On June 23, SaaS* talent management provider Taleo announced the acquisition of Jobpartners for $38 million.
If you are a high achiever or workaholic, take a few minutes from your busy schedule to think about whether it’s all worth it. The perpetual search for excellence is a dependence that brings us to take only calculated risks in order to avoid failure.
Pre-employment background checks. It’s tempting to check out candidates online. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google are full of public information available in just a few clicks. Élaine Léger and Karine Fournier, two labour lawyers with Fasken Martineau, note that the legal framework of such searches is the same as in the real world, however. Recruiters […]
Employees worldwide are unhappy with the information technologies used in companies. Alcatel-Lucent’s study titled “Changing the Conversation in the Workplace” finds that employees are increasingly unhappy with the virtual collaboration tools available to them.
A short clip on YouTube convinces recruiters of the benefits for companies of using social media.
retailjob.ca job board becomes retail.ca Taleo acquires Jobpartners E-mails from the boss on weekends increasingly frequent CallCentrejob.ca has launched a new, more intuitive version Talent war Employee disengagement a timely topic
Just in time for its 50th birthday celebrations, OECD* has announced the creation of the BLI (Better Life Index), which assesses the quality of life in member countries.
Inspiring leaders are confident, smile and give off energy that influences their teams, energizes them and motivates them to move mountains. They are decisively optimistic, which helps them better support pressure and get through crises and moments of stress. Winston Churchill was always optimistic, regardless of what happened.How do leaders pull it off and how do we encourage optimism in our organizations? How do we go about finding these people and appointing them to lead projects?
A recent Aon survey looked at risk and how companies manage it. One of the findings was that organizations—especially Canadian ones—have a hard time attracting and retaining talent.By Homère Jouard
Modern management guru Gary Hamel presents his vision of human resources in a 15-minute video* titled "Reinventing management for the 21st century," excerpted from a talk given at the University of Phoenix.
According to a study by Buck Consultants, only 30% of Canadian employers are measuring the outcomes of their wellness plans.
A recent Office Team poll reveals that the Stanley Cup is distracting some Canadian workers on the job.
