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A job hunt can be challenging but, once you know a few tricks, you might just bag the right position for you! But before reaching that position, a lot of hurdles come in the way. It’s a pretty lengthy process and it begins from the moment you search for the job. A lot of points […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham chats with Robert (Bob) St-Jacques, Director of Customer Success at 7Geese. 7Geese is a leading goal-setting and performance management software company based in Vancouver, BC. The company believes in a world where people can grow and achieve more, together. Bob partners with clients across the world […]
I am a total geek when it comes to Game of Thrones. The characters, the intertwined plot, the twists I never see coming and the dragons…. yeah, I’m all in when it comes to the series. To celebrate one of my favorite obsessions, I’d like to share recruiting lessons from the Game of Thrones. Just […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Erica Pearson, CEO & Co-Founder at Vacation Fund about Vacation Fund’s involvement at the FuelHR conference and how her company’s solutions are helping employees achieve their dream vacations. Vacation Fund is the first employer-matched saving tool, specifically for your travel goals. It allows users […]
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Christopher Bjorling, President at Fidello, Inc. For 30+ years Chris has led Fidello in creating unique talent management solutions. Through the products and services he and his team have created over the years, his organization has helped clients design, develop, and implement strategic, integrated talent […]
Without a doubt, video is now the star of social media content and the reasons why are pretty clear. Let’s start with the numbers. Facebook users watch 8 billion videos per day, 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, and video content taken as a whole is expected to make up 82% […]
Staff outsourcing and working with contractors is at an all-time high. Some companies look for a workforce across the globe, and some prefer to stay local. Both, however, work virtually, with no need for a physical office. As numbers keep rising, many outsourcing trends are flooding the market. Outsourcing remains popular, but it is certainly […]
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Esther Dyson, executive founder of the Way to Wellville, a decade-long, evidence-generating project devoted to understanding and testing models for cultivating community health that will return profits to investors and health to the participants and their communities. Esther is a speaker at this […]
Virgin Pulse’s annual Thrive Summit – the conference focusing on employee health, wellbeing and engagement – starts today and Bill Banham from The HR Gazette will be covering the 3-day event. Watch out for special episodes of the HRchat podcast this week with Thrive speakers including Esther Dyson! 100s of HR pros and business leaders will […]
US Company, Canadian Worker. Cross-Border Employment Tips In this episode of the HRchat show, I’ve returned as a guest host. I got a chance to chat with Marc Pavlopoulos, a Silicon Valley software executive and Founder of Syndesus, which builds engineering teams in Canada for US tech companies. Listen to this HRchat episode and discover: […]