Why Anonymous Employee Feedback Can Be Harmful
In today’s workplaces, employers are faced with multiple issues. Some of these include high turnover rates, poor relationships and mistrust of supervisors. Even under positive circumstances, supervisors may seek to better the workplace by reaching out to the very people who work there. As part of this, anonymous feedback is offered, or occasionally required, from […]
South Carolina Polymer in Quebec
We work with our network of recruiters across Canada to be able to access candidates to shortlist very quickly. In the case of Quebec, they also lend their expertise to ensure cultural efficacy when making placements and finding candidates. We work with a South Carolina polymer company that has a plant in Montreal. They were […]
Will 2020 See a Recession? A Look at the Factors Causing Economic Uncertainty
At the risk of delving into cliché, all good things must come to an end. And so it will eventually be with the lengthy period of economic growth that has been experienced over the past decade plus. One thing is for certain, at some point recession WILL hit. Many things are less knowable, among them […]
Degree or No Degree?
As with challenges to many of our trusted institutions in recent years, academia and its degree granting authorities have seen increasing challenges to their value. The criticisms towards academia are numerous, leaving students to soberly assess their degree and educational goals. What’s a degree worth? What can you do with it? How much time and […]
Personality Perks: the Impacts of CEOs on Company Culture
In today’s candidate market, a company is only as attractive as the culture they’ve nurtured. We know there are many different ways to build a culture; to do so, some rely on social good or invest in healthful workplace practices and design, while others lean hard on their teams and rely on the inspirational nature […]
Money Women (and Man): A Profile of 3 CFOs
The CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, is usually the person who was ridiculed in grade school for having a strong comprehension of math and an intensely analytical personality. Fast forward a few decades and they find themselves responsible for managing a company’s finances, often shaping the evolution and strategic vision of an organization with their […]
Corporate Social Responsibility: Benefits and Trends
Recently Robert F. Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, was addressing the almost 400 students who made up the graduating class at Morehouse College in Atlanta, when he made a stunning announcement; he would be paying off each of the grad students’ debts. Once reality set in the students responded with an […]
Hiring for Ability: Subject vs Function Experience
Today I’d like to take a look at things that leaders should consider when looking to add another top executive to their team. When considering candidates for a position there is naturally an exhaustive checklist of factors to be measured in order to ensure the right hire. Foremost in the minds of company leaders and […]
Trade Balance Update (Canadian International Merchandise Trade) March 2019
What were the results of today’s trade balance update from Statistics Canada, and what industries are most affected? Canada’s trade deficit for March, 2019 was $3.2 billion, a narrowing of February’s $3.4 billion deficit. Both total exports and imports were up, with exports rising 3.2% to $49 billion, while imports were up 2.5% to $52.3 billion. […]
Thinking of Hiring a Recruiter? Evaluation and Reward
In a competitive job market, making the move to go with a recruiter for your executive search needs can be a make-or-break decision in maintaining your own firm’s competitiveness. Whether hiring an independent agent to take over on recruitment goals, or aligning your team(s) with a larger recruitment agency, the focus that specialized agents can […]