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Looking Beyond the Name on a Resumé

NCM Anonymous March 10, 2017 No Comments discrimination employment GDX hiring hiring bias HR Omidvar RBC resume Ryerson University University of Toronto

Commentary by Vivian Li in Toronto, ON In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare gave us the famous line “What is in a name? That which we call…

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People@Work: “Negative References”

NCM Anonymous May 14, 2015 No Comments employment employment references fo niemi hamlin grange HR human capital human resources Jobseekers tana turner unemployment

Reference checks are a necessary part of the hiring process, but can be make-or-break for jobseekers, particularly newcomers.. Photo Credit: Creative Commons Q: My…

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Diversity amid Adversity

NCM Anonymous April 13, 2013 No Comments economy emotion Gord Nixon HR immigrant jobless offshoring RBC temporary foreign workers training unemployment

Tough times bring out the best in people – or the worst. The recent brouhaha over the hiring practices of the Royal Bank of…

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