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Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. will donate 3000 online workplace courses to employees and organizations in the Non-Profit sector in Newfoundland and Labrador. President and CEO Emad Rizkalla made the announcement at the 2012 Community Summit, where he was joined by the Honourable Nick McGrath, Minister responsible for the Volunteer and Non-Profit Sector. Read the rest of this entry »

Talent Technology Corporation, providers of Talemetry™, a talent generation solution for corporate human resource (HR) and recruitment agencies has announced the acquisition of Hew York-based HR Integrations, LLC, providers of the HRNX (HR iNtegration eXchange) integration network. HRNX is a cloud-based solution that connects HR systems with leading HR services providers through pre-built, managed integrations. HRNX delivers a revolutionary alternative to expensive, complex, multiple, one-of vendor integrations. Read the rest of this entry »

As many of you already know, the Oscar® for Achievement in Visual Effects went to the film Hugo, which featured the work of Seneca graduates and professors. Six graduates and professors from Seneca College worked on Martin Scorsese’s 3D children’s adventure, including Professors Mahmoud Rahnama division computer graphics lead and Kenny Tam (division computer graphics supervisor) and graduates Tricia Kim (matchmove artist), John Dinh compositor, Karen Cheng (compositor), and Rickey Verma (compositor). Read the rest of this entry »

Communitech is using the latest technology to help companies find suitable candidates to fill some of the 1,300 specialized tech jobs currently available in Waterloo Region. More than 15 companies will participate in the TechVibe Online Career Fair Tuesday, Feb. 28^thfrom noon until 6 p.m. EST, which will feature virtual booths and enable live conversations between recruiters and candidates. Read the rest of this entry »

Interview Rocket Ltd. has officially launched its signature online recruitment tool. Built to the specifications of more than 50 recruiters and industry professionals in seven countries, Interview Rocket has the most comprehensive feature-set of any online video interview service. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, has announced that Montréal InVivo, the life sciences and health technologies cluster of Metropolitan Montréal, has been granted funding to establish a provincial mentoring network for entrepreneurs in the sector. Read the rest of this entry »

Students and graduates in the Waterloo area and across southern Ontario, will benefit from nearly $2.5 million to help stimulate innovation through skills training. This funding, announced today by Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will enable the University of Waterloo, Shad Valley International, and University of Waterloo Commercialization Centre to expand their diverse programming in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of State for Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced a Government of Canada investment that will help people in New Brunswick develop the skills needed for an increasingly technological world. Read the rest of this entry »

While Canadian educators believe that digital technologies can enrich students’ learning, there are still significant challenges to overcome in making this happen – with one of the main barriers being students’ lack of digital literacy skills. And school filters and policies that ban or restrict networked devices in the classroom take away the very opportunities young people need to develop digital literacy skills such as good judgment and responsible use. Read the rest of this entry »

Think cover letters are passé when applying for a position? Think again, a new OfficeTeam survey suggests. More than three in four (78 per cent) executives polled said cover letters are valuable when evaluating job candidates. In addition, nearly eight in 10 (79 per cent) respondents indicated it’s common to receive cover letters even when applicants submit resumes electronically. Read the rest of this entry »