LinkedIn data shows that skillsets for jobs have changed 25% since 2015 and are projected to shift by 65% by 2030. And the company’s last “Future of Work Report” found that a majority of executives no longer consider the traditional four-year degree as essential to an organization’s success. Indeed, the skillsets hiring managers seek are […]
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As Job Skillsets Shift, LinkedIn Tracks Roles on the Rise in Canada
LinkedIn data shows that skillsets for jobs have changed 25% since 2015 and are projected to shift by 65% by 2030. Executives estimate that 40% of their workforce will need to re-skill as a result of implementing AI and automation over the next three years, a IBM survey found, which could translate to 1.4 billion […]
TikTok Parent ByteDance to Build R&D Centre in Canada
TikTok parent ByteDance plans to build a research and development centre in Canada to develop its overseas business and better meet user demand, according to a source close to the Chinese multinational internet giant. Headquartered in Beijing and founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming, ByteDance is best known for creating the highly popular social media […]
Curiosity, Creativity, Critical Thinking: Different Skillsets Shine in AI World
Artificial intelligence maintains its omnipresence in 2024, as the rapidly spreading and evolving technology continues to trigger ripple effects throughout the world of tech, talent, and beyond. For example, executives estimate that 40% of their workforce will need to re-skill as a result of implementing AI and automation over the next three years, an IBM […]
Many Canadians Will Finally Return to Office This Year, but Will Tech Workers Be Joining Them?
We’re starting to see signs that 2024 will be the year that many workers finally return to the office, at least part-time. This return, stoked partly by a more competitive job market and by the arrival of corporate in-office policies, will reignite confidence among decision-makers and their employees to make big picture office decisions. But […]
5 Sought-After Toronto Startups for Canadian Job Seekers in 2024
The past year has been challenging for a range of businesses, marked by continued inflation and an increasingly uncertain economic landscape. Startups have not been immune, with venture capital deals in Canada dropping by 71% on an annual basis in the first quarter as higher interest rates and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rippled through the global […]
Three Trends Impacting Canadian Tech Talent Heading into 2024
It is an interesting time to be at the intersection of tech and talent in Canada in 2023. Even by the already accelerated standards of the tech industry, the rate of change in recent years has been challenging to keep up with. The angles which change is coming from are varied, making it all the […]
New Hub Will Support 9,000 Jobs in Canada as AWS Continues to Upskill
Building on a 2016 centre in Montreal, Amazon Web Services has launched its second major infrastructure hub in Canada. Based in Calgary, this second AWS centre represents Western Canada. “With the launch of the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, customers and partners across Canada now have additional infrastructure to deploy applications with greater resilience, availability, […]
Article Actively Hiring for New CGI Team to Bolster Ecommerce Experience
In 2022, Vancouver-based Article joined a long list of Canadian tech firms who, pressured by sudden economic shifts, made the difficult decision to downsize. “Today is a very difficult day at Article,” chief executive Aamir Baig wrote in a memo last August, as his company . “This is my fault.” Baig let go of more than […]
5 Tech Companies That Will Be Hiring in Toronto in 2024
Canada’s largest tech hub has earned a spot on a global index of 30 cities that are ideal for careers in tech. With the sixth-most tech job openings and the tenth highest average tech salary, Toronto ranks 15th on the list as the sole representative of Canada. As we turn the page on another year, […]