Last week Apple officially launched its much anticipated iCloud service at the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco. CEO Steve Jobs made reference to a $1 billion iDataCenter, suggesting that Apple has big plans for the future of Cloud Computing.
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June 15th, 2011
Remote Work, Why Geography Is the #1 Factor That Limits Applications
Its a fundamental law in recruiting that you are limited to hiring individuals who have applied for a position (even direct sourced candidates will at some time will be requested to acknowledge application). Assuming you want an applicant pool that is bulging with superior talent, a logical question would be, What factors restrict qualified individuals from applying?. Prior to the most recent global economic meltdown, most recruiting professionals guessed that the top factors were pay, benefits, and employer reputation, which are important, but one factor has always trumped them: geography.
Read MoreJune 15th, 2011
How To Negotiate A Starting Salary For A New Job
When you are negotiating a starting salary for a new job, knowing the appropriate starting salary and successful negotiating techniques is invaluable . We’ve teamed up with acclaimed salary negotiation expert and author, Jack Chapman, to bring you practical advice on negotiating a starting salary for a new job.
Read MoreMay 3rd, 2011
Stanley Cup Playoffs — A little like career planning?
After a nail biting first round, the Canucks are now facing the Predators in round two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Hopefully this will not go seven games or I may find myself going prematurely grey. As I was watching Burrows overtime goal, I was thinking about how some lessons learned in the game of sport can apply to ones career. Here are a few I came up with:
Read MoreApril 27th, 2011
Attracting and Recruiting Gen Y
How to attract the players when the game itself has changed?
AART Accessibility, Authenticity, Relevancy and Trust. These are the traits that your company must exhibit to attract and recruit Generation Y (born between ~1979-1999), according to Lauren Friese from www.talentegg.ca in a recent webinar. A member of the where you want it, when you want it generation herself, Lauren has some excellent assertions which I think really embody this demographic.
April 27th, 2011
Twitter to Find a Job
Has Twitter Reached Job Hunting Tool Status?
Today I watched another webinar, this time on How to Use Twitter to Impress Recruiters by JT ODonnell, founder of Careerealism.com. She provided five tips when using social media to find a job. They include:
Using Bio Keywords: This includes thinking about what key words people (recruiters) would use to find you and including them in your bio. She suggests looking at some relevant job postings, finding the prominent words and including them.
Read MoreApril 11th, 2011
Training and preparation for retail careers
As with every industry these days, individuals with additional education will have the opportunity to advance further. While some may people may still be promoted on retail experience alone, taking additional courses
Read MoreApril 8th, 2011
Employment Resource Centres, access help with your job search
Have you accessed your local Employment Resource Centre for help with your job search? If youre looking for work or need help managing your career, your local Employment Resource Centre can help.
Read MoreMarch 23rd, 2011
Are you at the top of your game?
Professional training and development make the difference. Teams on top of their game are more engaged.
Developing your professional skills is an excellent idea in any economy but particularly important when the labour market is highly competitive. With more players on the scene, those who continually invest in their own skills and talents have significant advantages.
March 16th, 2011
Free Webinars offered during March
For something a little different this week weve put together a list of free Webinars being offered during March:
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