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News

Working longer, 10 minutes to persuade

Canadians willing to work longer to live better Candidates’ race against the clock to make a good impression in interviews


File

Economic and financial prospects: growth, with moderation

European crisis, halt in China, gloom in the United States...  Although the Canadian GDP continues to grow in these troubled times for the global economy, prospects for growth are now revised downward, according to the RBC Provincial Economic and Financial Outlook.  And significant provincial disparities continue to emerge.  


Toolbox

Salesforce launches Work.com

Last month Salesforce announced the arrival on the market of Work.com. For the Customer Relationship Management software publisher, this is the first SaaS offering firmly focused on human resources. 


Call to order

Senior management positions hard to access for Canadian women

Reconciling work and family life, throwbacks to another time, lack of education and limited opportunities... Women’s career ambitions are still complicated to implement, Randstad Canada points out in a study.


New

Recruitment: modest outlook for this quarter

In this last quarter of 2012, provincial disparities and significant differences, depending on the business sector, explain a modest hiring climate and a Net Employment Outlook of 10% across the county.


News

Robert Half survey, openness and honesty

10% of executives plan to hire by the end of 2012 One third of superiors closed to their strengths and weaknesses


Opinion

A sarcastic chronicle and a sanitized candidate

It was while returning from vacation that the idea of this chronicle germinated. A fellow blogger, Marie-Claude Ducas, wrote this on her blog: “Tanning will soon be ‘out’.”


By the numbers

One third of HR managers don’t think about meeting employees’ training need

Rapid structural changes, difficult adaptation, and lack of resources... These are the problems faced by HR managers for meeting employees’ training needs. This is what a recent survey found, conducted by Lumesse with 769 HR managers over 24 countries.


Good to know

Retaining talent: the challenge of the natural resources industry

How to recruit, hold on to workforces and motivate employees in companies in the natural resources sector? That’s the question raised by a recent study undertaken by the Conference Board of Canada: Compensation Challenges for Natural Resource Companies.


News

Canada: competitive economy, Employment agencies in Alberta

Canada ranks 14th in the world for the most competitive economies More stringent rules for employment agencies in Alberta


New

How to deal with office politics?

Gossip, rumours, flattery... The working world is often populated with intrigues that are acceptable. But whether a good thing or a bad thing, it is necessary to cope with them as they are frequent. This is what a survey conducted by the Robert Half firm revealed. 


Good to know

Operating profits down for Canadian companies

According to Statistics Canada, the operating profits of Canadian companies amounted to $71.9 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2012. This is a decline of 4.9% compared to the preceding quarter while the last two quarters of 2011 were up.


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