I saw man on his bike riding down Spadina Ave. two weeks ago; he looked a hardy 70-something and had a big canvas sack full...
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Feeling Shifts – The Building Momentum of Going Mobile and Social Networking
Got caught up with an old client of mine, and thought I would share her experience and where it provoked some thought. She’s left the...
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Not So Random Thoughts on Power and Figures of Authority
I have a 15 year old daughter who entered my alma mater this year for grade nine. I wondered about the transition from a community...
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Shiny Objects, Twists of Fate and Random Acts of Kindness
I am compelled to talk about a term in recruiting called “Stopping to Pick Up Shiny Objects”, it refers to when you are targeting candidates...
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Looking at Fit-To-Hire over Skills-To-Hire
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the fall out of the recession and the effects of over hiring and under qualifying. After completing...
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2000 – 2010, What a Decade! – What’s Next?
It’s hard to believe that a decade has passed since we faced the boom times that propelled us into the dot com boom and Y2K....
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Talent Rebounds- The True Cost of Cutting Salaries and Low-Balling Candidates
Well, ’tis the season and it seems as though we have a recovery in our midst. The job market is picking up and it appears...
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Waste and Muda and other thoughts on Productive Networking
I was reading one of my favourite Blogs http:www.booleanblackbelt.com it’s an incredible resource for recruiting ideas, Glen Cathey publishes it. He speaks of an age...
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Start Ups and Clever Ideas – Often The Result of Cutting Ties
In one of my early Blogs I talked about how the recession was going to bring about a new wave of start ups; I also...
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Crossing the AGE barrier in our evolving workplaces
While recruiting for a progressive digital agency a few months back, I stumbled upon a tough challenge. How do you handle a candidate whose resume doesn’t have...
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