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Gen Y and the workforce
Thursday, Jul. 28, 2011 10:45AM EDT
Lauren Friese, the founder of job site Talent Egg (www.talentegg.ca), discusses how some employers are taking advantage of internships, and what business can do to attract Generation Y grads.
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Gen Y and the workforce: Heather's story
Thursday, Jul. 28, 2011 10:44AM EDT
Heather Bellingham, 26, has applied for 192 jobs since March. She discusses one of the disadvantages of internships – over-qualification for entry-level jobs.
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Gen Y and the workforce: Valerie's story
Thursday, Jul. 28, 2011 10:43AM EDT
Valerie Aguiar, 22, talks about how Generation Y wants more than just a stable job – they want challenges and the chance to show people what they're capable of.
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Gen Y and the workforce: Leeann's story
Thursday, Jul. 28, 2011 10:42AM EDT
Leeann Yee, 24, talks about the advantages and disadvantages of internships, and why it's a wise idea for companies to invest in new grads.
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Companies break the law every day
Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011 4:29PM EDT
Because internships are a relatively new, unregulated phenomenon, we take them for granted, says author Ross Perlin, even though thousands of them are illegal under Canada's employment law.
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Why colleges share the blame
Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011 4:23PM EDT
Schools are complicit in the internships boom, according to Ross Perlin, who explains that by encouraging students to pay both for work experience and college credit, schools are tapping an entirely new source of revenue.
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Internships: just cheap labour?
Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2011 3:13PM EDT
Ross Perlin, author of Intern Nation, explains that internships have become standard operating procedure across the white collar world, but increasingly, many firms are just using their interns as a source of cheap labour.
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What Gen Y can do to find work
Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 10:30AM EDT
Millennials looking for employment need to be patient, mobile and flexible, says Philip Oreopoulos, who emphasizes that success in the labour market requires both luck and hard work.
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College means better health, wealth and marriage
Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 10:29AM EDT
Philip Oreopoulos explains why the investmentmade in college can lead to not just better employment opportunity, but also better health and better marital outcomes.
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Why millennials aren't getting jobs
Monday, Jul. 25, 2011 10:26AM EDT
Philip Oreopoulos, associate professor, economics, University of Toronto explains why today's graduates need to accept that they may not get their favoured job, and why the recent drop in wages may be permanent.
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The importance of hubs
Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 3:28PM EDT
Brian Curtner explains the importance of hubs in the workplace, the common areas where employees can come together to discuss ideas and work on projects. Hubs can also be rented out to outside organizations, , as with the Corus building, allowing the company to give back to the community.
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A bigger office? Do you really need that?
Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 3:25PM EDT
Brian Curtner believes in the future, workplaces and office furniture will be a lot more flexible, and explains why one CEO's office is only half the size of his assistant's workplace.
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The workplace of the future
Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011 3:24PM EDT
Brian Curtner, founding principal of Quadrangle Architects, takes us inside the new Corus building in Toronto's waterfront: an office built specifically to attract the best and brightest future minds.
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Destroying our only home
Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2011 3:09PM EDT
Primatologist Jane Goodall believes that what sets the human race apart is its explosive intellect - but are the myriad environmental and social problems we experience an indication that we have lost wisdom?
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Time running out for Africa's chimps
Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2011 3:09PM EDT
Jane Goodall explains that, though she has studied chimpanzees for more than fifty years, there is still much to learn about their cultural behaviour - but sadly, we will never know the full range of what they can do.
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Jane Goodall on the greater good
Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2011 3:09PM EDT
In 1975, primatologist Jane Goodall was living and studying chimps full time in Tanzania. When four of her students were kidnapped by rebels and the funding for her research was pulled, she had to find a new way to raise both awareness and money, and the Jane Goodall Institute was born.
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Shorter hours pay for themselves
Thursday, Jul. 14, 2011 11:57AM EDT
Historically, shorter hours make for an increase in work intensity, says Juliet Schor, who believes that what we think of today as part-time work will eventually be the norm in wealthy societies.
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Want to go save the planet? Stop working so much
Thursday, Jul. 14, 2011 11:52AM EDT
Juliet Schor's research has shown that countries with reduced working hours have lower carbon footprints, because once a community isn't time-poor, they make choices that are better for the environment - like biking instead of driving.
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Why cutting back on working hours works
Thursday, Jul. 14, 2011 11:51AM EDT
Juliet Schor, author of Plentitude: The New Economics Of True Wealth, explains that in time-affluent countries like Germany and the Netherlands, reduced working hours means lower carbon emissions, much lower unemployment and a better quality of life.
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How to set targets for your staff
Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2011 10:19AM EDT
Keeping sales targets clear and concise, making sure to follow up and manage well and promoting some healthy competition can help ensure your employees are productive and engaged, says Janice Antaya-Finlayson
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Marketing your company to the best talent
Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2011 10:19AM EDT
Current employees are the best brand ambassadors for your company, says Janice Antaya-Finlayson, and good word-of-mouth is the best way to market yourself to potential hires.
