Archive for August 2020

Knowing how to stay on a recruiter’s radar can move you to the front of the job-search pack. Connecting with a qualified #recruiter can definitely benefit your #jobsearch. However, very good recruiters are usually very busy recruiters, with a large pool of #candidates requesting their help and a long list of hiring managers demanding their…

Most of us are feeling more burned out than usual (we all can feel that gnawing pessimism and fatigue creeping into the backs of our minds). And not only is that burnout dramatically hurting our mental health, but research has also shown that burnout damages productivity and increases mistakes, which no business can afford right…

When it comes to interviews, the impression that you leave with the #hiringmanager at the end of the #interview will have a profound impact on their memory of you. And, leaving the interview on a good note can boost your chances of getting hired. I have #hired hundreds of people over the course of my #career, and here…

Unsettling news about #climate change and the current state of the Arctic has been piling up as of late. Last week saw ominous reports that Canada has lost its last permanent ice shelf. Using satellite photos, ice analysts noted that roughly more than 40 per cent of the 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf, located on the…

At the age of 18, Kristina Ross was working at a Hugo Boss store in an airport in Scotland. Like most 18-year-olds, she wasn’t certain what she wanted her #career to be. She suspected she might want to be a writer. She had a passion for menswear, hence her choice to be a salesclerk at…

When it comes to addressing some of society’s biggest challenges, Canadians are more likely to look to their business leaders for solutions. According to a recent survey conducted by FleishmanHillard HighRoad of nearly 9,000 adults across #Canada, the #Unitedtates, the United Kingdom, #China, #SouthKorea, #Italy and #Germany, Canadian respondents were more likely to believe #employers should take a stand…

After years of research and hard work, this summer I was promoted to full professor by Brock University. It’s ironic that this progress for a #visibleminority happened during the “great pause” of #COVID19, and when society was finally – remarkably – awakened to #racism by the killing of #GeorgeFloyd. Like a lot of people in…

“Smile and the world smiles with you, #cry and you cry alone,” goes the song. For decades, singers have crooned about the power of smiling to make you feel better. With the #pandemic and increases of anxiety and depression, smiling and optimism don’t come easily these days. But a new study to be published in…

Making the decision to try for a new #job is difficult in itself. Yet, when you decide to accept an #interview with one of your current company’s competitors, you have more to think about than the perfect attire and stock answers to industry-specific interview questions. Anything you say or do could result in trouble for…

You’ve heard it for years now: #Robots are taking over! They’re stealing all the #jobs! Before you panic, let’s focus on what robots can’t do. You’ve seen the “60 Minutes” specials. You’ve read The New York Times exposés. “Robots are competing with humans for jobs,” they say. “Robots are transforming the workforce,” they report. That’s…