Canada’s two top consumer electronics retailers, Best Buy Canada and Future Shop are seeking talented people to fill new roles supporting their IT strategies. Exponential growth in the IT area has been driven by the company’s in-sourcing of key strategic roles, while rapidly expanding technology solutions to better serve customers and employees. Internally, a company transformation to a Virtual Desktop and PYOC (Pick Your Own Computer) Program for employees has also fuelled the creation of new IT roles. Read the rest of this entry »
Earlier this week the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and Bell Media announced a new, three-year sponsorship of the CFC’s flagship TV program. Now known as the Bell Media Prime Time TV Program, this critically acclaimed advanced program is recognized within the industry as an essential source of trained writers and newly developed projects for the television marketplace. Read the rest of this entry »
Sheridan College, one of the world’s leading post-secondary institutions focused on digital media storytelling, has announced a partnership with Ubisoft at the opening of Ubisoft Toronto’s state of the art performance capture studio. Sheridan and Ubisoft have agreed to work together in defining joint research projects that will foster development of virtual production and performance capture techniques in Ontario and worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »
Much has been said about Canada’s progressive business environment removing the glass ceiling for women in the workplace. But are our corner offices any more accessible for women today than they have been in the past? According to the findings of the recent Women in Leadership survey of 500 female managers and executives, conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Randstad Canada in late June, there are still many obstacles that women need to overcome in the workplace when striving to reach the managerial and executive ranks. Read the rest of this entry »
Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. has announced the grand opening of the Bluedrop Training and Simulation Centre (BTSC), in Halifax. This state of the art facility is designed to host and develop some of the world’s most advanced training and simulation technologies to address the operational and maintenance needs in civil and military aviation, as well as army and naval domains. Read the rest of this entry »
Voices.com, the Ontario-based online marketplace that connects voice-over talents with businesses, today launched the first-ever iPad application for casting voice-overs. Now available for download from iTunes, the free app gives users the full functionality of the Voices.com website on their tablets. Voice seekers can search, audition, hire and pay voice talent. Voice-over artists can review listings of paid work, record and edit auditions, and submit them directly to potential clients. Read the rest of this entry »
In today’s competitive employment market, the mobile job search is changing the way people look for jobs. According to Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, the ability to search for jobs anytime, from anywhere, can provide job seekers with a competitive edge by staying informed, quickly reacting to new job opportunities and getting in front of prospective employers. Read the rest of this entry »
Canada’s two top consumer electronics retailers, Best Buy Canada and Future Shop are seeking talented people to fill new roles supporting their IT strategies. Exponential growth in the IT area has been driven by the company’s in-sourcing of key strategic roles, while rapidly expanding technology solutions to better serve customers and employees. Internally, a company transformation to a Virtual Desktop and PYOC (Pick Your Own Computer) Program for employees has also fuelled the creation of new IT roles. Read the rest of this entry »
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