Does your résumé have the punch it needs to help you stand out? Is your cover letter well-written and convincing? Are you conveying professionalism in the e-mails you write to recruiters or hiring managers?
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October 23rd, 2009
Free Online Course ‘Preparing for H1N1: Employer Responsibilities’
Safety Services Canada is proud to offer a free H1N1 flu prevention course for a limited time. The online course is specifically designed for employers and outlines their legal obligations regarding H1N1 flu prevention in the workplace.
Read MoreSeptember 25th, 2009
Cover Letter No-No’s
Writing a cover letter can sometimes be a bit confusing. You simply don’t know what information to add, what to exclude and how exactly to tell your story. For many, this leads to some cover letter mistakes.
Read MoreAugust 28th, 2009
Career Fair Preparation
Career-fair planning should begin a few months before the exhibition dates and summer is a great time for you to get organizedrecruiters should ensure all display equipment is in working order, marketing materials are ordered, and a publicity strategy is in place.
Read MoreAugust 28th, 2009
Getting Employees Off The Telephone
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has reported that, at the time of a recent mid-air collision between an airplane and a helicopter, the air traffic controller was making a personal telephone call. The crash killed nine people and is an example of what can happen when an employee is engaged in personal business rather than focused on work duties.
Read MoreAugust 28th, 2009
Predictive Attrition
Predictive Attrition – Sounds like something out of the Tom Cruise Movie Minority Report. In fact, it is a term, as used in a recent Canadian Business article that better describes a new methodology at Google for measuring the likelihood of retaining an employee. The article goes on to say that Google is doing what it does best, using data to drive management decisions (one of its 10 Golden Rules), while critics say that just doing something because it can be done does not always make business sense.
Read MoreAugust 28th, 2009
Dealing with Networking Nervosus
Do you think the only people who will read this article are going to be a handful of people who get anxious networking? Well, heres a news flash, 80% of the people we survey prior to teaching a workshop on Positive Networking® tell us they dont like networkingthey really dont like networking!
Read MoreJuly 21st, 2009
HAVE A KEEN EYE FOR DERAIL
Job seekers take note: One false stroke at the keyboard could send your resume into the “circular file.” Fifty-one per cent of executives interviewed said just one or two typos in a resume would remove applicants from consideration for a job; 23 per cent said it takes only one typo to rule candidates out.
Read MoreJuly 21st, 2009
Writing an Effective Cover Letter
Job seekers continually under estimate the importance of including a cover letter with their resume when applying to jobs. The cover letter is a critical component of your job search materials, as it serves as an effective advertisement for your resume. In writing your cover letter you can be creative and direct in showing a potential employer, how your unique skills abilities meets their requirements without the limitations of the resume.
Read MoreJuly 20th, 2009
Preparing for the Upturn in the Market
Lately there has been a lot of news in the media that Western Canada is seeing the first signs of economic recovery. Housing sales and starts are up, unemployment numbers in June were significantly lower than predicted and companies are starting to hire again.
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