Automotive Industry Recruiting in 2017
As the Detroit Auto Show kicks into high gear it turns out 2017 will be a hot year for recruitment in the Auto Industry. With sales of automobiles and light trucks being over 17.5 million units in the US in…
Canada 3rd and the US 30th in World Ranking for Professionals
HSBC just published its world wide ranking of countries to work in for expatriates and Canada has thoroughly defeated its NAFTA partner the United Stated. Canada has climbed 3 spots from 6th to 3rd, while the United States was passed by…
Charities in 2017, Thank you 2016!
As we traveled through Maui, Sacremento, Seattle and Victoria airports at Christmas, I thought how fortunate we are. With a ton of amazing family, work, volunteer and personal success in 2016, I was awakened by a single parent taking two…
A Career in the Electrical Field
Being able to maintain power is essential to running most businesses, households, and communities in this day and age. Electricians are the professionals that keep the electricity flowing for houses, offices, mines, construction sites, manufacturing plants, pulp and paper mills…
New Technologies Keep Lone Workers Safe & Improve Productivity
This is a guest article by Paul Turner, VP Sales & Marketing, Aware360. Ltd. Over the past year or so, there has been an increasing emphasis on keeping lone workers safe. Particularly in trades, there have been examples of workers…
Construction is killing it and Manufacturing is strong
Canada had an unexpectedly strong month of job creation in May adding 14,000 Jobs. Construction and Manufacturing were two of the bright spots with Ontario and Quebec leading the way, likely with Toronto's strong housing market being the biggest driver.…
Linkedin Social is deceiving tens of thousands of desperate job seekers
For years, recruiters have talked about the proliferation of fake recruiter profiles on Linkedin. Linkedin and its community have been able to remove most of these profiles but Linkedin now has a bigger problem. The social aspect of the LinkedIn news…
Nexus – Why everyone who travels for business in Canada and Internationally should have it
When it comes to business travel, I want to get to where I am going see our clients and get back home to family and dogs quickly. Airport security lines are one of the slowest parts of any trip, but I…
NAFTA and the Trans Pacific Partnership What do they mean for your Employees Travelling internationally
The low Canadian dollar and a robust US economy make this a perfect time for many Canadian companies to do business with our neighbors to the south. Toes the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) simplified cross-border trade and, as a…
Free Canadian Salary Survey Data Sources
Salary surveys can be the difference between having the best employees and a company going out of business because they can not attract and retain critical talent. That may sound dramatic but Mining companies have gone out of business due…