I am a lover of words. I believe in their power and ability to be used to both hurt and heal. I also believe change doesn’t start and end with them alone. As we reflect on employment discrimination and celebrate the invaluable contributions of People with Disabilities at work this month, we are considering how […]
‘Disability’ is not a Dirty Word: Challenging Ableism in Everyday Communication Read More »
Are degrees still relevant? We might argue, not always. Job-posting data shows that between 2012-2022 companies in Canada reduced university degree requirements by 13%. Imagine if more companies rated candidates based on talent and skills rather than solely on academic qualifications. Well, they’re starting to. Companies like Apple and IBM no longer require a college
Sounds like you’ve got a Masters Degree in Lived Experience Read More »
We’ve reached an exciting milestone: with over 100 clients to date, we’ve produced upwards of 150 opportunity briefs (job descriptions) to attract candidates. We are appreciative when job seekers and colleagues alike trust us to receive their ideas, and open our eyes to ways we can improve a candidate’s first experience with us. More often
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In almost every search we conduct, there are always a handful of candidates whose experience and education alone transcend the requirements of the role. When this happens, we often hear: “They will get bored and leave within a year.” “They will have expectations that we can’t meet!” But what does it actually mean to be
The Myth of the Overqualified Candidate Read More »
Most events we go to today – webinars, conferences panel discussions – lead with a land acknowledgement. All too commonly, these are read off re-used sheets of paper, directed by a teleprompter or the first template found on a google search. But less commonly, do we see them come directly from the heart. This is
Land Acknowledgements: Making them Meaningful Read More »
9 Shifts Employers Can Expect in 2023 To better equip HR teams for the evolution of work, we’ve compared findings from 7+ reports anticipating both gradual and major shifts that employers can expect in the coming year. Based on the findings and our own intersecting experiences, we share our top 9 suggestions to help hiring
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Workplace wellness strategies for the post-pandemic world As Nova Scotians continue to process trauma from the events of the past two and a half years, the prioritization of employee mental health continues to gain momentum. Earlier this month, Karn Nichols, Executive Director of Canadian Mental Health Association, NS Division (CMHA) and Bradley Daye, Co-Founder and
Workplace Wellness: From Surviving to Thriving Read More »
The 12.6 % wage gap between racialized, university-educated, Canadian-born people and their white peers didn’t just happen by itself (this means on average, racialized workers are making 87.4 cents for every dollar earned by a white worker). Organizations are typically built in a way that upholds inequity. In our industry, we consistently hear stories from
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Shifting How We Talk About People at Work Human Resources. Something about it has always struck us as off putting. When you really think about it, it’s a dehumanizing way to talk about people. Resources are things we extract, categorize and add a price tag to – things like oil, water and energy. If we
We are Humans, not Resources Read More »
For a while now, theorists and economists alike, have been preparing us with great anticipation for the ‘Future of Work’. Something many of us have envisioned as an artificial intelligence takeover – a real-world ‘I Robot’. News flash: this ‘future’ is here. And it’s unfolding as we speak. While we know that over a quarter
The Now of Work is Human Read More »
