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Fired for a Timbit

Last May, Nicole Lilliman, a Tim Hortons employee, was fired for giving a free Timbit to a baby.


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Job referral as a recipe for success?

E-referrals are now a reality on the Canadian web. The new site bohire.com features a cash referral system, a first in this country…


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Google’s recipe for happy employees: it works!

Is Google the perfect employer? Ranked first in numerous surveys of the top employers, the leading search engine seems to make its employees happy.


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Telecommuting: When flexibility and cost-effectiveness go hand-in-hand

Telecommuting is becoming increasingly popular with employers, and rightly so—good reasons for adopting it abound.


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Working mothers

Bottles and diapers, or laptops and meetings. . . Statistics Canada looked at the consequences of the birth of a child on women's careers.


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The underpinnings of talent mapping

Yes, the name sounds impressive, but the definition of talent mapping remains fuzzy. What does this buzzword really mean?


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Inviting young people to work to prepare the future workforce

Canadian companies are increasingly getting into the spirit of national "Take our Kids to Work" day. The activity enhances their brand image and allows them to establish an initial contact with future potential employees at the same time…


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A week with a gen “Y”

I recently spent a week at the office with a typical generation Y-er. Here are the conclusions I've reached about generation Y...


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New Brunswick appeals to IT professionals

The New Brunswick government is taking action aimed at overcoming the labour shortage in that province's information technology sector. A recruiting and repatriation drive for qualified professionals will be held in Montreal on November 14 and in Ottawa on November 15…


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Saskatchewan: all indicators are in excellent shape, and yet. . .

According to the latest study by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Saskatchewan, their province is the best place to find a job…


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Monster shoots back

Following the massive computer attack on August 2007, Monster.com implemented a series of measures…


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To recruit young people, get off the beaten path!

The new generation of candidates currently arriving on the job market was born between 1982 and 1989. This means they were between 7 and 14 years old when the Internet began!


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