Job advice

By the numbers

Three quarters of Canadian small business owners don’t have a succession plan

What will happen to your company when you retire? This is a delicate question for many small business owners, as revealed a recent study.


New

Now, you can say “layoff” with Hallmark

Hallmark has just rolled out a new line of layoff greeting cards, whose future looks promising.


By the numbers

51% of Canadian businesses confident about 2012

These are the findings from a BMO Bank of Montreal report released in October.


Oddly enough

What about you—What’s your biggest complaint when it comes to coworkers?

A LinkedIn survey reveals what bugs professionals the most in the workplace.


Call to order

Firing contest leads employees to quit

A state judge sided with the ex-employees, calling the work environment “intolerable.”


Good to know

A résumé that’s too good to be true…

Increased job duties, faked diplomas and altered employment dates... How reliable is the information on résumés? According to an OfficeTeam survey, it pays to be careful, with half of respondents saying they know someone who lied on their résumé.


New

When personality conflicts lead to failed hires

According to a survey, personality clashes ties and poor skills sets are major reasons for recruitment failures. An overview of what not to do, and the strategy for successful hiring.


News

RIM, Towers Watson, Office Team, BC, Canada Stratistics, Accountemps, Shepell, Linkedin

RIM voted most attractive employer by Canadians Towers Watson says salaries to increase an average of 3.2% More than half of employees don’t want their boss’s job British Columbia to launch Family Day in 2013 Unemployment rate down slightly in September Importance of following up after sending your résumé


New

Canadian Prairies rank favourably for jobs

Low unemployment, strong job growth across all sectors, growing productivity—the Canadian Prairies, led by Alberta, are ahead of the entire North American continent with respect to the competitiveness of their labour market. Taking stock of these new rankings.


Opinion

Beauty, congeniality and. . . cash!

Recent studies published in credible journals have shown that nice people as well as ugly people earned less in the workplace. So if you want to get a bigger pay cheque, it’s clearly better to be good-looking—based on traditional beauty standards (although this remains debatable)—and disagreeable. What can you do, though, if you are naturally nice with average looks?


File

Using social networks properly

LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+. . . According to a SAS Léger Marketing poll of 1,000 managers of medium- and large-size Canadian businesses, less than one on five Canadian firms use social networks effectively. Just publishing on social media is not enough. Here are some tips on their more effective HR use.By Priscilla Reig


Call to order

Stress, a disease like any other

Do you frequently visit your doctor? According to a recent study published by Concordia University, workplace stress results in increased visits to health care professionals. A closer look at the connection between prescriptions, the workplace and this 21st century ailment.


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