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AXS Map and Barrier Free Businesses
As someone who drives a lot for work I listen to a lot of radio, particularly, the CBC. I have a very rudimentary understanding of technology but generally enjoy listening to Spark with Nora Young. A few weeks back I was in the car at just the right moment and was...
Career Exploration: Fit to Culture By Way of Values
As a UBC graduate, I am always paging through an abundance of Alumni resources available via webcasts, research papers and online forums. Recently, I began to notice that one of the biggest 10-year changes to our modern day business, is also one of the biggest...
Guest Blog: Awaken Your Inner Yogi for Workplace Wellness
Yoga doesn’t have to be complicated, or mean you have to twist yourself into a pretzel and balance on one arm. Yoga can be very subtle, and done anywhere, anytime - no fancy clothes or spa-like environment needed. Yoga isn’t just the physical postures (asanas), it...
Workplace Diversity Strategies Seminar 1: April 23 Calgary
In the past few months, many organizations have expressed that their HR teams are implementing an increased focus on diversity recruitment this year. For some employers that may simply mean adding to their existing diversity utilizing previously developed inclusive...
Workplace Diversity Strategies: Utilizing Universal Design to Build an Inclusive Organization
CAES is excited to offer the first of a two-part series on Workplace Diversity Strategies. These Seminars will provide Calgary Employers with insights, information and tools to build their capacity to engage in inclusive recruitment and create inclusive workplaces. ...
Literary Review: Creating a Sense of Urgency Part 3
This week's review of Michael Hyatt’s article, Creating a Sense of Urgency features a specific focus on the second step in his cycle; Accelerate. I thought the step Accelerate is an appropriate follow up to Activate. Now is the time to accelerate, to...
Battling an Illusion: Ongoing Labour Market Controversies – Part 2
In my last blog I had introduced a few of the more recent Labour Market controversies. Without doubt, there are many and especially those that affect one market more than others. One of the most profiled in recent years is the Temporary Foreign Worker Program....
Success Story: The Best of Both Worlds at FanAttic
Who says you can't have the best of both worlds? Not sports fan and new employee of FanAttic Kelsey. Kelsey recently secured the position of Store Clerk with FanAttic, and states she feels so lucky to be able to work with children as an aide during the morning and...
Lifelong Learning Lives Here
I have had the pleasure of working as a Career Consultant at Calgary Alternative Employment Services for almost three years. I work with exceptional Candidates who have diverse skills, interests and abilities and are keen to contribute to the success of a company or...
Workplace Psychological Health: How To Get Started
For many of us, work is much more than simply a means to a financial end. Our place of employment can be where we connect with our peers, colleagues, and community members. It is where we invest our time and energy, where we utilize our talents and develop...