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Smokers worldwide support workplace bans
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Jobboom Index
Québec 42,8 %
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| Jobboom presents |
November 22, 2009 Edition |
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Focus on
Intergenerational workplace
There's nothing like a little of the old supply-demand to wipe the smug expressions off of the cherubic faces of Generation-Y employees. Perhaps, though, the intergenerational workforce conflict between Boomers, Gen-Xers and Yers doesn't boil down to anything more than hollow stereotypes. Yet with the economic downturn and Boomers postponing retirement, Gen-Xers are proving to be the whiny, middle child.
In the workplace which generational cohort is the worst?
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Media Watch
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Newsworthy
Smokers worldwide support workplace bans
Usually a sturdy and cavalier bunch, a new global survey shows that even smokers are in favour of workplace bans of smoking.
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(Source: Reuters)
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Looking for work
Learn how to measure up
Geesh, reading job postings can be a daunting task. Job seekers are reminded not to get overwhelmed by over-the-top language used in descriptions.
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(Source: Vancouver 24 Hrs)
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Workplace challenges
How to argue at work
Businesswomen should strategize and check their emotions in workplace arguments rather than withdraw and fume. Men, check your blood pressure at the door.
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(Source: Canoe, Lifewise)
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Jobboom Poll
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In the workplace which generational cohort is the worst?
- I'm a Boomer and I dislike Xers
- I'm a Boomer and I dislike Yers
- I'm an Xer and I dislike Boomers
- I'm an Xer and I dislike Yers
- I'm a Yer and I dislike Boomers
- I'm a Yer and I dislike Xers
- Can't we all just get along?
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Job flicks
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Jobs go begging in Waterloo
In Waterloo, Ontario, up to 2,000 high-paying, high-tech jobs need to be filled. Yet, the region is registering an above the national average 9.3 per cent unemployment rate. According the Mayor Brenda Halloran: while the high-tech and education sectors are booming, others parts of the local economy aren't, like the manufacturing and service sectors.
In this video, the Canadian Press tours uptown and downtown Waterloo.
(Source: Canoe TV)
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