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Building Relationships and Networking

Networking is the key to success in business according to Keith Ferrazzi, business coach and author or Never Eat Alone, a book about the power of relationship building and networking. Networking helps you find jobs, recruit talent, win new customers and discover investors who will support your ideas. With the right…

Growing Your Business – Without Growing Your Risk or Losing Focus

“When you are a startup, sometimes it can be like you are a 16-year-old that just got their driver’s license,” said Andrew Ward, Managing Director at Diversified Staffing. “You are passionate about your business, you want to be in full control of what is happening, and you want to go…

Got Questions? We Have Answers!

At Diversified Staffing, we get a lot of questions from both clients and candidates. Clients want to know what types of industries we work in and what types of positions we fill. On the other hand, candidates often ask about our business and what role they play in the placement…

Diversified Staffing’s Volunteering/Charity Program for Alberta Flood Relief

Since the Alberta floods, thousands of Albertans have shown the desire to help their province, but do not know where to start. This is why Diversified Staffing has created a Flood Volunteering/Charity program. Call us for more information: 403-237-5741

Don’t give these answers during your interview

After receiving a call from an employer inviting you in for an interview, it’s common to feel simultaneously ecstatic, relieved and nervous. One of the best ways to calm those nerves is to be prepared for the interview. To do so, try and anticipate what questions the employer might ask.…

10 Deadly Resume Sins

Wondering why you never hear back after sending your resume to a potential employer? Maybe it’s not even getting read. Employers and HR people are busy and important and they need to get through resumes as efficiently as possible. In many cases, there are hundreds of applicants for a given…

The Colorectal Cancer Association Fundraiser

For the past few months the DSS/ PEO team has been hitting the trails and racking up their mileage in preparation for the Calgary Marathon Charity Challenge. The event takes place on May 27th, and team members are running in a variety of distances, ranging from the 5k run to…

Top 10 Wardrobe Blunders that could be Costing You a Job

Whether you’re a new grad, rebounding from a recent layoff or returning to the workforce post-maternity leave, the job market is tougher now than ever thanks to the recession. Competition is fierce and you may think you have everything in order, but if a row of failed interviews has you…

10 Things You Need To Do While You’re Unemployed

If you’re unemployed and worried that employers will turn you down for taking on unimpressive work during the recession or for the large employment gaps on your résumé – you needn’t panic. A new survey just released by the careers website CareerBuilder.com reveals that the vast majority of employers are…

Five myths about Gen Y workers

Harvey Schachter Globe and Mail Update Posted on Monday, April 2, 2012 8:00AM EDT Those young people in the office may not be as different from their baby-boomer manager as is widely believed. In Strategy+Business, Jennifer Deal, a researcher with the Center For Creative Leadership in San Diego, says wrong-headed…
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