In This Issue

• June 12: Regaining Your Productivity and Engagement at Work

• Panel Interviews: Your Opportunity to Shine
• The Hidden Job Market: Tips, Traps and Tactics for Job Seekers
• The Executive Edge−Part 3: "Must have"
  skills to get to the corner office
• Shuffling the Deck: How to Effectively Deal
  with Departmental Reorganizations
• Big Data Means Big Changes for HR and Small Business

• View Postings

• Human Resources PolicyPro®
• The Complete Guide to Mentoring

• Survey Reveals What's Most Important to Workers

• Employers Turning to Temp Staff

CA Source Webinar

Regaining Your Productivity and Engagement at Work

Date: June 12, 2013. Time: 12:30 p.m. ET

Is your mind wandering constantly? Are you working on one task only to be focused on the next ten? Despite working harder, do you feel less productive? Has your pursuit of productivity impacted your enjoyment of work and life?

The 24/7 demands of work have created more pressure and urgency resulting in greater multitasking and non-stop work. Unfortunately, these behaviours work against you by reducing your attention and increasing stress. Regaining your productivity and enjoyment at work is easier than you think.

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

- Identify your current level of attention

- Explain the impact of multitasking on your performance

- Describe strategies for regaining your productivity and enjoyment at work

- Recognize two techniques to create greater productivity during your work day.

Register: Regaining Your Productivity and Engagement at Work

Articles

Panel Interviews: Your Opportunity to Shine

~ Sandra Oliver

We work with a lot of professionals; many of them work in professional firms. In our experience, becoming a partner in a firm often means facing a panel interview. At first glance, the panel format seems far more intimidating than the traditional one-on-one version. Facing four, five or even six interviewers can be daunting. If you've done your homework, panel interviews offer a great opportunity to showcase your talent to a wide group of leaders. The key is preparation.

...... Read more Panel Interviews: Your Opportunity to Shine

The Hidden Job Market: Tips, Traps and Tactics for Job Seekers

~ Marc Belaiche, CPA, CA and Joseph Thomas

There is a high probability that many job seekers have heard the following phrase at some point during their search: '90% of jobs are not advertised'. However, based on current trends and an article by The Wall Street Journal (January 9, 2013), this number is estimated to be closer to 50%. Still, this would mean that half of all available positions are not advertised anywhere. This article gives some tips on how to tap into the hidden job market.

...... Read more The Hidden Job Market

The Executive Edge−Part 3: "Must have" skills to get to the corner office

~ Jenifer Bartman, CA, CMC

Many of us grew up with parents who always challenged us to be our best. "Take pride in everything you do." "Do the very best you can before turning in your assignment." "Check your work!" Given the many times these lessons were repeated during our childhoods, it's a reasonable assumption that the outcome just might be an attitude of high achievement that comes from within and lasts a lifetime. If this is the case, why is it that the impact of so many of these lessons seems to be absent from the workplace?

...... Read more The Executive Edge−Part 3

Shuffling the Deck: How to Effectively Deal with Departmental Reorganizations

~ HRdownloads

In order to meet current and future economic demands and satisfy organizational needs, many organizations are finding it necessary to re-focus their priorities with increased frequency. In today's business climate the reasons for organizational and departmental change are varied. Some of these shake-ups may be precipitated by budgetary or financial reasons, work reductions, a need to streamline and improve organizational processes, increased customer demands, or to improve overall communications and interpersonal interactions between units or departments. Change is a struggle but it does have its benefits. Positive change can help your organization achieve a "triple crown" win or recognize a losing horse.

...... Read more Shuffling the Deck: How to Effectively Deal with Departmental Reorganizations

Big Data Means Big Changes for HR and Small Business

~ Mary Ann Dunlop

Big Data has been one of the big recent corporate buzzwords. It has been estimated that 90% of the data that exists today has been generated within the past few years. Decreasing data architecture costs and increasing computational power have resulted in a world where data is continuously generated en masse from multiple sources and at dizzying speeds, overwhelming the capacity of large and small organizations alike.

...... Read more Big Data Means Big Changes

Featured CA Source Job Postings

Director

The Government of Nunavut

Iqaluit, NU

Indirect Tax Recovery

Ernst & Young

Various Canadian Locations

External Financial Reporting Accountant

Suncor

Calgary, AB

Manager Financial Reporting

Hays Specialist Recruitment

Burlington, ON

Off the Shelf

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...... Read more or try Human Resources PolicyPro free for 30 days!

The Complete Guide to Mentoring

Mentoring is one of the best ways to solve some of the most difficult problems in today's business world, according to author Hilarie Owen. It is one of the oldest and most reliable tools for guiding the growth and development of the individual, and can directly improve the quality of an organization's workforce by ensuring experiential wisdom is passed down from the leaders of the past to the leaders of the future. The Complete Guide to Mentoring provides a theoretical understanding of how mentoring works, as well as a practical framework for setting up a mentoring program in any organization.

...... Read more The Complete Guide to Mentoring

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HR Findings

Survey Reveals What's Most Important to Workers

~ CareerBuilder

While upward mobility is a key factor in job satisfaction and employee retention, having a certain title isn't important to more than half of workers (55%). The vast majority (88%) reported that salary matters more. Other factors that outrank job title in what is most important to workers are:

• Flexible schedule − 59%
• Being able to make a difference − 48%
• Challenging work − 35%
• Ability to work from home − 33%
• Academic reimbursement − 18%
• Having an office − 17%
• Company car − 14%

...... Read more CareerBuilder Survey

From the Media Room

Employers Turning to Temp Staff

~ Accountemps

Companies are using temporary professionals for a range of roles, from ensuring productivity remains on track to assessing potential full-time staff, according to a survey of 116 Canadian CFOs. Ninety per cent of CFOs find it very or somewhat beneficial to use temporary workers when maintaining productivity. Eighty-nine per cent say hiring contingent staff is an effective way to evaluate prospective first-time employees.

...... Read more Employers Turning to Temp Staff

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