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October 9th, 2014

5 Tips for Recruiting Canadian Tech Talent

How to recruit Canadian tech talent

The struggle for recruiting top tech talent in Canada is real. And things are about to get even realer. Canada has no shortage of incredible tech startups and companies. Canada based companies like Shopify, Hootsuite, and Wave are a testament to Canadian innovation, yet they face a growing challenge when it comes to hiring. There […]

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September 11th, 2014

Why an Honest Culture is Essential for Growth

Why an Honest Culture is Essential for Growth

Honesty is not always the best policy. Table of Contents Critique the project, NOT the person Offer a solution Maintain control This is something that I have learned from spending the last decade with a man who is terrible at little white lies. Having your husband gaze into your eyes and tell you, “That haircut […]

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September 4th, 2014

How to Bring Your Recruiting into the Future

Bring your recruiting into the future

New technologies are changing the rules of the war for talent. Competitors are targeting your candidate pool. On a global scale, with multiple networks, and innovative tactics based on big data. Resistance to adopting these technologies is futile. But, why resist? The future of recruiting is both social and automated, and these two trends will make […]

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August 14th, 2014

How Millennials Work: Why the Key to Managing Millennials is Flexibility

How Millennials Work

Millennials currently make up over one third of the North American workforce. By 2025, 75% of the global labor market will be millennials. This new generation of workers brings with it a shift in the nature of the workplace and in particular, how the workplace is managed. Millennial employees are not all that different from […]

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July 29th, 2014

Expert Interview with Ryan St. Germaine

Expert Interview with Ryan St. Germaine

There’s no question that online job boards have the upper hand over now-prehistoric-seeming print classified ads, but that doesn’t mean site owners get to sit back and enjoy the view from the top of the employment advertising ladder. Perpetually shifting technology presents site operators with huge challenges. “User experience is so important, but the factors […]

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July 27th, 2014

How to Ensure a Successful Probationary Period

How to Ensure a Successful Probationary Period

Recruiting new employees is never an easy task. From initial screening, through interviews and contract negotiation, the process can be time consuming and taxing and it’s only upon hire that the real fun begins! Building a successful team is an ongoing task, and it is important for all members to contribute to the department’s ongoing success. Building in a probationary period for new employees will help you manage the onboarding process and should benefit both the new employee and the company. So how does one ensure a successful probationary period? The following seven steps will help you get started.

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July 24th, 2014

Auto Responders for Human Resources

Auto Responders for Human Resources

Many organizations have stopped responding to job applicants, citing an ever increasing pool of applicants. But, just as the Internet has opened the doors to a wider pool of applicants, it has also ushered in an era of lower cost ways to respond to applicants.

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July 24th, 2014

Employee Engagement, Happiness and Tips to Improve Both

Employee Engagement, Happiness and Tips to Improve Both

The last couple of years Human Research Development has come to focus more and more on Employee Engagement strategies in the belief that Engagement is essential to running a successful business. Engagement has often been misinterpreted as Employee Happiness, and although Engagement and Happiness are not the same, the two are intricately connected. In Employee […]

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July 17th, 2014

3 Key Factors to Consider When Choosing a Job Board

3 Key Factors to Consider When Choosing a Job Board

Job boards are an important part of the recruitment process. This is not just because job boards are one of the first places most people go when they are looking for work, but because the right job boards also make your job ads more searchable, increase the amount of views your posts receive, and help […]

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July 3rd, 2014

How to Write an HR Purpose Statement

Do it with purpose

Everyone can benefit from a good purpose statement. Having your own purpose statement helps you identify your goals, remember your values, and create a plan to keep you on track to achieving success on your own terms. Having an HR purpose statement will aid in the translation of your company’s values into it’s HR practices, […]

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