In September millions of people return to school in Canada and this year I will be joining them in a classroom. Canada has one of the most educated populations in the world with over 55% of 25-34 year olds having…
In the last few years we have seen a shift in employment marketing from newspaper advertising, to job boards like Monster and Workopolis, then interactive job boards like LinkedIn, and now we have seen an explosion of job aggregator sites. …
We always ask candidates what they are looking for in a community and why they moved from one place to another. This allows us to understand their motivation and if the benefits of a job we are hoping to place…
I still remember the first time I laid eyes on my Labrador/Golden Retriever cross. He was about four months old came running up to me and jumped up on me as I kneeled down to pet him. It took 10…
After spending hours this past weekend studying for the Canadian pleasure craft operators card, I took a few minutes to reflect on the effect role testing and certification has on Canadian life, business and careers. Canada’s regulations require tests for…
As a recruiter I have always wondered why vacation time is not more prominently featured in Job Advertising? Only 13-16% of job advertisements on Workopolis and Monster feature the word Vacation and some of those are only highlighting job duties of…
2009-2010 have been very interesting years for Canadian mining as mineral companies as prices recovered or remained near all time highs and labour strife was felt across the country. On July 22, 2010 we saw a BC mine that has…
Over 108,700 jobs were created in April in Canada and BC is one of the provinces leading the way with 13,000 jobs. Manitoba and Saskatchewan continue to have the lowest unemployment rates in the country at about 5%, which was…
For the first time I have been recruiting for a company that has brand recognition around the world (Brand Y). Their brand is so powerful Y employees buy tee shirts, hats and mugs, and they feature the Y brand logo…