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Those Days You Work From Home May End Up Wrecking the Planet Next time your boss tries to convince you of the benefits of working from home, spare a thought for how that could contribute to wrecking the planet. More businesses than ever are asking employees to work remotely in a bid to cut rental costs for office space and …

Four reasons why your best employees leave for new opportunities Meet Mary. She’s a motivated, hardworking employee. Mary’s been with her current company for more than three years. She loves her job and her co-workers and feels like she’s paid fairly and receives great benefits. But Mary’s still looking for a new job with a new company. What’s scary for …

America has near record 5.6 million job openings There were 5.6 million job openings in December, just shy of the all-time record of about 5.7 million set in July, according to Labor Department data published Tuesday. Good news: American companies are hiring, despite all the concern surrounding the U.S. economy. The number of job openings now is almost three times …

Recruiting Differently To Innovate Who would have thought that a company specializing in web solutions could someday recruit a team that could innovate and think sufficiently outside the box to create a car?   Google did it with its Self-driving Car Project. This example illustrates the fact that more and more companies feel the need to innovate to remain competitive. …

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Looking for a new Job? Don’t use these 10Words on Your CV Following the busy Christmas period and the fresh start that the new year brings, January is the most popular month of the year to look for a new job.But if you’re dusting off that Microsoft Word document & firing off a few applications, there are cretain word that …

Brussels urges more migration within EU as Britain resists The EU urged Europeans on Thursday to cross borders to find work as the labor commissioner voiced “frustration” that British Prime Minister David Cameron’s push to curb EU migration has held up plans to make this easier. “Mobility in itself is an asset for Europe,” Marianne Thyssen told reporters as she …

Rosy job market for MBAs runs contrary to overall economic malaise Several hundred aspiring MBAs will descend on Vancouver and Toronto next week for the first two Canadian stops this year on the QS World MBA Tour, which brings about two dozen Canadian and international business schools under one roof for a day-long recruitment pitch. Beyond cost, program content and …

Do you have the coping skills to stick to your resolutions? Experts have warned leaders repeatedly about the increased risk of mental health issues within the Canadian work force and how that could hurt employees’ health, engagement and productivity in the coming years. As a result, more employers are looking at ways to support and promote employees’ mental health. They …

Montana faces worker shortage At the 31st annual State of Missoula meeting, discussion focused on a looming worker shortage in Montana because of low unemployment rates. Officials say it’s a double-edged sword, with unemployment in Montana currently at 4 percent and 3.6 percent in Missoula. That translates to more than 500,000 thousand Montanans employed. “It is good news for workers, …