Today at the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco Salesforce announced plans to expand access to skilling opportunities with free AI training for anyone. The company will offer its premium AI courses and AI certifications free of charge and available to anyone through its free online learning platform, Trailhead, through the end of 2025. Salesforce’s new offerings represent a […]
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Excitement, Anxiety Around AI Adoption Has Tech Talent Divided
Early in the era of generative AI, current professionals in Canada have mixed feelings about the rapidly spreading technology. Is it the Next Big Thing? Or just another buzzword, destined to go the way of “digital” or “mobile” or “social”? Is AI going to save humanity—or doom us all? No one quite yet knows, though everyone […]
Trailhead-Style Communities Offer Boon to Canada’s AI Talent Pipeline
Recent LinkedIn data shows that, while a majority of tech talent in Canada are excited to leverage AI, more than half still want to be more familiarized with the tech before fully embracing it. Canada launched the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy in 2017, building on the nation’s history of investments in the tech and resulting in a […]
Three Online Programs to Boost Sales Skills in Canada
Sales professionals are the “heartbeat of every company,” according to Salesforce, driving revenue that ensures sustainability of a business. If you can sell stuff, you generate revenue for a company. And trust us: they like that! However, research shows many in the field consider their profession more challenging than ever. And, according to the Canadian Professional Sales Association, […]
Canada’s Best Workplaces For 2023
Great Place to Work, an organization that evaluates companies based on company culture, has released its 2023 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces. Organizations were selected based on Great Place to Work’s Trust Index Survey, which measures the employee experience at each company. Employees are asked how frequently they experience behaviours that create a great workplace, including, […]
Digital ‘Salesblazer’ Community Empowers Sales Talent in Canadian Tech
Sales professionals are the “heartbeat of every company,” according to Salesforce, driving revenue that ensures sustainability of a business. If you can sell stuff, you generate revenue for a company. And trust us: they like that! However, research shows many in the field consider their profession more challenging than ever. And, according to the Canadian […]
Companies Know Data Drives Better Decisions But Fail to Tap Potential, Report Finds
A global survey of 10,000 people recently revealed that, while they may know using data is important to their business, the vast majority of today’s business leaders still aren’t harnessing its power for better decision-making and results. According to Salesforce’s “Untapped Data Research,” leaders are struggling to put data into practice to quickly make strategic […]
The Future of Employee Connection – How Businesses Can Combat ‘Quiet Quitting’
Leaders and managers at all levels of business have seen more changes to their roles over the past two years than they did during the last decade. Today leadership has a dual purpose: to drive business growth and invest in their employees’ experience. With eighty one percent of Canadian employees feeling burn out right now, […]
Here’s How IT Leaders are Adapting to the Great Resignation
Amid the “Great Resignation,” the vast majority of IT leaders in North America report skills gaps in their department. IT talent acquisition challenges are influencing technology investment decisions, according to new research released from Salesforce’s MuleSoft. The 2022 IT Leaders Pulse Report reveals 73% of senior IT leaders agree that acquiring IT talent has never been harder. […]
Salesforce Introduces ‘Hire Me’ Button Among New Workforce Investments
Just in time for next week’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Salesforce has announced it will deepen its focus on workforce development. The announcement comes as the perfect time with IDC estimating that the demand for Salesforce talent will grow to 9.3 million new jobs by 2026. Salesforce announced plans to introduce new innovations to their […]