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Telling your story

Every organization has its story, milestones, anecdotes, ups and downs, as well as its values and culture. These elements are part and parcel of the institutional brand, and also serve to develop the employer brand.


Opinion

Employee non-performance or managerial courage

A McKinsey study says that 37% of managers do not address even chronic under-performance effectively. Does this strike a chord?


Interview

TMP Worldwide now advises universities

Established for many years as a human resources and corporate marketing specialist, TMP Worldwide now offers its services to Canadian universities. An interview with Wayne Burns, Senior Vice-President, Canadian Region.


Good to know

Jobboom Index at its lowest in Ontario

Jobboom Index, is still at its lowest in Ontario. After five months at rock bottom (0%), it climbed to 2.7% for September...


Oddly enough

Ottawa resident scams some 40 jobseekers

At the end of September, Richard Pierre, 39, pleaded guilty to a scam that tricked over three dozen jobseekers...


News

Unyk, Ray & Berndtson, Viadeo, TalentNet(C), CRHA, Université de Regina, CCIA

Job stability tops Ray & Berndtson becomes Odgers Berndtson Health care network on Facebook Albertan deficit: Civil servants take the rap Employees with flu to stay at home Social networks not standing still A free tool to better manage the changing workforce A quarter of Quebec workers don’t know where their company is headed 40% of employers plan to rehire laid-off workers A year of free courses for unemployed graduates Food sector interested in workplace diversity


To see

Une campagne vidéo chantée pour recruter à l’Hôpital Sacré-Cœur

A singing video campaign to recruit for Sacré-Cœur hospital   For several weeks, Montreal’s Sacré-Cœur hospital has been running on online recruiting campaign that has not gone unnoticed. By Jean-Michel Nahas


Interview

You should change posture for ten minutes every hour, Patrick Vincent, Vincent Ergonomie

Bad posture at work and its unfortunate consequences is something that Patrick Vincent is thoroughly familiar with...


News

Taleo, Conference Board, Hay Group, Angus Reid, Canadian HR Reporter, Verde Group, Mercer, HRPA …

Workscore banking on “social resumes” Launching of HR Reporter channel Retiring any time soon?! New Conference Board Help-Wanted Index Canada lagging Job outlook good for IT professionals Salaries up 3% in 2010 despite economic crisis CHRP certification subjected to pre-requisite of three years’ experience


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The Rainbow method

Red, Green,Blue...How would you like to be able to improve the efficiency of every one of your employees and work teams through a better knowledge of each person’s potential? Hmm, sounds good, you say, but is it really possible?


By the numbers

For 47% of recruiters, finding qualified candidates remains the biggest current challenge

Many managers are having a hard time recruiting qualified employees despite a cooler job market.


Oddly enough

Posing nude to save their jobs

In August, 13 workers threatened with layoffs produced a calendar of themselves in the nude to prove their determination to management.


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