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Jul 02
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Happy Friday! A sweet success story, compliments of Kraft Canada

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Career Edge Organization wants to congratulate one of our interns, Jean-Eric Oyono, who has been working at Kraft’s Scarborough Bakery , producer of iconic brands such as Oreo, Chips Ahoy! and Dad’s Oatmeal, since November 2009.

Kraft Oreo

Talk about a recipe for success!

Eric was the successful candidate for the company’s recently offered position of Black Belt/Continuous Improvement Engineer and will start his new role in August 2010. Eric has greatly benefited from the Six Sigma Black Belt training he has received during his internship and the overall support of his coach Joy Grant and other team members.

We are truly proud of this partnership success.

-Melonie Carrol, Client Relations Manager at Career Edge Organization

Here is a great recipe from Kraft Canada’s website!

OREO Ice Cream Sandwiches

What you need

14 Oreo Cookies, divided

6 Tbsp. vanilla ice cream, slightly softened

make it

CHOP 2 of the cookies into small pieces; set aside. Spoon 1 Tbsp. of the ice cream onto each of 6 of the remaining cookies; top each with second cookie to make sandwich.

ROLL edges in chopped cookies. Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Freeze 30 min. or until firm. Wrap individually in plastic wrap; store in freezer until ready to serve.

REMOVE from freezer 5 min. before serving. Let stand at room temperature to soften slightly.

You can find more great recipes here: http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/main.aspx

Jun 30
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The “Happiness at Work” newsletter

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Aside from the CEO blog, there are some pretty awesome HR Blogs out there.

One of my favourites is Alexander Kjerulf’s blog, www.positivesharing.com

Author, speaker and consultant, Alexander calls himself the “Chief Happiness Officer” and is “the world’s leading expert on happiness at work.”

The premise of his site is simply that work doesn’t have to be hard and unpleasant. In his own words, “work can be energizing, meaningful, inspiring and plain old fun.” These are values that Career Edge Organization and our host employers share.

Regular features includes Monday tips and “Ask the CHO” where Alexander answers real questions from real people about all things HR and work-related.

Today, the Chief Happiness Officer introduced a newsletter which promises to deliver inspiration, information and fun on a monthly basis. You can visit his sight and sign up for the newsletter here.

One Career Edge Organization host employer who truly embraces happiness at work is a company called “Happy Worker,” whom we featured in our quarterly newsletter last year.

In the article, Heidi Bedore describes her experience as an intern at Happy Worker, where “being happy is a job requirement.” Following her internship, Heidi, a naturally happy person who exudes positive energy (as you can see here in our photo shoot with Heidi) landed a permanent role at Happy Worker as Director of Business Development. Not bad for a recent grad!

According to Heidi, a key part of her work happiness and subsequent success in her internship was her “cultural fit with Happy Worker.”

Speaking of “fit” and newsletters…

Fit – an individuals alignment with the organization’s value and culture – will be the focus of our upcoming issue of CareerBulletin, Career Edge Organization’s quarterly e-Newsletter.

The issue will explore the importance of fit in a recovering economy, key elements of fit, challenges employers may face and most importantly tips on how to attract and hire the right people for your organization.

Don’t miss out! Click here to sign up and receive our e-Newsletter.

Jun 24
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Working from home for G20? Why telecommuting and managing remote teams is not such a bad thing

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The scene in the city of Toronto’s downtown core this afternoon is like something from apocalyptic fiction. Three meter high fencing encloses the G20 zone of the city-turned-fortress where many Career Edge Organization employers and inters currently work.

Within the fenced area, police on foot, bicycles and even horses have taken up post at almost every street corner, providing a mixed sense of both security and heightened awareness of the potential chaos looming ahead as the world’s most powerful leaders come together.

It is a significant departure from the typical scene on a beautiful Thursday afternoon when the streets would normally be pulsating with activity. Instead the streets are eerily quiet and deserted, leaving one to ask – where is everybody?

And most importantly, who is doing the work?

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Jun 16
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Bill 168 and workplace violence

By Health and Safety in the work place

We care. And it’s not just about “compliance.”

At Career Edge Organization, the health and safety of our employees is first and foremost. Our concern extends beyond the bodies in our National head office and includes the hundreds of interns that are working in our working for host employers across Canada at any given time.

So, when Bill 168 came into effect yesterday, we were ready.

Working in an office environment, it’s not an uncommon reaction for employees to brush the topic of workplace violence aside. You look around the room at your surrounding team and you cannot even fathom a risky situation taking place. I wondered – is violence in the workplace even an issue in Canada?

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