Where You Work is How You Work: Office Design Strategies
When looking to boost productivity or gain a competitive advantage, businesses tend to place an emphasis on hiring practices. This makes sense, companies know full well that they are only as efficient as their staff. But once that talent is in place, how can their full potential be realized? Smart businesses will not overlook the […]
It Feels Good to Work: Standing Desks and the Rise of Ergonomic Technology
By now you’ve likely heard the statement that sitting is the new smoking. As far as alarming yet memorable catch phrases go, it’s not a bad one. While residing in a near-permanent state of butt to chair connection may not be as dangerous as some of the occupational hazards of our past (hunting wild animals […]
As Canadian and Global Mining Indices Plummet, the Reaction from the Job Market
Recent data from mainstream mining indices are showing a rapid decline in value, in some cases not seen since early 2016. The S&P TSX Metals & Mining Index has plummeted almost 19% from July this year, and the Global Index dropping almost 12% in the same period (July to October 2018). As a reference, […]
The USMCA Replaces NAFTA: a look at the top stories
The new pan-North American trade agreement has arrived, under it’s new name “U.S.M.C.A” or United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement. We take a look at the headlines from across the spectrum, as well as some interesting op-eds on the subject. Full Agreement Text Office of the United States Trade Representative: Full text here Canadian […]
The Definitive List: Situations Where Businesses Turn To Recruiters
Finding talented and experienced candidates from scratch can be an arduous process taking potentially hundreds of hours. You must research, contact and persuade candidates to consider your opportunity, all of which are primary functions and skills of a professional recruitment agency. We feel that although there are many reasons someone may come to a recruiter […]
The Ladder: Recruiting and Retaining Generation Z by Showing Them a Path to Success
When ‘The Who’ sang of ‘My Generation’ back in 1965, everybody knew what they were speaking of; not a thin line in the sand, but a mile-wide chasm between the pre-war generation and the baby-boomers that succeeded them. Today, changes in technology have led not only to ever-evolving means of communications, but to an increasingly […]
Happy Office, Productive Office: Products and Concepts Aimed at Optimizing Office Efficiency.
Optimizing Well Being in the Workplace It goes without saying that any company is only as good as its employees, and employees are only as good as they feel. Research has proven what is intuitively apparent, that a happy and comfortable employee is a productive employee. Some while back, we shared a general overview of various […]
Video interviews in the recruiting process: benefits or biases?
Video interviewing has become an increasingly popular tool in the recruitment process. When the video recruiting trend in HR began to take hold from 2011 to 2013, its popularity grew 49% to the point where six out of ten HR managers were using video to interview candidates [2]. While this level of adoption has […]
Considerations when hiring in new jurisdictions
As a company expands globally, they are faced with significant challenges in establishing operations in new jurisdictions. Whether setting up a complete bricks and mortar office or a network of remote staff building business on your behalf, there are several considerations we look at in this article. As your business looks to expand, you can […]
Housing Price Index and New Housing Starts Data Paints a Vivid Picture of the Construction Industry in Western Canada
The monthly Canadian New Housing Price Index data was released today and showed a 0.1% increase, which was above the forecasted 0.0%. This is the first increase since January of this year, which has seen a flat market so far, even decreasing slightly at -0.2% in April’s release. Conversely, overall Housing Starts were down, […]