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Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Resume Screening and...

Effective written and verbal communications are at the core of properly matching employers and potential employees through the recruitment process, whether it’s a well-written resume, an effective resume screening process or an insightful interview.
During this discussion, we’ll review these hiring processes from the individual perspectives of employer and potential employee -- with a view to identifying best practices. The advent of key word search technology has significantly changed recruiting, in general, and the resume screening process, in particular. We’ll also offer some tips to help employers and employment candidates deal more effectively with this new reality.

New Trends in Relocation
The Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC) recently released its 2007 Employee Relocation Policy Survey. This bi-annual survey invited about 500 Canadian public and government organizations that relocate employees...

The Imbalance of Life/Work Balance
I've been writing and speaking about work/life balance for over 18 years. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken workshops on work/life balance and tried to make changes in their lives. Senior leaders have supported...

Managing Anxiety in the Workplace
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, one in six Canadians is affected by an anxiety disorder and some of those Canadians take this anxiety to work with them. All of us have a little anxiety about certain things at work or...

	Attracting Gen X & Y Employees
	Governments Around the World Lack Adequate Financial Capabilities
	Small and Mid-Sized Cities Hit Hard by Declining Manufacturing Sector
	Are Canadian Companies Intolerant of Visible Minorities?
	Most Canadians Remain Connected to Work While On Vacation
	Employees May Soon Be Able to Contribute to Tax Free Savings Accounts
	Cover Letters Play Valuable Role in Hiring Decisions
	Wage Earner Protection Program Now in Place
	Law Offices Rethink Hiring and Retention Strategies
	Half of Execs Surveyed Say Colleagues Have Tried to Make Them Look Bad

	ON: Workplace Violence Prevention in Health and Community Care DVD Released
	NB: Province Reforms Apprenticeship Program to Address Labour Shortage
	NL: Government Meets Minimum Wage Commitment
	ON: New Growth Fund Open For Business
	NS: Changes to Human Rights Act Come Into Effect
	NU: Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategy Offers New Compensation and Benefit Package
	SK: Ontario Job Seekers Flock to Government Job Website

This Month
viewpoints
Title Creep
Maybe you can’t really offer more compensation but you can recognize their worth and at least create the impression that they are actually moving upward while they are really stuck in a holding pattern waiting for more senior employees to retire.

features
Resume Screening and Interviewing Tips
The interview is all about efficiently, skillfully and legally uncovering the details necessary to determine if the candidate seated in front of you is the right talent for your organization.
New Trends in Relocation
Every employee who is relocated should be surveyed at regular intervals after the relocation is complete in order to provide quality control for the organization and to make improvements for future employee relocations.
Handle Union Disputes With Care
Avoid the circumstance, which unions relish, to have numerous proceedings whereby a victory in any one of these cases will carry the day in the court of public opinion with employees or union activists.

law
Landmark Supreme Court Decision Narrows Punitive Damages Against Employers
The highest court overturns an award against a manufacturer for its manner of terminating a disabled employee.
Nursing Position Required Higher Level of Bilingualism
A nurse lost her grievance that a more junior candidate with better French skills should not have been hired over her.
Employer Needs Flexibility in Assigning Training Shift Schedules
An arbitrator sided with an employer over interpreting the collective agreement clause on work hours during training periods.
Job Ad Looking for a “Man” Amounted to Sex Discrimination
A female janitor was fired and the advertisement to replace her called for a “Cleaner/Maintenance Man

strategies
The Imbalance of Life/Work Balance
The CEO and everyone in management sets the example and allows employees to take personal time off, spend time with friends and family and attend workshops.

Shop Talk
Managing Anxiety in the Workplace
Like any other health issue it is up to the employee to get assistance and treatment for their anxiety disorder but in many cases the person is not even aware that they have one.
The Mystery of Mastery Unveiled
The search for mastery starts by recognizing that there are masters and levels of mastery in every field.
Taking your laptop into the US?
Some companies now give their employees forensically clean laptops for travel, and have them download any sensitive data over a virtual private network once they've entered the country.

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