Signing of partnership between The Globe and Mail and Eluta
Globe Careers has announced an alliance with Eluta.ca, the innovative job search engine, to create a new service for employers and candidates that combines the audience of The Globe and Mail and theglobeandmail.com with Eluta’s search techniques and employer data. The new platform aims to put companies with job openings in touch with experienced candidates using various media including paper, Internet, mobile, social media, etc. Every month, the Globe and Mail website gets four million unique visitors for 124 million pages read; during the same period, Eluta attracts 548,000 unique visitors for 5.8 million job searches.
Companies concerned about losing their talent
More than one half of employers worldwide think that other companies are looking to hire their top people, according to a survey by Right Management. When asked if other organizations are actively trying to recruit their leaders, 13% of CEOs and HR professionals surveyed strongly agreed, 43% agreed while only 11% disagreed and 4% strongly disagreed. As products, services and marketing strategies become increasingly similar, companies are realizing that more qualified employees can make a difference in terms of competitive advantage. Only 27% of respondents said their company had a sufficient number of qualified internal candidates ready to assume key positions.
IT recruiting up
According to a Robert Half Technology survey of 270 CIOs, IT hiring should increase in the fourth quarter of 2011: 24% of respondents said they planned to increase the size of their IT department and 22% planned on hiring more staff. These forecasts are up from the third quarter, in which only 14% of respondents planned to hire more staff. Systems administrators and network specialists are in top demand.
Anonymous CV shelved
Since 2006, France has been considering making anonymous CVs legally mandatory, but since the decree was never been signed, the law was never applied—and probably never will be. A test conducted with 1,000 companies showed that the tool was effective against sexual discrimination, with recruiters more easily granting interviews if they didn’t know whom they were dealing with. The opposite proved to be true for immigrants or candidates from the suburbs, who saw their chances of getting an interview halved using the anonymous CV vs. the traditional CV.
Randstad buys SFN Group and grows
With its purchase of SFN Group, Randstad becomes the largest HR services provider in Canada. The acquisition also places Randstad in third place in North America and second internationally with more than 5,000 employees in over a 1,000 outlets in North America. Other than size considerations, the acquisition will provide customers with an expanded service offering in terms of recruiting, including administrative, industrial, accounting and finance, and information technologies staffing. Another gain is better servicing of local markets, with the new company harnessing its expertise to strengthen relations between employers and job seekers.
Average earnings in Canada go up
According to Statistics Canada, the average weekly earnings of non-farm workers were $876.27 in June, up 0.3% from the previous month and 3% higher compared to the same period last year. Alberta had the biggest year-over-year increase at 5%, while Saskatchewan salaries only grew 1%. Year-over-year growth in average weekly earnings exceeded the national average in two sectors: professional, scientific and technical services as well as retail trade, but declined in both accommodation and food services and in educational services.
Commuting survey
All modes of transport combined, Canadians spent 26 minutes per day on average commuting in 2010. Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver had a slightly longer commute, at 33, 31 and 30 minutes respectively. 82% of respondents in the Statistics Canada survey used their car to get to work, 12% used public transit and 6% bicycled or walked. Among drivers who had tried public transit, more than half found it less convenient. The study noted that those who drove took 20 minutes less time on average to get to work than those who used public transit.
Job security: Canadians confident
According to a BMO Labour Day survey, 51% of Canadians feel confident with their overall job security. There were provincial disparities, though, with more than two thirds of Albertan workers feeling confident vs. 54% in British Columbia. In addition, nearly one third believe their employer will be growing and hiring more employees this year.