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Michel Cournoyer
Difficult Co-workers / 5 Tips For Dealing With Them
Here are some tips to help you deal with a problem work associate: 1. Be The Better Person 2. Keep A Positive Attitude 3. Ignore The Person 4. Take Action 5. Make The Most Of It
Job Search / The Hidden Jobs
The “hidden job market” is one of the biggest of buzz phrases for job seekers. Many experts argue that up to 80 percent of the available jobs are hidden, although absolute documentation is hard to come by. So where are all these jobs, and how can you access them? Typically, people think of the hidden … Continue reading
US / Unemployment / The Economic Nightmare is not over
The broadest measure of unemployment/underemployment, which is the “SGS Alternate Unemployment Rate” published by Shadow Government Statistics, remained at 23.0% in January, its highest level ever. This measure was at 17.6% when Bush 43 left office. Also last month, America moved another 186,000 jobs away from full employment, to a total of 15.0 million. This … Continue reading
UK / Self-Employment, the fastest growing sector since the Financial Crisis
The number of self-employed people in Britain has shot up by 367,000 since the financial crisis, according to official figures, becoming the fastest growing sector in the labour market and masking a fall in the number of employees, as many were forced to make their own way because of the global downturn. In recent months, … Continue reading
India / Monster launches a section for temporary jobs
In order to facilitate both job-seekers and employers find contractual jobs/talent, job portal Monster India announced on Wednesday a new section. It hopes that the new section, Contract Jobs, for professional, contractual and temporary hiring in India would enable better access to the pool of talent looking for contractual employment and companies that look to … Continue reading
Teachers / Jobs increasingly stressful
As a high-school teacher in the West Island, I read with great interest the Feb. 2 Gazette article by Janet Bagnall on why teachers are leaving the profession (“Study why teachers are leaving field: experts”). Having attained the benchmark of five years of teaching experience, I admit to occasionally contemplating leaving the field myself. Don’t … Continue reading
Canada / Employment Insurance: the new JOB SEARCH FORM
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Students / Job Search / How to get your social media presence ready
It’s that time of the year when many students are starting to think about a summer job. Most are preparing their resume, learn how to fill out an application, making connections and get your references in order. But one thing that many students forget to do is to make their social media profiles “job search … Continue reading
Volvo / New job cuts to come
Volvo AB, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, said fourth-quarter profit dropped 84 percent because of the cost of cutting jobs and reorganizing production in response to shrinking economies in Europe and the U.S. Earnings before interest and taxes fell to 1.12 billion kronor ($177 million) from 6.96 billion kronor a year earlier, Gothenburg, Sweden-based Volvo said … Continue reading
EU / Van Rompuy to propose youth employment initiative
Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, will propose a “youth employment initiative” worth several billion euros at a special summit on the European Union’s long-term budget later this week (7-8 February). “The budget must help us tackle the most urgent problems,” Van Rompuy wrote in a message published today (5 February). “Youth … Continue reading
Ontario / Graduates of applied and technical programs obtain higher earnings within 2 years those of liberal arts
Kristyn Frank & David Walters examine the influence that field of study and level of post-secondary education have on the earnings of recent graduates in Ontario in Exploring the Alignment Between Post-Secondary Education Programs and Earnings: An Examination of 2005 Ontario Graduates. Graduates of trades, community college, and university programs are compared. Results suggest that graduates of … Continue reading
US / Smart Deficit Reduction Matters
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy added 157,000 jobs during the month of January and an average of 200,000 jobs in the prior three months. These new estimates of job gains now reflect the annual “benchmark” revision to the payroll survey, which showed that the level of employment in December last year … Continue reading
Hiring / Successful Startups (video)
Staffing a startup is an art. And while you’ll find dozens of different theories on right-fit hiring in the blogs, books and podcasts of seasoned HR reps and startup founders, there are two words you’re mostly like to find in all of them: culture and drive. It seems intuitive, right? Only hire clever, execution-oriented employees … Continue reading
US / Immigrants and Jobs ?
There are a lot of competing studies (and pundits) out there, but the general takeaway from conservative and liberal economists is that immigration is good for Americans’ living standards over the long run. That’s because immigrants raise the wages of native-born workers (and also lower the cost of immigrant-dense services like child care and cleaning). … Continue reading
Millennials / More active in their job searches than older seekers
A study by the hourly employment network Snagajob revealed that millennials, once accused of being the laziest generation ever, are more ambitious in their job searches, re-engage in the process at a faster rate and apply for more jobs compared to older job seekers. Over the past year, younger job seekers increased their job application … Continue reading
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