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The Advantages of Temporary and Contract Employment
- January 16, 2020
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Job Market, Job Search
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Not long ago it was fairly common that as soon as you finished school, you began a job with a company that would look after your employment for the rest of your career. Those days are mostly gone. The economy we experience as a workforce would be nearly unrecognizable to a time-traveller from the year 1990 arriving today.
Along with the tremendous changes the world has experienced over the last few decades, it has become more commonplace for professionals to work for multiple companies throughout their careers. This effect can be can even be seen in industries and professions previously immune to the changing tides of lengthy workplace tenure.
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What is Data Driven Recruiting and How to Use It Effectively
- January 7, 2020
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Hiring, Recruiting
By now, most of us have heard of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of Things. All new advancements that are coming to save us time and free us from the drudgery of various tasks of the past. However, it’s often not clear how to best take advantage of these new technologies in a business environment.
When it comes to recruiting the right talent, collecting data and crunching it to understand behaviour is already changing the way we do business.
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Ottawa’s Job Market in 2020
- December 17, 2019
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Job Market, Job Search, Ottawa
2019 has been an exhilarating year in Ottawa. There have been many incredible accomplishments for the city, and the economy in the Greater Capital Region has continued to develop in new and novel ways.
We’ve also had our fair share of challenges. We all watched as the new Confederation line of our LRT got off to a somewhat shaky start. The city has continued to look for unique and innovative ways to deal with road maintenance issues. And, of course, Ottawa, like almost every other major city in Canada, has continued to face the challenge of a shortage of affordable housing despite the announcement of a National Housing Strategy a couple of years ago.
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Innovative Recruitment Methods for Finance & Accounting Jobs
- December 2, 2019
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Finance & accounting, Hiring, Recruiting
Finance and Accounting is figuratively the circulatory system of a company. They make certain that the money is flowing to the places it’s needed and sound the alarm if there is not enough of it coming into the business. They are essential players, and you must be able to recruit the talent you need to keep your organization robust.
And yet, finance and accounting positions can be a struggle for many teams to recruit. Getting a hire right is always important, but having the wrong finance people can be one of the most costly hiring mistakes you ever make. You want to warrant that you spend a reasonable amount of time thinking through your recruitment strategy and considering all of the angles.
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The 50 Best Winter Events & Activities in Ottawa
- November 21, 2019
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Ottawa
Ottawa is a city that lives and breathes winter. We do the other seasons well, but we know how to winter like nowhere else. The streets come to life with lights and music. And, the people come together to help each other live well through the cold days and early sunsets. In Ottawa, we do more than endure the coldest months, we revel in them, and we do it so well that people come from all over the world to join us in embracing these frostiest of days. These are 50 of our favourite things to do in Ottawa when the temperature drops.
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The Job Market for Software Developers in Ottawa
- November 12, 2019
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Job Market, Ottawa, Technology
After several years as one of Canada’s defacto tech-hubs, Ottawa continues to shine as a metropolitan area where companies know they have access to top-level talent, state of the art infrastructure, and supportive governments across the region.
The Federal Government has effectively served as a large scale stabilizer and has helped make the regional economy more resilient to the risks associated with start-up tech culture. In the last few years, as the sector has matured into a mainstay, the import of companies like Adobe, Apple, and Amazon have helped further secure the Ottawa job market for more entrepreneurial enterprises.
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The Top 50 Tech Interview Questions to Ask by Position
- October 31, 2019
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Hiring, Interview Tips, Recruiting, Technology
As a company grows and expands, one of the prevailing struggles that businesses face is the challenge of bringing on new employees to meet heightened demand. While hiring the right staff can be arduous for any company, tech start-ups, and even seasoned technology giants can be particularly susceptible to this obstacle. Getting a hire wrong can be so costly that there is often minimal opportunity to experiment or take risks on the wrong person. Of course, for many growing tech companies, there are usually not the means or time to have a full-time Human Resources professional on staff either.
However, the employment base which allowed for so much economic diversity, strength, and experimentation in this region is, of course, the Federal Government. -
What is the Best Way to Get a Government Job in Ottawa?
- October 16, 2019
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Job Market, Job Search, Ottawa
It is relatively common knowledge that Ottawa has been going through something of a tech renaissance in recent years. You’ve likely seen it on the nightly news, read it in the local papers, or maybe you’ve come across it here on our blog. Ottawa is in-fact a great place to be if you want to work in the tech industry or any of the many spinoff sectors that have developed around it.
However, the employment base which allowed for so much economic diversity, strength, and experimentation in this region is, of course, the Federal Government.
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How to Answer “Why Do You Want to Work Here?” – With Sample Answers
- October 2, 2019
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Interview Tips, Job Search
It’s one of the most commonly asked and oft-dreaded questions in a modern interview. It’s entirely open-ended, and between two similarly qualified candidates, it may make the difference between whether one or the other is called up for duty. Yet, it’s the one question cited by job seekers as the most difficult to answer.
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Ottawa Construction & Development Salary Guide 2019
- September 30, 2019
- Posted by: LRO Staffing
- Category: Job Market, Ottawa, Salary Guides
One of LRO Staffing’s areas of expertise is helping employees in the Construction & Development fields find incredible job opportunities and ultimately rewarding and fruitful careers in the Ottawa region. We’ve also been helping employers find these incredible resources to add to their expanding businesses. Combined with our many years of experience and knowledge, we’re happy to announce that we’ve developed a brand new resource to help both these groups to have up-to-date salary information on a wide variety of positions.
