If youre a person who wants to find information about another person, where better to start your search than online locations such as Facebook, Twitter, or any of two hundred or so other social media sites? And if youre an employer who wants to find out about a candidates background, why wouldnt you take advantage of the same online sources?
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October 26th, 2011
Free HR Webinars
Cant find the time to travel to a conference? Interested in connecting online with other HR professionals?
We’ve compiled a list of free webinars being offered over the next week.
October 26th, 2011
10 Steps To a Smooth Start in a New Job
Its scary starting a new job. For some, the first day is preceded by a pitiful nights sleep leaving the
apprehensive newbie groggy rather than laser-focused. And then there are those who leap in in a blaze of
glory to prove themselves worthy
and step on toes along the way, which leads to the need for damage
control! Is there a better way to start a new job?
October 20th, 2011
Does Your Resume Sell Your Key Skills?
Does your resume or online profile tell the world all about you? Does it sell your skills? Are you using key words that help it stand out in a search? Have you defined your brand? If not, now is the time to do it.
I put my website into a tool called Wordle, which creates word pictures based on key words.
October 20th, 2011
Employee Engagement: How Social Media is Changing Reward and Recognition Programs
Facebook has 500 million, Twitter 190 million, LinkedIn 70 million. Its undeniable that social media has changed the way the world communicates. The business community has embraced new media, with marketing and sales leveraging a variety of platforms to connect with and engage their customer. In many cases companies have also worked on perfecting their employer brand, attempting to appeal to potential recruits through Facebook and LinkedIn. But what have companies been doing for their current employee base?
Read MoreOctober 12th, 2011
Integrating Wellness into the Workplace
Total wellness recognizes that all thoughts, words, and actions affect ones overall health and well-being. Wellness is an integration of the mind, body, and spirit, permeating all areas of a persons lifeincluding work. This idea is further supported by Sorrentinos definition of wellness: the achievement of the best health possible in the physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of ones life. Many theorists describe wellness as a holistic and comprehensive concept that involves interdependent balance of five dimensions: physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and social health.
Read MoreOctober 5th, 2011
Staying Motivated Even During the Downtime
How do you handle rejection in the job search? Do you need some down-time so that you can recoup your energy in order to refocus your job hunt? Staying motivated to push past the WALL of rejection is hard, but as long distance runners know, a lot of the motivation is mind over matter.
Read MoreSeptember 27th, 2011
Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan
Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan. Underwhelming for some, unnecessary hyperbole for others, but what does it really mean for the BC economy and job creation? Will it be enough to protect the province from the downward slope plaguing our southern neighbours or the Eurozone crisis and rumours of another recession?
Last week Christy Clark toured the province sharing her plans for job creation as BC looks to cope with and even possibly grow in todays economic environment. She has been criticized for proposing mild measures, some would say incapable of firmly steering the province in the right direction as well as missing some sectors and regions. Clark has labeled BC a safe port in an unsettled economic storm, but what does this really mean? Lets look at the key areas of the Plan.
September 21st, 2011
Resume Language
“The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”- Philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein
So very true. Isn’t it remarkable how so few words capture so much meaning?
As is my way, I can absolutely relate this quote to career management. How (the question begs to be asked) is the language of your resume working for you?
If you’ve saturated your resume with “provided, assisted, or even managed,” might I suggest that you have some work to do?
September 14th, 2011
Hiring for the Small Employer
More and more small businesses are popping up due to the economic downturn. People are realizing that they need to become more reliant on themselves to be gainfully employed. As these startup businesses increase, there will be some challenges that must be considered.
One of many challenges will possibly be in hiring a strong and stable group of employees. The reality is that you will probably not be able to compete with larger employers that offer higher salaries; benefit packages; stock options; flexible work-weeks, etc. For a while, folks are going to try to hold out for these positions and may very well turn you down.
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