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Manitoba dealing with men's depression
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Overcoming the age barrier
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Job titles can make a difference on your resume
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Jobboom Index
Québec 69,1 %
Employment situation
Fair
Ontario 0 %
Employment situation
Unfavourable
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Jobboom presents
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August 2, 2009 Edition
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Focus on
Recovery: Are we there yet?
Believe it or not, there are more important economic indicators than an individual's account balance on an ATM receipt. Chief water cooler economists must talk the talk in several key areas: Employment, consumer confidence, commodity prices and interest rates, to name a few. Like leading Canadian policy makers, they could assure their audience that the recession's dead and recovery has begun. Still, gains in employment will lag.
Do you believe that the recession is over in Canada?
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Media Watch
Trendspotting
Manitoba dealing with men's depression
According to a recent study, the mental health of male employees is like a ticking time bomb. They are also less likely to be diagnosed than their female counterparts.
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(Source: Machinery and Equipment)
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Personal Advancement
Overcoming the age barrier
Resume tinkering, retraining and Botox injections help take the kinks out of the job hunt. Boomer-aged job hunters worry that it's harder to find a new job.
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(Source: Canoe, Career Zone)
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Resumes
Job titles can make a difference on your resume
Resumes are full of power verbs and euphemisms-and rightly so. Job-seekers with janitorial experience may opt for "sanitary technician" instead.
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Source: Canoe, Vancouer 24hrs)
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Jobboom Poll
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Do you believe that the recession is over in Canada?
- Yes, everything looks rosy
- Yes, that's what everyone else is saying
- Yes, but recovery will take a while
- No, it's just propaganda
- No, we're doomed
- I don't know, let's wait and see
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From the blogosphere
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Microspotting
Read about an on-campus, insider blogs about the supposed evil empire of Microsoft and what it's like to work there. Her profiles of different employees are fresh and offbeat. She likens her role to being "a paparazzi but for geeks."
Here are a few samples of Microspotting's best posts:
- A Test Lead/Young Adult fiction author explains how Microsoft is like a teen novel.
- You can go to the bathroom whenever you want at Microsoft.
- A Swiss skater on loving Macs and working at Microsoft.
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