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198 stories · 11 publishers read daily · feed refreshed Oct 21, 2026
Cautious job seekers want more pay and expect a hard search
A Canadian survey finds 72 per cent of job seekers expect a tough search, yet most are only browsing, and pay gaps are pushing employed workers to look.
Keeping women in the skilled trades is a retention problem
New Canadian research says women leave the trades because of isolation and hostile sites, and that informal online groups are helping some stay.
Telus buyouts show self-serve shift is reshaping service jobs
Telus is offering buyouts to nearly 700 more workers as it moves customer service to self-serve. Here is what that means for employers hiring in Canada.
Health spending accounts are becoming a hiring and retention tool
Canadian employers are turning to health spending accounts to stand out in a tight talent market. Here is what the accounts do and how to weigh them.
Engagement in 2026 depends on connected programs, not more of them
A Gallagher HR executive says 2026 engagement hinges on change-ready culture, joined-up programs and empathy during AI adoption. Here is what hiring teams...
Strong pension funding gives employers more room on total rewards
Mercer says the median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans hit 132 per cent at the end of 2025, which changes the benefits conversation with candidates.
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- Inside Anthropic, Every Employee Now Manages AgentsAnthropic’s report on AI and work finds employees shifting from doing tasks to managing agents, fewer junior hires, and hiring managers prioritizing judgment over expertise.Oct 20, 2026
- Tattoos, Talent, and Troublesome Recruiting: What One Startup Got WrongA startup's tattoo-for-interview stunt reveals how recruiting practices shape candidate trust, employer branding, and expectations about company culture.Oct 19, 2026
- Three Recruiting Technology Companies Have Vanished From LinkedInPin, Gem and Neuroscale have all lost their LinkedIn company pages in recent weeks.Oct 13, 2026
- Are You Funding the North Korean Nuclear Program?North Korea has industrialized a way to penetrate American companies that should concern every recruiting leader: applying for jobs.Oct 6, 2026
- Ways to remove barriers to hiring people with disabilitiesEmployers routinely overlook capable workers because of assumptions about what disability means.Sep 30, 2026
- Job Seekers Willing to Take Lower Pay to Get AI TrainingNew research from ICIMS: 14% of job seekers would accept a lower salary for AI training, and 42% prefer employers that offer it.Sep 24, 2026
- We Need Standards for AI in HiringAI is already deciding who gets hired and who gets rejected. Recruiting has no standard, no association writing one, and no agreement on where the lines are.Sep 16, 2026
- I Meant to Take the Week OffInstead I built Talent Advisor, an AI trained on what the best talent acquisition leaders in the profession said from our stage.Sep 9, 2026
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