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5 Ways to Hire More Top Talent

Companies and organizations that excel in recruiting and hiring the top talent in the marketplace are not just smart and effective. They have great people working at the front end and behind the scenes to make that happen. They have a solid foundation to work from but they are also innovative and looking for new ways to improve on their success. If you want to get better at hiring more high-end talent for your company, maybe it s time to try something new. That might include increasing your reach, making more of the AI advantage, starting or upgrading an employee referral program, and ensuring that everyone who applies for a job at your company has a positive experience. If you are ready, here are some additional ways that your organization can attract and hire even more top talent.



Filling the Gaps
Employee skill gaps are the areas in your business or organization where your workforce is missing critical or basic skills needed to fulfill your mandate. There will always be individuals who are missing these skills, but they are known collectively as your organization's skill gaps.


The Future of Work: Investing in Human Capital
With so much emphasis on AI in the workplace, it is easy to forget the real driver of organizational performance: the people. Most business outcomes trace back to how effectively an organization supports, retains and develops its workforce.

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Staying Organized on the Go
In today's fast-paced world, mobility has become a defining aspect of both professional and personal life, whether you are a business executive travelling between meetings, a student attending classes, a freelancer working from caf s, or a remote employee moving between workspaces.





    

More than 4 in 10 Canadian Professionals Plan to Look for a New Job in the Second Half of 2026

Vacation, Interrupted: Nearly Half of Canadian Workers Have Changed Travel Plans Because of Work Pressures

Minister Hajdu Strengthens Canada's Partnerships with Employment Ministers at the G7



 

    News

BC: Improving Access to Skilled Trades Training in Rural, Remote Communities

BC: Province Adds 25,200 New Jobs in May, Including 7,200 youth jobs

AB: Accelerating Growth for Skilled Workers in Alberta

MB: Government Announces $4.3 Million for New Manitoba Youth Job Strategy

ON: Province Modernizing Immigration Program to Fill In-Demand Jobs

NB: Government Advances Legislation Focused on Accountability, Workers and Economic Growth

This Month
viewpoints
Team Synergy
When synergy is activated in teams, and members understand each other's strengths, productivity and creativity can go through the roof.

features
Five Great Ways to Hire More Top Talent
Companies and organizations that excel in recruiting and hiring the top talent in the marketplace are not just smart and effective.
Filling the Gaps
Employee skill gaps are the areas in your business or organization where your workforce is missing critical or basic skills needed to fulfill your mandate.


law
Constructively Dismissed Employee Did Not Have to Return to Employer
An appeal court agreed with the trial judge that the work environment was intolerable and acrimonious
Arbitrator s Decision Requiring Benefits After Age 65 Is Overturned
The age-65 cap is a serious affront to employee dignity, the arbitrator had written.
Woman Terminated After Returning from Sick Leave Discriminated Against
The timing of her termination was enough to show that disability was a factor, the human rights tribunal found.

strategies
The Future of Work: Investing in Human Capital
With so much emphasis on AI in the workplace, it is easy to forget the real driver of organizational performance: the people.
Engagement Is Not Enthusiasm: What Employees Really Need During Change
Employee engagement remains a persistent challenge for modern organizations.

Shop Talk
Nine Key Findings Reveal Gaps Between Canadians' Retirement Expectation and Reality
Most Canadians expect that they can fund retirement themselves. Retirees tell a different story.
Staying Organized on the Go
In today's fast-paced world, mobility has become a defining aspect of both professional and personal life.



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