Police Service’s website (Link)
Let me explain what being an employer of choice means to me. Quite simply, an employer of choice is one that ranks among the top choices of the best and the brightest of those from all backgrounds who are seeking a profession to pursue and a workplace for it. And, further, an employer of choice is one that retains its employees for the long term.
What is particularly exciting to me is that we are pursuing the goal of being an employer of choice at a time when the Service is growing significantly, and is engaged in hiring more new members than ever before.
There are a number of factors that can help us in achieving our goal.
We offer, without question, some of the most exciting job opportunities. There are few workplaces where, in the course of one’s employment, one can have different careers, in areas as diverse as the Mounted Unit, Forensic Identification Service, the Guns and Gangs Task Force, Corporate Planning, Community Mobilization, Sex Crimes Unit and Sexual Exploitation Section. Because of this exciting prospect, an employee with drive, ambition, innovation and creativity need never be bored or fall into a rut at the Toronto Police Service.
Besides, we offer a very appealing benefits and compensation package. You will see below, information from the recruiting section of the Toronto Police Service’s website (Link)
But in a city like Toronto, with its unique demographics and its socio-economic diversity, being an employer of choice goes beyond the pay and the perks that we offer. An extremely important consideration is how we, as an employer, adapt and respond to the needs and expectations of those who come to work for us.
That is what I will be examining over the coming weeks.
