This article originally appeared in the online HR magazine FacteurH

I met Aurélie Wen thanks to Manon Frayssinet (thank you, Manon:)). Originally, I was looking to organize a hackathon for #trumontreal. Aurélie is in charge of North America for Agorize, a company specializing in the organization of this type of competition. For various reasons, I abandoned for the moment the said project (but did not say my last word;).

For the third year in a row, Infopresse organized its Employer Brand Forum in October. This year's theme: Attract, Recruit, Retain: New Strategies.

In Quebec, several online solutions have been developed for psychometric tests. On the other hand I am often asked if there are technical test platforms of the office type or languages. Well, this is the case with Zmartests, a platform launched recently. I had the pleasure to discuss it with Johanne Dumas, its founder.

My dream :)

Another ATS *? Well, yes, again! But when it is developed locally, it is necessary to speak about it :) And it is always fascinating to discuss it with Saïd! As a former manager, Saïd Radhouani, Nextal's co-founder, has recruited a lot of people in the IT field and knows the stakes.

* ATS: Applicant tracking system

Said, can you introduce yourself?

For the short version, I am an entrepreneur passionate about new technologies and team building.

We will have the pleasure this year of welcoming you to the Desjardins offices at

I'm almost looking forward to getting a few years older to see what virtual reality will bring to talent management and recruitment. Marketing HR, recruitment, training ... A world of possibilities is offered to us!

What is virtual reality?

Yes yes, there are still free solutions for posting and sourcing candidates!

I propose you several today, to adapt according to the positions to be filled

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Pierre Leroux is passionate about innovation, creation and human resources. His unifying vision of these different spheres has led us to meet several times in recent years. Formerly Saputo's executive VP of HR, Pierre has since embarked on, among other things, the co-creation of an executive research firm.