Exclusively reported last month in HRreview, November will see Toronto-based entrepreneur and Dragon, Bruce Croxon, join a panel of HR leaders to discuss and debate recent developments in performance review and employee evaluation software. Over 200 HR professionals will be in attendance to hear insights and exchange ideas around Why do you do a performance review? […]
Reviewing the annual review…with a few suggestions
Annual reviews are most kindly characterized as “a necessary evil” or “that’s the way we’ve always done it.” It is quite difficult to find a champion of the practice, and it does make a grand target for the slings and arrows of articles such as this. However, perhaps within these volleys of criticism, there are some practical insights for extracting a measure of value from the review process.
Measure your social media
In management, if it can’t be measured it can’t be managed. The same goes for your business’s involvement in social media. Our social media guru Julia Rosien will tell you how to measure and grow your online presence. I’m often asked how I measure social media for business, which is a fair question. But it’s […]
Poss.ca – career profiles
Articles in this section provide information on the skills necessary to perform jobs, educational requirements and available training in the city, salary information and links for further research. We also feature interviews with people in specific professions. Some of the articles in this section provide career inspiration by offering several career suggestions based on a […]
Job fairs around Toronto in the fall
There’s a glut of job and education fairs coming up this fall. Here’s a rundown of what’s going on in the city over the next six weeks. Bilingual Job Fair Canada – Pre-registration is required. Sept. 23, noon to 5 p.m. Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. W. I Health Care Career Fair Sept. 26, 10 […]
Poss.ca – Jobs in Toronto
This section provides important information on the job search process providing all the tips, and advice you’ll need to not only survive your job search, but thrive!
Hiring and the limitations of human perception
Our minds are incredible things; constantly examining, assessing, sorting inputs and data to make decisions at an incredible pace. These quick judgements are often correct and valuable, but not always. Sometimes though, these snap judgements are very wrong, due to what psychologists call “fundamental attribution errors”.
Reallocating your investment in HR technology
Instead of coming up with a 37-step methodology to topple barriers and start increasing the use of innovative HR and Recruitment practices I am going to propose something a little bit different. What if… stay with me here… what if we focused on reallocating a portion of annual HR investment dollars to what we could consider innovative practices? Now I know you’re asking yourself, “so that’s great… where does the money come from”? I did not say to find more money, I said to “reallocate”.
Great place to work
Do You Have A Great Place To Work? Creating an environment and great work place culture takes planning and perserverence. BizTV’s HR Guru, Carrie Wilks, gives her expert advice on creating that Great Place To Work for everyone.
Tapping the hidden job market to find candidates for your open positions
Whether driven by the need to explore and diversify a company’s approach to recruitment or find ways to cut costs, employers may consider a variety of staffing techniques to find good candidates. This article offers suggestions on how companies may tap into the hidden job market.