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BCjobs Blog

September 24th, 2012

How to highlight your employer brand & company values with video

How to highlight your employer brand & company values with video

With today’s technology, companies of all sizes can take advantage of video to showcase the unique culture within their organization.

Be real, be honest, and focus on presenting your company in an authentic way to potential applicants.

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September 17th, 2012

When do you hire an Operations Manager?

When do you hire an Operations Manager?

You started your business, took the risk, invested your cash and now you are married to the job you created. If this sounds familiar you are not alone.

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September 17th, 2012

Creating a Job Search Business Card

Creating a Job Search Business Card

Did you know that the average job search takes six months? However, good strategies that include a targeted position, networking, a great resume and cover letter, and an effective short “pitch” will shorten the job hunt timeline.

Innovative ideas – used wisely – can further accelerate the job hunt.

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August 23rd, 2012

60 Seconds With Roger Hardy – Founder and CEO Clearly Contacts

60 Seconds With Roger Hardy -  Founder and CEO Clearly Contacts

Ask almost any executive and they’ll tell you that learning from others and developing mentors has been a key component of their own success. BCJobs.ca is therefore happy to bring to you the first of our 60 Seconds With… series, highlighting some of the successful business persons from right here in the Lower Mainland. The first in our series is Roger Hardy, Founder and CEO of Clearly Contacts.

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August 22nd, 2012

A Good Business Case for Employee Engagement

A Good Business Case for Employee Engagement

There was recently an article in the Ivey Business Journal and actually found myself getting quite excited by the content of the article.

What excited me about the article was in part that it spoke to Canadian statistics; but mostly that it confirmed a belief that I have held thorough most of my working life with respect to the importance of employee engagement.

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August 10th, 2012

New Grads: Drop the Self-Pity and Pick up Strategy

New Grads: Drop the Self-Pity and Pick up Strategy

ear after year popular media finds yet another story of a recent grad who months (or even years) post-grad continues working in a job with part-time hours, little responsibility or opportunity, and even less pay. These young adults, faced with paying back student loans, feel stuck in a job that requires little (if any) of their hard-earned knowledge, and after a few years of this kind of work, rather than a job that is specific to their studies they remain stuck.

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August 10th, 2012

Dealing with Dismissal

Dealing with Dismissal

When I was terminated my self-confidence plummeted. Even though the reason for dismissal was unrelated to performance, nonetheless, as is typical, I felt shame and then anger, was hesitant to launch a job search, and didn’t know where to turn for assistance.

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July 31st, 2012

Bill 14 is Here

Bill 14 is Here

Bullying is not anything that is new to the workplace. It sometimes starts in our schoolyards and in many cases, just continues in the workplace.
The question is – and it’s a good one – what exactly is bullying?

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July 30th, 2012

Managing From the Top

Managing From the Top

“I think the most difficult transition for anybody from being a worker bee to a manager is the issue of delegation.” In The Corner Office Adam Bryant quotes Tachi Yamada, the president of the Bill and Linda Gates Foundation’s Global Health Program. Mr. Yamada alludes to micromanagement as his nemesis. He wonders, “What to give up?”…”How can you have the team do what you would do yourself without doing it?”

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May 31st, 2012

Handle Workplace Investigations with Care

Handle Workplace Investigations with Care

Even with the best of intentions, we can make errors in workplace investigations that are very costly not only in directly visible ways, but also through indirect costs such as organizational reputation, employee morale and of course, turnover.

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