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BCjobs Blog

November 30th, 2008

Careers in the Retail Industry

Careers in the Retail Industry

Retailing offers a great variety of opportunities for ambitious and hardworking employees. A retail career often begins with a sales associate position. Dedication and commitment will open up your career path options to positions that include assistant manager, manager, merchandiser, buyer, district manager, human resources, distribution and inventory control, public relations and ecommerce related positions.

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November 30th, 2008

Retail career labour market trends

Retail career labour market trends

In recent months, looming or existing labour shortages in BC’s construction and hospitality sectors have generated plenty of headlines, but almost unnoticed by all except those in the business is a growing staffing crisis that threatens to create severe problems for the province’s retail industry.

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November 26th, 2008

Analyzing Resumes

Analyzing Resumes

You’ve advertised that you are recruiting for a particular position, and now have a significant number of resumes to sort through. The key now is to extract the v ital details from these resumes so that you may compile a list of the best available candidates.

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November 25th, 2008

Temporary employees – maximizing the productivity of your temps

Temporary employees - maximizing the productivity of your temps

Temporary employees have a huge influence on the success of a company. In today’s fast-paced business environment, hiring temps – temporary project professionals – is an integral part of a company’s ability to remain competitive.

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November 25th, 2008

Hiring Employees – Seven Winning Strategies

Hiring Employees - Seven Winning Strategies

Choosing the right employee for your business is a very important decision that can often be a time-consuming and expensive process. Thoughtful, up-front preparation will reduce the possibility of adding a poor candidate to your existing team. Busy managers are often tempted to fill positions quickly which may result in a marginal employee who can cost you lots of money.

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November 25th, 2008

Top 5 Managerial Dilemmas

Top 5 Managerial Dilemmas

Whether you’re managing your own company or one department within the regional office of an international corporation, there are universal challenges every supervisor faces. These difficulties test the mettle and resourcefulness of even the most seasoned and skilled supervisor.

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November 25th, 2008

Employee performance goals: inspiring top performance from employees

Employee performance goals: inspiring top performance from employees

Employee performance goals are one of the most important skills required of successful managers. Managing employee performance goals really depends on your ability to inspire team members.

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November 25th, 2008

Performance review tips | Tips for conducting a better performance review

Performance review tips | Tips for conducting a better performance review

Performance review tips can help managers better achieve goals. Performance reviews tips can help you strike the right balance between praise and constructive criticism

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November 25th, 2008

Turning around turnover: how to keep the best employees

Turning around turnover: how to keep the best employees

Decrease employee turnover and your organization will be in a better position. You’ll need to decrease employee turnover to deal with imminent workforce changes.

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November 25th, 2008

Managing a Shorthanded Summer

Managing a Shorthanded Summer

School is out, the warm weather is calling and your employees are making plans for golf dates, island getaways and family vacations. Many organizations are already operating with leaner teams,

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