Meeting the evolving needs of employers and today’s professionals, particularly the emerging workforce, Monster® has announced BeKnown™, the professional networking app, launched a new app for Facebook timeline®, enhancing the value of a BeKnown profile and making it easier to share individual and company profiles with friends. Read the rest of this entry »
When it comes to networking, it’s hard to deny the importance of Linkedin and the other social networking sites, but according to Stacy Parker, Executive Vice-President of Marketing at Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, good old-fashioned face-to-face networking is also an important component that needs to be developed in today’s competitive job market. Read the rest of this entry »
This month, attend Profit By Design to unlock the power of design for your business with this intimate gathering of design and business innovators. Taking place at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver this February 24th and 25th, Profit By Design is an exclusive two day product development and innovation conference and workshop. Experience unprecedented access as some of North America’s leading ‘Design First’ corporations divulge their business innovation, leadership methods, and practices of signature success. Read the rest of this entry »
The first major fund-raising campaign by Canada’s leading communications foundation has surpassed its goal. The Communications + Public Relations Foundation will use proceeds to conduct original research to establish the profile of today’s public relations practitioners and determine the skills and aptitude that Canadian employers will be expecting from public relations professionals in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
With the opening of its new studio in Florida, Digital Domain is on the lookout for exceptional talent. Recruiters will be visiting Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver (as well as several locations across the USA). The Legend of Tembo is currently in pre-production at the brand new Tradition Studios, a state-of-the-art, 120,000 square foot facility in South Florida. Some of the job openings require immediate placement, while others need to be filled by summer and fall. On a side note, Digital Domain also has several career positions open in its Vancouver studio. Read the rest of this entry »
Findings from Randstad’s latest Global Workmonitor, surveying employees in 29 countries around the world, reveal Canadian employees have mixed feelings when it comes to working from home in 2012. Survey results indicate 31% of Canadians say they expect to work more from home in 2012, while 36% say they expect to work less. Read the rest of this entry »
Waterloo Region’s tech sector growth trajectory continues this week with a celebration at The Communitech Hub of expansions and job growth – an open house event to be attended this morning by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. The celebration marks growth milestones including: Read the rest of this entry »