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Employers can’t find qualified candidates. Workers are leaving for better pay, balance, or to start their own ventures. Maybe they’re reskilling for other careers. Sometimes we see employers exclaim they’re demanding too much. Ask any hiring manager, and the story is the same: finding and retaining talent, particularly in the technology sector, has never been […]
Thought Leadership
Why Investing in Your Employees is the Top Recruitment Strategy in a Post-Covid World
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” That quote, from the opening to Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, is an apt metaphor for spring 2022. Offices have re-opened. “In real life” meetings are on again. Vancouver’s downtown core is buzzing again after two years of auditioning for ghost […]
Most Web3 Startups Don’t Need HR: Here’s What To Do Instead
With a diverse ecosystem of Web3 and NFT-driven startups beginning to flourish across Canada, an old debate is being revived: just how important is HR for a newly formed company—and when should you make your first HR hire? Some professionals believe HR should be part of every company’s founding team. But as a consultant focused […]
Coding Bootcamps And The Crunch For Tech Talent
As the war for tech talent continues, companies are feeling the pressure to offer exorbitant salaries in an effort to win out against their competitors. It’s a candidate’s market, with degree-holding software engineers having their pick of employment. But what about candidates that don’t have an official engineering degree, but do have the right skills […]
What Is Workplace Flexibility?
This is part two in a three-part series, in part one we covered the benefits flexibility provides for employees and employers. Read part one. Flexibility in the workplace is not about whether people can touch their toes, but it is not about employees working wherever and whenever they want while taking unlimited time off. Employees […]
Clear Advice from Axonify’s Carol Leaman on How to Cultivate Company Culture
Great Place to Work has released their 2022 lists, which in total represent the voices of over 500,000 Canadian employees. At the average Canadian workplace, roughly 60% of employees consider where they work to be “great.” However, this figure rises to 90% among the “Best Workplaces in Canada.” There are four categories based on size […]
As Tech Work Goes Remote, Will Canada Win or Lose?
Technology was always held up as the thing to release us from the shackles of factory and cubicle life. It didn’t really. The advent of mass-market laptops certainly increased the mobility of a freelancer, but it was ultimately a shift in company culture that made work a more tolerable place to spend time. Turns out […]
Why The 4-day Workweek Pilot Program Will Inspire Entrepreneurship
Canada and the US have jumped on the ship many have longed for since remote work became mainstream–the 4 day work week. The newly introduced pilot program expects employees to cut their work time by 20%, while maintaining 100% productivity and salary. The movement toward a 4-day work week is not new, but the need […]
How to Cultivate a Culture of Resilience and Excellence In the Face of Crisis
Launching a resilient startup is like riding the most terrifying roller-coaster you could ever imagine. Just ask anyone who’s ever tried it. It’s a white-knuckle experience. Now, imagine trying to launch a resilient start-up during the worst global public health crisis in 100 years. It’s a white-knuckle experience on steroids. I know. I’ve been living […]
Flexibility: What Are The Benefits?
This is part one in a three-part series about flexibility in the Canadian workplace. Each year at The Canadian Workplace Culture Index, we conduct research and explore key trends to understand how Canadians’ experiences in the workplace differ. This year we partnered with researchers at UBC to enhance and improve our report. As we prepared […]