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FRIDAY, AUGUST 08, 2025

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Keys to Hiring for Success

Organizations that have great success in hiring and recruitment usually have great people working at the front end and behind the scenes to make that happen. They know how to draft solid job descriptions and posters that attract the exact people you need. They also create a wonderful candidate experience that leaves bot successful and unsuccessful applicants feeling like they have been treated well. And they will tell others. Companies that have success in hiring also have an excellent screening and interview process that identifies strengths and weaknesses and gives the hiring managers the best possible options for hiring at the end. This might include structured and behavioural interviews and skill assessments that measure both experience and capacity. Let's dive a little deeper into all the elements of a successful hiring process.

Planning for a Successful Retirement
Stop thinking about your retirement and start planning for it. When you are ready here are a few key questions that will make your retirement years as successful as your working career.

Why Organizational Redesigns Fail and What to Do About It
Organizational design has become a top priority for business leaders seeking to stay agile in an era marked by rapid change. But many of those efforts will fail, and not necessarily because the design was flawed.

Buzzwords in the Workplace
From "quiet quitting" to "bare minimum Mondays," HR leaders are facing a barrage of workplace buzzwords, some insightful, some misleading, and many overwhelming.

	Fed. Gov't extends EI Temporary Measure to Help Workers Impacted by U.S. Tariffs
	Statement from Secretary of State Anna Gainey on World Youth Skills Day 2025
	Canada Invests in Services to Support Economic Integration and Fill Labour Market Shortages

	BC: Minister s statement on June Labour Force Survey results
	BC: People invited to help shape future of WorkBC
	AB: A New Partnership for Economic Cooperation
	AB: June Labour Force Survey: Minister Schow
	SK: Governments Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Arctic Gateway Group Sign Agreement to Bolster Northern Trade
	MB: Manitoba Government Strengthens Interprovincial Ties with NB, SK, BC, and PEI
	ON: Ontario Signs New Free Trade Agreements with BC and Canada s Three Territories
	ON: Proince Investing $7.5 Million to Help Businesses Go Digital
	ON: Province Investing in Indigenous-Led Economic Opportunities
	NB: MOU Signed with Manitoba to Improve Trade and Labour Mobility
	NS: New Law Aims to Reduce Impact to Workers, Employers After Workplace Injury

This Month
viewpoints
Overcoming the Resistance. To Change.
The reasons for the resistance can include a variety of factors from a lack of faith or trust in either the leadership or the change process.

features
Keys to Hiring for Success
Let s dive a little deeper into all the elements of a successful hiring process.
Planning for a Successful Retirement
Stop thinking about your retirement and start planning for it.

law
Court Upholds Denial of Terminated Researcher s Right to Restricted Stock Units
Equity compensation is not considered wages or benefits and so is not owed during a notice period, a judge ruled.
Woman Who Left Work After an Altercation Was Not Entitled to Termination Pay
I definitely need a moment, the woman had emailed the company president after she walked off the job.
Executive Assistant Awarded $110,000 After the President Sexually Harassed Her
A message must be sent to other predatory employers, the adjudicator wrote.

strategies
Why Organizational Redesigns Fail and What to Do About It
Many re-orgs fall short not because the design was flawed but because implementation was an afterthought.

Shop Talk
Staying the Course: Saving for Retirement Amidst Market Volatility
When it comes to saving for retirement Canadians are holding strong.
Buzzwords in the Workplace
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