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The way we'll work
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Ex-auto worker turns life-saver
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Small businesses plan to hire
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Jobboom Index
Québec 69,7 %
Employment situation
Fair
Ontario 0 %
Employment situation
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Jobboom presents
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May 31, 2009 Edition
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Focus on
Twitter
Although many people dismiss the cacophony on Twitter as drivel, this site combines word-of-mouth and the power of the Internet into a unique networking and marketing tool. This two-part report discusses how to tweet properly, and generate positive exposure along with new contacts. The second instalment demystifies some of Twitter's jargon. For those wondering what good, if any, can come of Twitter's social alchemy, the site's founders share their vision of what lies ahead.
Which social network do you use most for work?
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Media Watch
Newsworthy
The way we'll work
An in-depth look at changes in the North American workforce, one futurist projects more flexibility, less hierarchy and death of the cubicle.
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Education and training
Ex-auto worker turns life-saver
A laid-off autoworker received a citizen's award for saving a life while training as a paramedic. Despite, he says, job market challenges are still ahead.
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Trendspotting
Small businesses plan to hire
A new study shows one third of Canada's small businesses plan to hire in the next six months. Yet, the numbers reveal a mixed outlook for SMEs.
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Jobboom Poll
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Which social network do you use most for work?
- Twitter
- Linked In
- Facebook
- MySpace
- YouTube
- Other
- I don't use social networks for work
- My company blocks social networks
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Job Flicks
Crash course on Twitter
Learn the basics of Twitter, a social networking micro-blog where users post very short messages, 140 characters maximum. How? It works by logging in, finding contacts, searching for topics, following celebrities, and tweeting to attract a following of your own. Some experts claim that there is a hidden job market to be sniffed out amid the updates of 19 million people worldwide. This video reveals basics techniques and helpful hints to get you started.
(Source: ABC)
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