by Mississauga Board of Trade | Apr 8, 2015 | Uncategorized, Workplace Safety
By Dianne Rende If your workplace is like most in Ontario, you will be on the hunt for a bandage when you get a simple paper cut. Why do you go on these investigative searches? Because the adhesive bandage is the most commonly used piece of first aid equipment and...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Apr 7, 2015 | Hiring, Human Resources
By Jan van der Hoop Are you seeing top candidates, or top performers? Over the years we’ve been taught to look for specific things when we evaluate candidates: a good cover letter, a solid résumé (and God help them if there are typos); they show up early for the...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Apr 1, 2015 | MBOT, Uncategorized
As presenting sponsor of the TORONTO 2015 Torch Relay for the Pan Am Games, OLG has made it possible for the Mississauga Board of Trade to nominate one exceptional individual from the community to be a Pan Am torchbearer. We are pleased to announce that Colin Tyler...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Mar 31, 2015 | Hiring, Human Resources
GUEST BLOGGER By Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco Has your company reviewed its HR policies and practices for age prejudice? Has it committed to a multi-generational workforce as part of its diversity initiatives? Has it looked not just at how to combat ageism–in both...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Guest Blogger By Laurie Usypchuk A garbage can should not be the picture that comes to mind when thinking of downsizing. Throwing away items should always be the last resort. But how do you make sure that this happens? First start off by having the right attitude...
