Convinced that you’re the ideal candidate for that coveted position? But you aren’t the only person being considered? How do you stand out from other candidates? Here are four effective ways to beat the competition. 1. Generate hype Your CV is perfectly constructed, clean, and concise, but never attracts recruiters’ attention? It’s probably boring. If […]
Do your employees get enough sleep? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, sleep deprivation is a public health problem. Beyond affecting public health and increasing mortality risks, it has a negative impact on work productivity. In Canada, one study found that it causes a yearly $2.4-billion loss.
Blamed for having detrimental effects on all sorts of things from relationships to our jobs, routine is often perceived as the enemy of change. But is this really true? A Danish study reveals the extraordinary role that routine plays in organizational change.
An assessment from the companies that hired and laid off employees during the month of February 2017.
There’s more than just salary to compensation negotiation. If your future employer cannot make a purely financial effort, you may be able to obtain benefits that are just as interesting. Why would benefits work when salary won’t budge? Companies, especially major corporations, sometimes have salary scales that they cannot escape from without the risk of […]
According to a study done by the HEC Montréal, up to 60% of job seekers present misleading or fabricated information during the hiring process,. Recruiters use different background-checking techniques to identify those who have overstated their experience on their CVs.
Foosball tables, espresso machines, and upscale snacks have little to do with how satisfied your employees are. Two experts tell us what really makes the difference when it comes to workplace happiness.
At the end of your resume or LinkedIn summary, mention that you practise yoga or are a passionate photographer. It gives the recruiter a sense of the kind of person you are. But this information speaks more about your personality than you know. Put hobbies on your resume? Pfff, many agree that this is the first […]
Long gone are the days when recruiters advertised in the classified ads and prayed to find the rare gem among the many résumés landing on their desks. Today, thousands of potential applicants are available at the click of a mouse. Here's how social media has changed recruitment.
The return to work after having taken parental leave, sick leave, a yearlong sabbatical, or a long trip, can sometimes be as exciting as it is frightening. Here are two experts who share their advice on seamlessly reintegrating back into the professional world. Whether an intentional or unintentional interruption, when the time comes to step […]
The reform of the Canada Pension Plan will come into force on January 1, 2019, and the country’s businesses are already worried... But not to the point of starting to take measures.
If active job seekers take the lead and make themselves easy to find, the more passive job hunters are slightly harder to reach because they don’t have a structured approach. However, they make excellent candidates. How does one go about searching for them?
