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Workforce One-Stop 2013: Developing People for a Cutting-Edge Workforce

By News & Announcements

Career Edge Organization is very pleased to partner with The Conference Board of Canada to support their upcoming  Workforce One-Stop 2013: Developing People for a Cutting Edge Workforce, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on April 23-24, 2013.

Workforce One–Stop 2013 offers participants a powerful combination of strategies, best practices, ideas, connections, research, tools and techniques to help organizations get the most of their workforce—now and in the future.

Career Edge has joined the program as a partner and presenter, and we’re able to extend to you the Special Rate of $695 if you’d like to attend.

The Future Workforce… Are You Ready?

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Gen Y Coaching Corner

By News & Announcements

Last week, The Globe & Mail published a guest essay written by Lauren Friese and Cassandra Jowett of TalentEgg titled “The six ways Generation Y will transform the workplace”. In the essay, Friese and Jowett outline – as the title suggests – six ways Gen Y/Millenials (those born between 1981 and 2000) will ultimately influence corporate Canada as they assume leadership positions upon the mass retirement of baby boomers.

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HRPA Edge celebrates its first birthday!

By Events & Holidays

Today we are proud to celebrate the first birthday of HRPA Edge, a paid internship program that connects Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) candidates with participating host employers who need additional resources to address their pressing HR needs on a short-term basis.

It was one year ago today that we – in partnership with the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) – launched this innovative program that has already benefited a number of employers and interns. As an employer, Career Edge Organization has also benefited from the program, hiring an HRPA Edge intern for the role of Recruitment Coordinator.

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3 HR Management Solutions for SMEs

By Employer

Earlier this month, Wallace Immen, staff writer for The Globe & Mail highlighted three HR areas where small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may face challenges in 2013.

In the article, Management challenges you can’t afford to ignore in 2013, Immen identified EngagementTurnover, and Leadership as the most concerning HR issues, as reported by a Forbes Insights survey for Deloitte & Touche LLP. With these three topics in mind, we would like to take this opportunity to offer our tips for SMEs that are looking to tackle these challenges while growing their business in the year ahead.

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