Human Resources 101

As the H.R. Director of a large non-profit, programs like the Alberta Summer Temporary Employment Program are huge benefit. We run a number of summer camping programs for disadvantaged youth and are able to cover a lot of our staffing costs with STEP.
Edmonton… With the increasing demand for workers in Alberta, it has become [...]

If you’re ever tagged to organize a group lunch for the office and you don’t have access to a fabulous food service a la Google, You know what a pain that can be. Swiss Chalet has implemented an online group ordering system to simplify the process.
Of course, if you don’t live in a Canadian city with [...]

Deloitte Canada has added blogs to the career section of its website. DTT is using these blogs as recruiting tools, hoping to give prospective employees an inside look at the organization.
Welcome to a brand new innovation within Deloitte and our Campus Recruiting Program! These blogs will let you get an idea of what we [...]

A new resource for Small Business owners with hundreds of how-to guide in a dozen categories.

Work.com is a new service from Business.com, the largest business-to-business search engine and directory. Business.com and Work.com help small business decision-makers solve their most pressing business problems and realize their most compelling opportunities. They make it easy to find themost [...]

Christine Mingie of Lang Michener has written an article looking at the potential risks that bloggers can bring to a business.

Defamatory Statements
Disclosure of Trade Secrets
Disclosure of Business Information
Disclosure of Personal Information
Infringement of Intellectual Property
Disclosure of Public Company Information

She outlines four steps that a company can take to deal with blogging risks.

Business Blogging Policy
Blog Training
Blog Monitoring
Blog [...]

Guy Browning offers 20 top tips for surviving life in the workplace Guy Browning offers 20 top tips for surviving life in the workplace. Number 6 is great.
Get up to speed with the jargon
What differentiates a business thought from a normal thought is that business thoughts have a “going forward” at the end of [...]

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 [...]

Security Expert’s Top 5 Tips to Combat Identity Theft – Government Technology
(tags: privacy security identity)

The Economic Research Institute offers 52 free courses in a variety of H.R. categories. If you want to receive formal credit for any of the courses, you can pay a $29.00 fee and write a final exam.

All Distance Learning Center online courses are approved by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) for continuing education PHR, [...]

A Checklist for Success in Hiring Employees
(tags: recruiting hiring)

10 Career Misconceptions — ThirdAge
Here are 10 other common misconceptions about career management
(tags: careers career+planning)

Dismissal of an “At Pleasure Appointee”
(tags: legal termination dismissal)