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How Your Digital Footprint Can Hurt You

Lisa Ostrikoff | Posted 05.23.2013 | Canada Business
Lisa Ostrikoff

I've seen business owners and personal contacts tarnish their reputations with a few words or a few clicks, not fully realizing the power of the digital world we now live in. Every picture you post, every status or page you like, and every update you share is essentially announcing to the world who you are, permanently.

The Job Market is Turning -- Are You Ready?

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 02.13.2013 | Canada Business
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

If the labour market does indeed turn, and it becomes a buyers' market, are you ready to attract the best talent? This change could be big. Is your company positioned well enough in the market to keep your current high potentials and simultaneously attract new A-players?

Less Hiring As Canadian Firms Sour On Economy: BoC

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.15.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canadian firms appear to be preparing for hard and uncertain economic times, the Bank of Canada says in a business outlook survey released Mo...

A Business Tip From a Country Boy: Invest in People

Mary Donohue | Posted 11.12.2012 | Canada Business
Mary Donohue

Bill Clinton at the DNC said what white- and blue-collar workers have known for 30 years: you need to invest in people to have an innovative and productive economy. My coach, used to say "you get corn, if you plant corn." Neither in government nor in business have we been planting corn. We quit planting it almost 30 years ago when we got rid of middle management in government and the private sector, and as the economy reveals, we are losing.

Canada Struggles To Create Jobs; Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

CP | Posted 02.03.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 per cent last month as the economy continued to struggle to produce new jo...

Canadian Business Pessimistic About Sales, Hiring

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.17.2011 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canadian companies have grown more pessimistic about their sales prospects for the coming year and plan to cut investment and hiring, says a ...

Canadian Employers In Hiring Mood, Says Bank Of Canada

The Canadian Press | Posted 09.10.2011 | Canada

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- OTTAWA - Businesses across the country are planning to kick their hiring into high gear over the next year, according to a Bank ...