Tag: diversity

10 Cover Letter Mistakes to Avoid
Most jobs these days require a cover letter in addition to your resume. Even if the job description doesn't indicate it, it never hurts to go above and beyond by...
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Soft Skills 101: Active Listening
Picture this. You're in a meeting, a colleague is speaking, but you have no idea what they're saying. You feel like Charlie Brown in school, and all you hear is...
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Diversity in the Workplace and Why it Matters
The general consensus is that a successful team is a diverse one. If you have a team of people working towards a similar goal, you would think it makes more...
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IT Leadership: 2 trends to adopt and 1 to abandon in 2021
After what felt like a geologic timescale in the last year, a growing number of scientists say that we are in fact at the beginning of a new geologic epoch:...
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Work Emails: How To Improve Your Professional Communication
MAKE USE OF THE SUBJECT LINE A subject line is the first impression of an email. Make the most of it by summarizing the key point of your message. Use...
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Olga Fragis: Diversity Is Part of Who We Are
Diversity and Inclusion are about more than questions of numbers, corporate culture, and compliance with provincial or federal legislation. It is the way we conduct business daily, it is about...
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Women In Technology: Exploring diversity in Canadian engineering
Irene Sterian is the technology business partner at Toronto-based contract electronic manufacturer Celestica Inc., where she manages a global team of senior engineers to provide customer solutions in the areas...
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Vancouver’s tech talent ranking climbs to No. 3 in Canada
Vancouver’s reputation as a hub for tech talent in Canada got some reaffirmation after annual rankings saw the city climb one spot to No. 3. But the report from real...
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The push to get more women in tech is only just starting
Many governments are seeking ways to get more women to enter technology fields. This includes the U.K., which launched an initiative at the end of 2017. One year on, how...
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The hidden networking gap between men and women
It’s been said that it’s not what you know but who you know. And there is a long history of men getting to positions of power by leveraging their connections....
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