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Good leadership =good performance?

Thirty-six per cent of workers believe their organization's reputation and performance have improved over the past 12 months, according to a study by Kenexa…


News

Wonderlic, Human Resource Planning, Bernard Hodes, Manpower, Conference Board du Canada, TALENThire

A favourable start to employment in early 2008 Employment service excellence recognized Companies should focus on building employee loyalty Manitoba wants to regulate foreign workers Calgary attracts workers University of Manitoba using student blogs for recruiting Candidates' skills constantly declining!


Oddly enough

Online training and recruiting of terrorists

Used for a long time for publicity and propaganda purposes, the Web today harbours numerous recruiting sites and "virtual" training camps for budding terrorists…


Good to know

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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Orienting a new employee—something to plan ahead of time!

Everything is not decided on the first day but almost… Paradoxically, orienting a new employee is often not high on the list of Human Resources priorities, a bad habit which can be corrected by following a few basic tips.


File

Concentration in the job board world

In four months, three U.S. job board networks have acquired Canadian job boards. With increasing competition, internal growth is starting to reach its limits, especially in the U.S., and borders no longer deter potential buyers.


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Well-know HR firm Number One eyeing Illico Hodes


News

Jobanimal.com, Jobloft.com, Beyond.com, retiredworker.ca, Monster.ca, RecruitAd,…

Hiring of temporary foreign workers made easier in Western Canada Jobanimal.com and Jobloft.com acquired by U.S. sites Increasing number of retirees seeking full-time work A more educated Aboriginal population would make for a richer country Immigration: Studying in Canada to find a job Women PhDs earn less than their male colleagues 84% of Canadians who quit their job blame it on the boss Government of Canada launches online recruiting campaign RecruitAd becomes OriginHR Canada


Good to know

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…


To see

Video recruiting pays off for P. Diddy

It's official - P. Diddy has found the perfect assistant. We ran an article about this last August, when the famous U.S. rapper published an unusual job ad on the YouTube site…


By the numbers

76% of recruiters influenced by thank-you letters

Are you one of those lucky recruiters who get thank-you letters following an interview? Do these ten courteous lines make a difference to you?


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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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