Canadian government creates up to 36,000 student summer jobs
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BC Jobs Start Here fairs to continue into 2013 due to popular demand
BC Jobs Start Here offers free skills training across B.C. until end of March The province is continuing with a series of free job fairs intended to encourage skills training into 2013 after success during the fall of 2012. The BC Jobs Start Here fairs will be held 22 communities in 2013 on top of [...]
BC job fair coming to Surrey Nov. 23
BC job fair features Surrey employers, jobs training info Beacon Staff Reporter On Friday, Nov. 23, BC Jobs Plan is holding a job fair in Surrey’s Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel between noon and 7 p.m. Exhibitors will include select employers from a range of sectors, as well as post-secondary institutions, industry associations, training authorities, and [...]
Taking your first steps up the management ladder
Troy Media – by Dr. Richard Davis In the military, they call them “Mustangs” – personnel who have advanced from the enlisted ranks to positions of leadership. Some of them have gone all the way to the top, winning general’s stars and recognition as history’s finest leaders. The same thing can happen in the business [...]
Dealing with ambiguity in the workplace
Troy Media – by Dr. Richard Davis You may have come across the phrase “must be comfortable with ambiguity” in a job description and thought to yourself, “Isn’t that a bad thing? How can a company acknowledge ambiguity exists within their system without taking steps to correct the situation?”
Creating a high performance coaching culture
Troy Media – by Michael Stewart Leadership coaching isn’t about teaching a leader to do the things they already know, but done better. It is about putting the ball in the hands of his teammates and guiding them to victory.
The body language of cats
Troy Media – by Faith Wood “Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.” American Cartoonist Jim Davis Although by all accounts I am really a dog person, my eldest daughter would definitely argue the merits of the feline species. I love the obedience of [...]
