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Valuing immigrant competencies

In Canada, only 40% of skilled immigrant workers work in their chosen field. Why? Because Canadian companies have difficulty recognizing their credentials... which is natural, but harmful, according to the University of Ottawa’s Linda Manning.


To see

Un Britannique décroche le meilleur job du monde

A Briton lands the Best Job in the World In total, 34,684 people applied for the Best Job in the World: island caretaker off the coast of Australia for a salary of AUD$25,000 a month... By Fréderic Guitton


Good to know

Dutch employers to protect bullied employees

Dutch employers have decided to take the bull by the horns to battle the “punching bag” phenomenon, the reason for many lost working days.


News

Pinkslipparty, HRM software, Aerojobs.ca, Team Building Agency, Someone’s Gotta Go,…

Meet potential candidates at a Pinkslipparty A new HRM software for small businesses Hiring demand in Toronto suburbs down 30 % because of the recession Aerojobs.ca now part of Workopolis NicheNetwork Canadian employment gains in April Canadian workers stressed by economic crisis When contributing to a good cause and training go hand-in-hand New workplace reality show U.S. executive compensation revised downward


Interview

“Job sites need to expand and diversify their services,” Brenda Dumont, Working.com

Launched on April 30, the new version of Working.com is easier to use and more interactive. On this occasion, we interviewed Brenda Dumont, national retail recruitment specialist, for more specifics and her point of view.


News

HotJobs, CanSIA, Nabs, Career Innovation, BMO Groupe financier, CIBC, Ipsos Reid,…

HotJobs for sale Check your employees’ psychological safety and health Solar sector: bright job outlook Communications: job security doesn’t attract professionals U.S.: men more affected by unemployment Poor preparation for multicultural management Boomers not planning to retire just yet Job quality stable Talk to your employees when times are tough


Oddly enough

Candidates digging into their pockets

Desperate times call for desperate measures! Unemployed for almost a year, Pasha Stocking used all her savings to buy billboard space for $7,000.


Opinion

Recruiters and the economic crisis

With the unemployment rate at 8%, one would think that recruiters are not very busy these days, and yet—how to explain that it is just as difficult to recruit over the past few months as it has ever been?


Call to order

Recruiting: A reflection on companies

Courtesy, professionalism, respect and speed of response may appear givens, but are pre-requisites that many recruiting professionals are slow to acquire or have apparently chosen to neglect.


File

Is HR business partnering for you?

Increasingly, organisations are looking to HR to work more strategically with line managers. Barbara Kenton, co-author of the book “HR – The Business Partner”, provides some tips for stepping up to the role and providing added value to the business.


New

Birth of TwitterJobSearch

A new job search engine is now available on Twitter, the well-known micro-blogging platform present in 80 countries: www.TwitterJobSearch.com...


Opinion

Just how much should recruiters coach their candidates ?

The line between preparing candidates for interviews and giving them all the particulars is sometimes a fine one. Some recruiters even rewrite their candidates’ resumes to better show them to advantage. Are they right in doing so or are they simply scared that their darlings will be found lacking?


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