“Apply with LinkedIn” recruiting button
Professional social networking site LinkedIn has just launched the “Apply with LinkedIn" plugin for recruiters. It’s a free button that is installed on a company’s web page. All you do is fill out a form with a description of the company and position to be filled, add a few lines of code provided by LinkedIn, and candidates can discover the contents of a position in a single click, along with how their profile as it will appear to the recruiter. They can then apply for jobs directly. LinkedIn describes the tool as facilitating job hunting and recruitment, and has announced that more than 1,000 companies have already installed it.
Tourism sector salaries and training going up
The Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC) has published the 2010 results of its tourism sector compensation study. The report says that human resources in tourism companies are increasingly supporting competitive salaries, coaching, employee training and recognition based on work performance instead of seniority.
The increase in salaries and benefits noted by the study shows that companies are aware of the soundness of investing in human resources for hiring and retaining employees in a sector particularly hard-hit by turnover (26.1%).
Immigrants underemployed
According to an RBC survey, almost one of two recent immigrants feels underemployed. Even after six to ten years in Canada, a third of new arrivals work at jobs they are overqualified for.
Respondents identified the lack of experience on the Canadian job market, the lack of job openings and the language barrier as the main obstacles. To the question “What would you do if you don’t find a job in your field?,” respondents said they would go back to school (82%), review their objectives (75%) or launch their own business (73%).
Work is healthy!
According to the latest Sanofi-Aventis Canada poll, 59% of employees with benefits would, if given the choice, opt to keep their health plans rather than $10,000 dollars. If the amount were doubled, almost half (48%) would still keep their health plan.
The poll also highlights the efforts of employers in this area, with 60% promoting health and offering benefits, and 68% planning to invest more in health this year.
The vast majority of plan participants (86%) approve of the active involvement and financial support by governments for employers who encourage better health at work.
Alberta working on doing better job recognizing immigrants’ credentials
Alberta has set up a tool to help employers and human resources professionals better understand foreign-earned education. The online International Education Overview Guides provide an overview of the educational systems of the countries from which most Albertan immigrants come, including Nigeria, Pakistan, China, Colombia, India, Korea, Russia, the UK and the Philippines. They contain information on the duration of school and university programs, the main educational institutions, the general content of study and their Albertan equivalents.
The objective for the Albertan government is to improve employee attraction and retention.
Monster launches BeKnown on Facebook
On June 27, Monster launched BeKnown, a professional networking app on Facebook, to meet Facebook members’ need to connect professionally on Facebook without mixing business and friends. BeKnown’s main functionalities for users include the ability to invite professional contacts from other networks, separate personal and professional activities and import their Monster profiles. On the employer side, the app harnesses the power of social network of more than 500 million members, including many passive candidates. The Social Referral Program (SRP) encourages Facebook users to forward job ads using BeKnown, for greater circulation to potential candidates.
Global economy: OECD says more crises coming
The Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development has just released a report titled Future Global Shocks, whose pessimistic conclusion is that the global economy will experience major crises “more often” and their “consequences will be more serious,” due to the increasing interdependence of the global economy.
The OECD described five major potential risks including pandemics, cyber attacks, financial crises, social unrest and geomagnetic storms. It says that new cooperative approaches and international coordination will be required to deal with them appropriately.