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Bullhorn Makes a Deeper Canadian Connection

Better late than never, Bullhorn recently announced an integration feature with Workopolis, Canada's largest on-line career portal. Just two weeks later, forward thinking Bullhorn CEO Art Papas announced his company's acquisitions of Canadian competitor MaxHire and St. Louis-based Sendouts.

Bullhorn,…

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Added by Steve Jones on December 3, 2012 at 10:29pm — No Comments

Weird is Normal in Canadian Employment Data

Statistics Canada continues to prove its lack of credibility by reporting another set of bizarre employment numbers for October 2012. Amidst all the doom and gloom employment reports that pour out of US media, Canadian job creation seems to continue on its consistent but lackluster path to prosperity. In typically Canadian understated fashion, things look pretty good on the north side of the…

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Added by Steve Jones on November 2, 2012 at 4:42pm — 2 Comments

Are your Linkedin profile and resume SEO friendly?

Resume and Profile Search Engine Optimization

Job boards and social media have totally changed the game for job seekers and recruiters. Understanding search engine optimization (SEO) can give you the upper hand when developing your on-line profile and resume.…

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Added by Steve Jones on September 22, 2012 at 7:01pm — 4 Comments

Ontario - New Mandatory Workplace Safety Posters

Effective October 1, 2012, Ontario Ministry of Labour OHSA health and safety inspectors require Ontario employers to post the new workplace poster called “Health & Safety at Work - Prevention Starts Here”.

The poster has been available from the Ministry of Labour since June.…

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Added by Steve Jones on September 21, 2012 at 8:27am — No Comments

Canadian Jobs Data August 2012 - Not all that boring

After a disappointing decline in July of 30,000 jobs, Statistics Canada reports that Canadian employment rose by 34,000 in August. While most job gains on a year-to-date basis have been full-time, the mild bounce back in August was primarily in part-time work.

The Canadian unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.3% compared to the…

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Added by Steve Jones on September 7, 2012 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Canada Job Creation Crash - July 2012

Canadian Jobs Data July 2012

Statistics Canada reports that the Canadian economy lost 30,000 jobs during the month of July 2012. The unemployment rate rose to 7.3% compared to 7.2% in the month of June.…

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Added by Steve Jones on August 10, 2012 at 9:49am — No Comments