Human Resources 101

The latest issue of Blaney McMurtry Employment Notes covers these topics:

“Voiceprint Security: Is It Too Invasive?” Bill Anderson
“Recruitment of Foreign Workers to Canada” Suzanne Bailey & Ian Epstein
“Sick Leaves And Medical Diagnosis – The Limits Of An Employer’s Right To Know” Jill McCutcheon
“The Supreme Court Of Canada Rules On The [...]

Information line established, seminars offered, program expanded
Edmonton … Employers considering hiring a foreign worker now have more help while navigating federal and provincial government immigration processes, thanks to several new and expanded Alberta Economic Development initiatives.
“While these new provincial government initiatives will help Alberta employers, the federal government still controls the immigration paperwork [...]

From Fast Company magazine:
Blogging can be transformative –- placing you on a new career path, earning you a book deal, or catapulting you into the field of your dreams. Just ask some of the folks we spoke with.
How to Launch a Career With Your Blog

After avoiding the 7 deadly sins of resumé design, you may be asking, “If I can’t use crazy colors, clip art, and other types of decoration, how do I make my resumé stand out from the crowd?” Like many things, the answer lies in the details.
Even if you can’t hire a fancy designer and are [...]

We are in the midst of an economic boom in Alberta and the competition for employees is fierce. Restaurants and shops are curtailing hours of operation, hotels are closing floors, all because of a shortage of employees. The market is highly competitive and recruiting has become a huge challenge.
Susan Heathfield gives these ten tips for [...]

“ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION”You’ll be making under $6 an hour.
“ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION IN AN UP-AND-COMING COMPANY”You’re paid under $6 an hour; we’ll be bankrupt in a year.
“AN UP-AND-COMING SOFTWARE COMPANY”There’s no chance on earth that we’ll be the next Microsoft.
“PROFIT-SHARING PLAN”Once it’s shared among the brass, you get what’s left.
“COMPETITIVE SALARY”We remain competitive by paying less than our [...]

New and improved mobile career centre heads out across Alberta

Edmonton…Careers in Motion, a
mobile career centre, is ready to hit the road to bring job search and
training information to Albertans. The new, high-tech RV replaces an
older vehicle and gives Albertans, especially those in rural areas,
better technology and more space to look for work and explore their
career [...]

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If you’re a bongo drummer, with ambitions to play along to recorded music in a Brazilian restaurant, there’s a job out there for you, and compensation “will be excellent.” How do I know? The Eccentric Employment weblog picked up the listing from Craig’s List, New York. If there’s an unusual, strange or interesting
job opportunity out there, Jade is [...]

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