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Get a Better Job and Make More Money in 2019

Source: cpiworld.com As the year ends, many of us head into a period of reflection and planning. “How did 2018 go?  Did I achieve everything I wanted to?  How can I make 2019 my best year yet?” This thinking inevitably leads to developing New Years’ Resolutions. Everyone knows the default goals that are set on January first; eat healthier, start exercising, read more, etc. Often coming in further down the list of most frequently set goals is to get a new job. With over 30 years of experience, Career Partners International (CPI) Coaches know how to not only advise in getting a new job, but also in getting a better position to advance your career and make more money. Here are a few tips to make 2019 the most prosperous year yet for your career.

Our definition of Health and Safety includes workplace mental health – does yours?

Source: www.hrmonline.ca What does it mean to be a mentally healthy workplace? Flexible working hours, on-site support staff or scheduled meditation breaks? The truth is that in order for an organization to count itself as fostering a psychologically safe environment, employers need to start thinking about mental health as a health and safety issue.   Read more of this article…

Out of Work for Longer than a Year?

Source: cpiworld.com Out of work for longer than a year?  If so, you are part of the so called “long-term unemployed” folks.  This is obviously not a fun place to be.  While things seem to be improving on the employment scene, we still have a high percentage of long-term unemployed workers; 20.3% of total unemployed people are classified as long-term unemployed.

Turn Recruiting Into Your Competitive Advantage

Source: cpiworld.com Simon Parkin, Founder of The Talent Company, A Career Partners International Firm (CPI), has over 20 years of diverse recruitment and talent management experience.  As a CPI Partner, The Talent Company has provided Toronto, Canada with global expertise in talent development and career transition services. 

EU workers leave U.K. in record numbers as Brexit looms

Source: hrreporter.com Labour market remains stable, wages rising By Pan Pylas Read more of this article…

Most big companies failing U.N. human rights test, ranking shows

Source: hrreporter.com All businesses required to prove commitment to fairness By Umberto Bacchi     Read more of this article…

Five Questions to Ask When Considering an Outplacement Provider

Source: cpiworld.com Leading organizations realize that providing outplacement services shows respect to their former employees, improves retention and engagement with those who remain, and protects their employer brand.  I have yet to meet a decision maker who is not concerned with how business decisions, such as mergers, acquisitions and downsizings, affect their people, making outplacement programs even more valuable.  But, more and more, the conversations about outplacement are centered on the inability to evaluate an appropriate provider.

Avoid Losing More Than You Let Go

Source: cpiworld.com With over thirty years of experience, Career Partners International (CPI) has repeatedly demonstrated the value of quality outplacement services.  CPI makes the difficult process of a career transition as smooth as possible for candidates and clients.  Over 80% of participants working with CPI land in equal or better paying positions than they previously held. 

Got a career? Still think about upskilling

Source: theglobeandmail.com With the rapid changes in types and modes of work, learning new skills is critical for everyone, even those already employed, experts say. “It’s really the way of the future for the work force,” says Linda Franklin, president and chief executive officer of the advocacy organization Colleges Ontario.

Changing Times – Future Of Leadership And The Role Of Coaching

Source: businessworld.in Leadership development has come to the point of being too individually focused and elitist VUCA World It is beyond doubt and every Leader is thoroughly aware that they live in a VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) where things that were once certain, no longer are, and where our healthy way of doing business, making products, marketing and leading are all under siege.

Nova Scotia broadens PTSD benefits for first responders

Source: hrreporter.com Eliminates requirement to prove diagnosis work-related   Read more of this article…

Could controversial Quebec policy normalize discrimination?

Source: hrreporter.com Ban on symbols would affect public officials in positions of authority By Marcel Vander Wier   Read more of this article…

54 per cent of Canadians feeling ‘vacation-deprived’

Source: hrreporter.com Take average of 2 mental health days per year: Survey   Read more of this article…  

Automated cars could kill wide range of jobs: Government

Source: hrreporter.com More than 500,000 jobs at risk, including truck drivers, subway operators, taxi drivers   Read more of this article…  

Poland’s biggest construction firm pays for help in finding workers

Source: hrreporter.com Almost half of Polish companies struggling to recruit: Report   Read more of this article…  

Beyond the setbacks, Macron’s reform push begins to pay off

Source: hrreporter.com Employment and business creations at record levels By Leigh Thomas   Read more of this article…

Victims key to tackling sexual harassment, says UN adviser

Source: hrreporter.com Current practice shares outcome of internal investigations with suspect, not complainant By Umberto Bacchi/Reuters   Read more of this article…

Somali woman says Dunkin’ Donuts worker called police on her

Source: hrreporter.com Incident allegedly stemmed from speaking foreign language   Read more of this article…

Sears’ bankruptcy will have ripple effect, not all of it bad

Source: hrreporter.com Company intends to pay workers’ wages, benefits without interruption By Anne D’Innocenzio Read more of this article…  

U.S. holiday hiring hits highest since 2014 as consumer confidence soars

Source: hrreporter.com Target, Amazon.com and Macy’s leading the way   Read more of this article…  

Croatia government proposes raising retirement age to 67

Source: hrreporter.com Country’s pension system unsustainable unless it raises threshold: Experts   Read more of this article…  

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