Now entering its sixth year, the Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers competition is organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. This special designation recognizes the employers offering the nation’s most progressive and forward-thinking programs for employees with young children. The employers on this list are the leaders in helping employees balance their work and […]
Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2008
Canada’s Top 100 employers are those companies and organizations that lead the nation in exceptional working conditions and benefits. While initiating your job search there is an infinite amount of information available for companies and organizations that will allow you to investigate more than just the job requirements. You may be persuaded to pursue a specific company rather than a […]
Questions and Concerns from the Company’s Perspective
Are you prepared to address the questions and concerns of a decision maker during a job interview? Are you aware of the questions and concerns prevalent throughout the various levels within a company? The following questions, even if they are not asked, will be ones that you should be prepared to answer or at least take into consideration: Hiring Manager; Will […]
Resumes and The “Who and How of the Candidate”
Recently I read an interesting blog titled Resumes Are Out! Although I agree that a well written resume does focus on “what” a candidate’s work experience, achievements and education are, I have to disagree that the “how” of the candidate is totally absent in a resume. Or should I say in my resumes? All of my resumes include details of my client’s hard […]
Inspiring Quotes
Are you inspired or motivated by quotes? Recently, I purchased a coffee from Starbucks and enjoyed quote #283 printed on the cup just as much as I enjoyed the coffee. It read, “The most important thing in life is to stop saying “I wish” and start saying “I will”. Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.” –David […]
The Purpose of Your Resume
Yes, your resume is all about you, but the purpose is to sell yourself in a way that shows the interviewer/organization that it is all about them and that you will be a valuable asset to them. When perusing your resume or during an interview, there is one important question on their mind, “Is this the person who can solve my […]
Employee Productivity
In a survey found in Trans-Logic Executive Search Group’s May Issue, 100 senior executives were asked, “In your opinion, on which day of the week are employees generally most productive?” If their opinions are correct, everyone might as well take Friday off as it was listed as the least productive at 2%! Thursday was close at 3% and Monday […]
Body Language and the Job Inteview
You will not get a second chance to make a good first impression in a job interview so you will want to be conscious of your body language. Here are a few tips to keep in mind: When you walk into a room, look confident and as if you belong there. At the end of the interview, avoid exiting the room […]
Company Perks
Companies are offering more and more “perks” in an effort to retain and attract employees. Beer Friday, a massage two times a week and a games room! According to an article in the Seattle Times, the employees at F5 enjoy a variety of team-building activities and company perks all contributing to a happy workforce. Here are a number of other company perks […]
Networking and Your Twitter Bio
Twitter.com is being described as “micro blogging” – a cross between instant messaging and blogging – because you’re allowed only 140 characters. We all understand the importance of Networking when searching for a job and Twitter is one more tool that is available. Kevin Donlin recently wrote, “How to Get Found By Recruiters” by using Twitter. Getting noticed by […]
The “Talent Shortage”?
“Talent Shortage Emerges as No. 1 Employer Concern” “Our population will begin to shrink and our workforce will dry up.” “Schools in peril across Ontario” “Census Points to shrinking households” “Retirement of baby boomers may reverberate in workplace”, “Enrollment Shrinking, says education minister”, “The Talent Shortage Myth”, The Immigration Squeeze” These are only a few of […]
Are you a Twitter-er?
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send “updates” (or “tweets; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter website, via short message service (SMS), instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterific or Facebook. Like most social networking sites, what you type or twitter can […]
Do you want to be an Astronaut?
The Canadian Space Agency is conducting a national astronaut recruitment campaign at the end of May 2008 to select astronauts to join its Canadian Astronaut Corps. It would be difficult for me to think of an occupation that I have not created a resume for, including a banana grower, a Roman Catholic Nun, a nude model and a ceramic potter, just […]
Employees Looking for Work/Life Balance
According to a recent Survey published by Monster, 89% of respondents look for work/life balance programs when evaluating a new job. Only half of the HR professionals agreed on the importance, which is probably why only 29% of employees who participated in the online survey rated their company’s work/life balance programs as good or excellent. The 2008 Executive Job Market Intelligence […]
Networking and Your Career
Are you actively networking? If not, you are in the minority. You are likely missing out on opportunities for advancement in your current career and if you are searching for a job, you are facing a much greater struggle than necessary. Recruiters list networking as one of their most effective means of finding senior managers and more than two-thirds of executives listed networking […]
How are You Managing Your Job Search?
According to a recent article, Job Seekers: Personal Connections Still Matter, most people are likely to rely on personal connections and their own experiences with potential hiring organizations when searching for a job. A survey of those who were unemployed and searching for work, as well as those who were recently employed, (within six months), showed […]
A Global Priority!
If you are not convinced that hiring female executives should be a global priority, you will be when you read National Post’s article, “A champion of women”. The most compelling information in this article is the statistics provided by Catalyst, a non-profit advisory group who looked at the relationship between women’s representation in corporate-officer positions and board-of-director positions in the U.S. […]
Recession Proof Your Career with the 3i Formula
On June 12th, 2008 the Wired Woman Society presents: Recession Proof Your Career with the 3i Formula. I will be one of three keynote speakers for this presentation, along with two of my colleagues, Paul Copcutt and Amy Casson. We will be providing the very latest strategies to build and maintain a successful career regardless […]
Job Sites
Recently, I came across a very interesting job site, Bayt.com. Interesting because I have had a number of clients that have relayed their intent to pursue a career in Dubai, one of the fastest growing populations among the major cities of the world. Listed as the #1 job site in the Middle East, Bayt.com boasts more than 26,000 employers and over 2 million registered […]
Communication skills are improving but is our work force ready for today’s increasingly competitive global economy?
According to a recent News-press.com article reporting on a study by the Society of Human Resource Management, written and oral communications are getting better! The survey on work force readiness shows such skills have improved nearly 20% during the past 3 years. How long ago did you use your cell phone or Onstar to call someone? When was the […]
