You spend hours flipping through resumes, interviewing countless candidates and training them once the final choice is made... It can be a long and expensive process, especially if the candidate is quickly let go or leaves shortly after being hired. But what are the true costs of bad recruitments, and how are they calculated?
Many business leaders organize team building activities to consolidate team spirit within the company and improve performance... and it’s all wrong. Laurent Vorelli, HR Propulsion Director and specialist in organizing team building activities, shares the common mistakes to avoid.
For the first time in three years the solvency rate of defined benefit pension plans is declining, according to Aon Hewitt. On December 31, the rate was 90.6%, 2.7 points less than the previous year. 2014 started off well...
The highest paid Canadian business executives saw a 25% increase in their salaries in 2013, in comparison with 2008. Their salaries increased twice as much as those of average employees, for the same period. This is what a study published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives at the beginning of January shows.
No more job titles, no more managers, no more hierarchical pyramid. Instead, holacracy, a new management trend, offers a transparent structure in the form of grouped circles each with different functions.
New year, new resolutions! When you are looking for a job, it is good to be reminded of some basic principles to put the odds on your side. CVs, interviews, networking… we aren’t neglecting any aspects in 2015!
It would seem Facebook is currently working on a version of Facebook for work, with features specifically designed for professional environments. Should LinkedIn be worried? And what can we expect?
A Review of Hirings and Layoffs for December 2014
One does not choose to be born left-handed, to have to write in a world adapted to right-handed people, and in some cases for kids, even singled out in class.... What's more is that one Harvard researcher found that left-handed people have salaries 10 to 12% lower than those of right-handed people.
This is one of the recommendations made by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) to stem recurring labour needs. In a recent study, the organization also reverses some myths concerning the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program.
What will 2015 look like for the recruitment industry? A review of the trends that will mark the mid-decade.
Resume experts, recruiters are able to classify at the speed of light resumes into “yes” and “no” piles. So how can you go even faster and read between the lines to find out more about a candidate?