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Will the job market be more competitive for Canadian software engineers post-COVID? In the pre-pandemic world, we picked coworkers like we picked roommates. We put a lot of emphasis on whether we liked the people we worked with, probably because we spent so much time-sharing physical space with them. What 2020 taught me most about […]
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The Secret To Securing Your Dream Job? 100 Cups Of Coffee
Searching for a job is one of life’s most stressful events, yet it still results in many settling for a paycheck instead of fulfillment. Corporate jobs attract an average of 250 resumes, and each gets reviewed for an average of six seconds. No pressure. There’s no getting around the fact that finding a new job […]
The Battle for Top Talent in Canada’s Booming Tech Scene
If someone asked you to guess which city in North America has the fastest growing technology market, you might guess San Francisco or Austin. But you’d be looking too far south. According to a recent Tech Talent Report, Toronto is actually North America’s fastest-growing technology market, and Vancouver isn’t far behind. Vancouver is currently one […]
Sitting In Plain Sight: Why ICT Skills Training Is Key To Our Economic Recovery
From driving jobs of the future to ensuring that Canada thrives in the next normal, Canada’s economic recovery has been dominating the conversation, especially as it relates to the upcoming federal election. What’s not discussed nearly as often is how a key element to our recovery as a country is sitting in plain sight. What’s […]
Best Practices for Onboarding a Global Team Remotely
Employees with in-demand skills can now work anywhere in the world which places a new challenge for employers trying to attract and retain team members. Virtual onboarding is arguably one of the trickiest parts of the hiring process. When working remotely, it can be difficult to know how well employees are adapting to the new […]
There Has Never Been A Better Time For Women To Join The Tech Industry
Throughout my career in HR, I’ve had the unique opportunity to observe how individuals handle changes in the workplace firsthand. In my current role overseeing Human Resources at PressReader, I’ve seen just how much the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted women in tech this past year. A New Challenge, Same Results Despite the fact that gender […]
How Video Interviews Can Level The Playing Field For Companies In Non-tech Hubs
When most people think of places with sizable tech talent pools, they likely picture Silicon Valley or Seattle. Here in Canada, cities like Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Montreal come to mind. According to CBRE’s most recent ranking of Canada’s top technology cities, Toronto ranks in first place, with a total tech talent pool of 250,000. […]
Reimagining The Workplace: Best Practices From A Remote-First Leader
Employee priorities have shifted over the past eighteen months. According to a recent survey, almost 40% of workers have indicated that they would rather quit than return to the office full time. The mass shift to remote work has shown employees that they don’t have to choose between career and lifestyle, and this new stat […]
Why Challengers Should Take Note Of The YOLO Economy
A few weeks ago, The New York Times published a piece titled Welcome to the YOLO Economy. It talked of a shift that’s taking place with America’s working Millennials, spurred by the effects of the pandemic. More specifically, it talked of people abandoning the security of their office jobs to start a business, turn a […]
Canada’s “Great Reset” Turns Job Loss into Tech Employment Opportunity
David Cowan never imagined himself working the night shift at McDonald’s. Despite a university degree and training in geology, marine geomatics and remote sensing, the Halifax native struggled for years to break out of the contract work cycle. At the age of 53, David found himself working the drive-through alongside teenagers. David’s story is not […]