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Q&A with Morgan Marlowe, President of Perkopolis There’s a new paradigm contributing to the shifting future of employee benefits: social perks. The US market is more mature in this HR area than Canada is, but we are catching up. Beyond traditional benefits, many companies are...

By now many of you have seen Heineken’s online video, “The Candidate” which has gone viral — over 3.425 million views to date. The video — a part HR effort, part marketing effort, shows how Heineken dealt with HR’s typical “standard questions, prepared answers” dilemma, in their...

It’s hard to evaluate a third-party recruiter in advance. The ultimate test, of course, is whether the recruiter brings you high-quality candidates. But you won’t know this until you’ve worked with that recruiter for months. You’ll certainly want to choose...

The question: How do I determine my salary expectations? I’ve been asked that question in interviews and on certain job websites. I don’t want to price myself out of the market, but how can I make sure I don’t undersell myself either? What’s the best way to set realistic...

We live in a work culture where “being busy” is glorified. As company budgets get tighter, and ambitions rise higher, the word “busy” can become synonymous with “over-worked.” Many of us regularly leave work with a never-ending to-do list. Overworked employees are more stressed,...

The question: I have been employed by the same company for the past five years and I am considering looking for a new position in my field, corporate wellness. I was thinking about contacting some of our current clients to see whether they had any positions available. I see this...

Special feature: Q&A With Gender Intelligence Expert, Barbara Annis John Gray’s “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” sold over 50 million copies and re-affirmed socially, what many of us experienced for years: the fundamental differences between the genders. We talk...

Federal Court Ruling – Companies Must Accommodate Parents Who Need Childcare Special feature: Q&A with Employment Lawyer, Stuart Rudner Canadian employers may have been caught off-guard this week by a Federal Court ruling that says companies must accommodate parents who...

How Can I Move Up If I Cannot Leave the Details to Others? The Question: I am currently a senior manager of engineering at a large technology company and would like to be promoted to director. I’ve been in the job five years. My manager has said that I need to “think” like a...

The following article was originally posted on January 22, 2013, in the Globe & Mail. The Question: I’m a recent university grad with a degree in accounting; all of my previous work experience is in marketing and event management. I will be working to obtain my CMA (certified...