National news outlets, social media, and Hydro One acted swiftly yesterday to deal with the conduct of a group of young men who thought sexual harassment on TV was funny. The female broadcaster who confronted this issue, Shauna Hunt, has…
Alberta is in the headlines again today with job losses being reported in the province by Statistics Canada. After years of leading Canada in employment and economic growth, the recent drop in the price of oil and the resulting government…
What a difference a year makes. In February 2014, oil was flirting with $100 a barrel and the Canadian dollar was within 10% of the US dollar. The picture was looking good for Canadian job seekers, as the United States…
Few employers ever bother to place ads in newspapers anymore. The workforce is now mostly digital, mobile and definitely tech-savvy. The same has happened to job posting and job hunting. In 2015, we are continuing to see a shift in how…
Have you ever noticed how different people at work react differently to your attempts at communicating with them? Some take the time to listen and offer to help, while others instantly see the conversation as a matter of results and…
Early in 2014, a young man from Victoria, BC, pointed at his employer and said that the hiring of temporary foreign workers was standing in the way of Canadian applicants. He had noticed that many of his Canadian peers had…
The symbol of the New Year is powerful. It tells us it’s time to take stock of the last 12 months and prepare for the next year. Career-wise, it’s easy to settle into a routine and forget that we have…
Is employment in heavy industrial fields a good choice? People employed in Alberta, Saskatchewan, BC and Newfoundland may be asking this with the mining industry downturn and the concerns over the low price of oil. The truth is – yes!…
As recruiters, we like to have a full candidate bank. This is how we identify the best employees for our clients and provide the excellent service we're known for. Over the years, we've had tens of thousands of candidates apply through…