“Experience is a master teacher, even when it’s not our own.” ~ Gina Greenlee
Every three months, PeopleTalk asks CPHR BC & Yukon's members to share their thoughts, opinions and experiences relating to a trending topic.
In the Winter issue, we asked five...
It is no secret among HR professionals that resumes are outdated, plain, and notoriously fickle. They have become documents designed to be people pleasing and optimized for keyword scanning. Recruiters are often left to guess at soft skills and...
By David Cory
A Tale of Two Impressions
Margaret was at a party when she met Shae who worked at Thread the Needle Electronics (TNE), a company where she had recently submitted a resume. She thought TNE would be a great...
By David Creelman
Onboarding is usually an upbeat process. However, the truth is that bad things happen in any organization and the question is whether we should warn employees about them. What sort of bad things? Here...
By Ingrid Vaughan
You never get a second chance to make a first impression and first impressions are often difficult to change—which should make innovative onboarding a workplace norm. However, the reality is more divisive.
A Tough First Day to Forget
Amy...
By Ian Gibson, CHRP
Are companies missing out on the final piece of the employment cycle puzzle? At the opposite end of the spectrum, onboarding is all the rage for good reason—greater numbers are poised or in the process of...
By Jane Terepocki, CHRP
“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.” —Lawrence Bossidy, former COO of General Electric
Without a...
By Andrew Woods
From the phone in our pocket to the laptop on our desk to the proliferation of pads, screens and devices, the technologies at play speak to an ever greater potential for connectedness and innovation. Putting those technologies...
