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Resume Guide 2025

2025 Guide to a Well-Crafted Resume To make a resume that will capture employer’s attention there’s some best practices and steps you can take. A well-crafted resume communicates your skills and experiences in a clear and easy to navigate...

How to Quantify your Accomplishments

How to Quantifying your Achievements Even with automated tracking systems (ATS), recruiters are still tasked with looking through dozens, if not hundreds, of resumes. Whether the hiring manager is doing a thorough read or a quick skim, you want to...

Goal Setting Strategies 2025

As we wrap up 2024, many of us might be thinking about our goals for new year. If you have a specific achievement in mind setting goals provides direction. But the strategy you use to set goals can impact your...

6 Soft Skills Everyone Needs in the Workplace

6 Soft Skills to Give You a Competitive Edge in the Workplace What are soft skills? Soft skills are personal traits or attributes that allow someone to work harmoniously in the workplace regardless of industry or field. 6 Soft...

Ontario Minimum Wage Guide 2025

Ontario Minimum Wage Guide 2025 As of October 1, 2024 Ontario’s minimum wage has increased from to $17.20 per hour making it the second highest in Canada after British Columbia. This is 3.9% annual increase is based on Ontario...

What Makes a Great Railway Recruitment Agency?

How to find the right recruitment agency? Whether you’re a candidate seeking employment, a client scouting talent or someone interested in a career in recruiting, some top traits and qualities make for a talented recruiter. Excellent communication skills A significant...

Staff Retention in Transit Industry

The Role of Recruitment Agencies in Employee Retention In the ever-evolving landscape of the transit and rail industry, staff retention is a critical concern. The cost of employee turnover, both in terms of finances and productivity, has prompted companies...

Best Practices for Tech Diversity

Fostering an Inclusive and Diverse Tech Environment In today’s rapidly evolving tech industry, diversity and inclusion have become essential components of a thriving and innovative workplace. Unfortunately, women, in particular, represent a significant pool of untapped talent in the tech...

Live Assets’ Guide to Engineering Talent Retention

Attracting Top Engineering Candidates With the increase of digitization and flexible and remote work options, top engineering talent are no longer constrained by location or industry when choosing their workplace. Though this is fantastic news for new and existing engineering...