Human Resources 101

More nominations and a wider range of occupations eligible
Edmonton… An expanded Alberta Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) could help reduce the province’s labour shortage, by allowing employer applications for newly graduated international students and workers in the transportation, manufacturing and tourism sectors.
The program, administered by the Alberta government in conjunction with the federal government, began as [...]

Here are two video offerings from very different organizations. Where would you rather work?
Ernst & Young

Connected Ventures, a group of friends who work for: Vimeo, CollegeHumor, Busted Tees, and Defunker. (HT to Jim Stroud on this one.)
Lip Dub – Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo
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The University of Alberta Campus Connections newletter included four common mistakes employers make when preparing job postings.
1. Extremely tight deadline dates It’s seems obvious: the more time…

BNET has compiled some resources to assist business professionals with the recruiting process. Time to interview job candidates? Learn the secret techniques smart companies use to identify tomor…

One of the keynote sessions at this year’s Alberta HR Conference was presented by Matthew Adam, a Vice President with NAS Recruitment Communications. Matthew spoke of the importance employment branding plays in recruiting and retaining top-level talent.

Fear Of Firing – Business Week Online on the blurring of the “at will” lines in U.S. employment.
If You’re a Canadian Employer You Should Seriously Consider Using Employment Contracts – Michael Fitzgibbon posts some thoughts on using employment contract with no concept of at-will employment in Canada.
Crabby’s 10 ways to ease your boredom at work – [...]

Okay, I know that the weekly roundup seems to be more bi– than weekly, but I’m planning to post these links each week.

Five Worst-Case Interview Scenarios – and how to recover from them.
Twelve Rules for Self-Management – Rosa Say reminds us, before we can presume to manage others, we must learn to manage ourselves. If you [...]

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Tips for Productivity and Happiness at Work – some thoughts on productivity at work and what to do if you’re not happy with your job.

Corporate leadership skills gap revealed – management challenges centre around developing potential leaders, selecting and retaining key talent, and creating an engaged workforce.

Dear John: Some Potential Suggestions for Writing Applicant Rejection Letters – some [...]

Barbara Reinhold says that recruiting is too important to be left to recruiters. She’s right! Too many managers want to push the job of selecting a new employee to someone else. Get HR to build the short list, then take over the process following these 10 simple rules.

Rule number one is clear, but very [...]