by Mississauga Board of Trade | Sep 23, 2015 | Hiring, Human Resources, Social Media, Uncategorized
By Marc Belaiche and Nicole Paloucci The number of job seekers using their mobile device to search for jobs has risen significantly over the last few years. By converting your job postings to a mobile-friendly version, you can increase the number of potential...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Sep 15, 2015 | Hiring, Uncategorized
By Rosa Lokaisingh Why would an employer spend a considerable amount of money to hire the right candidate, and then leave him/her to sink or swim within the organization? This does not make good business sense and can have a serious impact in many areas, especially in...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Sep 2, 2015 | Hiring, Human Resources
By Jan van der Hoop When it comes to hiring, we’ve all heard the old adage, ‘Hire for attitude, and train whatever’. It’s certainly not a new concept, but it’s one that’s been notoriously hard to do consistently well. We’ve all learned to rely on our ‘gut’ in...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Aug 26, 2015 | Hiring, Human Resources
By Marc Belaiche Some estimates indicate that Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) currently account for as much as 46 percent of the Canadian workforce. In addition, according to Statistics Canada, it is likely that one out of every four people in the labour...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jul 22, 2015 | Advantage Mississauga, Business Learning, Hiring, Uncategorized, Youth
By Rosa Lokaisingh Few students have it – the 9 essential skills that an employer expects to find when hiring a graduate student. Those who took on leadership roles in their academic institutions, like President or Director of the Student Association, or Councils, or...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jul 7, 2015 | Hiring, Human Resources, Uncategorized
By Jan van der Hoop We have all developed our own tricks for dealing with a stack of résumés. I’ve seen my share over the years, from the fanciful (Google-like screening questions along the lines of ‘How many golf balls would it take to fill Lake Ontario?’) to the...
