by bappleton | Aug 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
The tectonic plates of the North American workforce have shifted dramatically in the last several years, and the new landscape tells a story of guardedly optimistic employers who are letting out the seams gradually by focusing on temporary hires in their expanding...
by bappleton | Aug 20, 2012 | recruitment, recruitment outsourcing, staffing, technology staffing
In the United States, some 12,000 baby boomers exit the workforce every day. In Canada, the median age of “active” citizens is a stunning 43.7 years (we averaged out at 38.1 in 1991), and some 41% of the working-age population is between 45 and 64, up from 29% in...
by bappleton | Aug 9, 2012 | Keen Technology, permanent recruiting, recruitment, recruitment outsourcing, technology staffing
Everybody’s heard a story about an office whose breakroom is stuffed with pool tables, where the sushi lunch every Friday is company supplied, where staffers set their own hours and bring their schnauzers to work. Such is the lore of company culture, the buzziest of...
by bappleton | Aug 3, 2012 | contract staffing, recruitment, recruitment outsourcing, staffing
The unflinchingly abysmal economy notwithstanding, almost 60% of working Canadians feel that if they were to lose their job today, they could find another, and with similar duties and pay. But the optimism ends with the 55-and-over crowd. Once you’ve passed that...
