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| November 23, 2010 | Vol 7, Issue11 |
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Greetings! |
As we enter the holiday season, we wish our American friends and colleagues a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday.
Speaker Submissions for the CERC 2011 Conference, taking place in Calgary September 25-27, 2011, are now being accepted. To be considered, conference submissions must be received not later than 5:00 pm EST December 9, 2010.
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Please watch your e-mail inbox over the next couple of weeks for CERC's Member Satisfaction Survey. Your comments and input will assist us to identify what matters to you and how we can continue to improve on the services we provide.
If you have ideas for magazine articles and feature stories, presentations and webinars, new services or improvements please write to us.
I look forward to seeing you at a CERC event soon. Best regards,
Steve
Stephen CrynePresident & CEO_______________________________________________________
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Next moves for the modern expatriate |
According to a report published by the Economist magazine, if globalisation is seen as inexorable then companies, to a greater or lesser extent, will need a globally mobile workforce tasked with administering their far-flung but rapidly growing operations. With demand stagnating in Western markets, the pressure to expand abroad in the search for revenue growth is intensifying, especially in emerging markets where the operating environment can be particularly challenging.
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India and China firms seeking European and American talent | |
A growing number of firms from emerging markets are planning to increase the number of staff they hire in North America and Europe, a new report has revealed.
A study by the IBM Institute for Business Value involving over 700 Chief Human Resource Officers and other senior executives from 61 countries, found that Indian and Chinese firms are leading the way in recruiting from mature markets
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Federal Skilled Worker Program
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Between June 26, 2010, and June 30, 2011, a maximum of 20,000 complete Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing. Within the 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing within this same time frame.
Applications received toward the overall cap: 4,086 of 20,000 as of November 22, 2010
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Canada's 2011 Immigration Plan to sustain economic recovery
| | The Government of Canada will maintain high immigration levels to help sustain the economic recovery, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced when tabling the annual immigration plan in Parliament. "Canada's post-recession economy demands a high level of legal immigration to keep our work force strong," he said.
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Is the rise of India good for American jobs? |
India is producing a legion of new global giants that are competing head-to-head with established American companies. Twenty years ago India had no global companies worth mentioning. Today the Tata group earns 60% of its revenues abroad, and Indian companies ranging from natural-resource firms, such as Reliance Industries, to health-care companies, such as Pirmal Healthcare, have been snapping up American brands.
Half of Silicon Valley's start-ups were either founded or co-founded by Indians. But these paragons are now returning en masse to the mother country (just as America makes life more difficult for immigrants).
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CREA launches listings app for hand-helds |
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) recently unveiled its latest home buying and selling innovation, a new mobile application of REALTOR.ca for Windows® Phone 7. REALTOR.ca is operated by CREA.
The REALTOR.ca app provides house hunters with the functionality of REALTOR.ca while taking advantage of Windows Phone 7 device features such as GPS. The app allows users to search for houses and properties across Canada and to connect with REALTORS® to view, buy or sell a property. Photos, newly listed properties and open house information are all available.
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Business communication use of social media predicted to soar
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One in five employees will use social networks such as Twitter as their main business communication tool by 2014, analyst firm Gartner has predicted.
This trend will be driven by the greater availability of social networking services, coupled with changing demographics and work styles, according to Monica Basso, research vice-president at Gartner.
"In the past, organisations supported collaboration through email and highly structured applications only," she said. "Today, social paradigms are converging with email, instant messaging and presence, creating new collaboration styles."
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