Pinnacle and Probe Research insight may surprise you. Probe Research has been conducting the Manitoba Business Leaders Index annually since 2005, which surveys a cross-section of CEOs and...
Recently instituting a 20-year plan – referred to as Strategy 2040 – based on decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization, Manitoba Hydro is building a team who can make these designs...
Getting a job through a recruitment agency looks and feels a lot different than applying to jobs directly. There are a lot of steps in making a career move and ......
2022 marks our 20th anniversary! Pinnacle’s founders, Dale Driedger and Wade Miller, believed that the competitive edge of any successful business is its best employees: those who not only...
If someone asked you right now, “tell me about yourself,” how ready are you? Whether interviewing, networking for business, or meeting new people at a party, this question is...
You finished an interview – and you feel like it went great. The rapport was strong, your answers were on point, and the warmth of your personality was on full ......
As Winnipeg’s largest recruitment firm, we see virtual interviews remaining popular among hiring managers and recruiters alike. Having transitioned many of our own interviewing practices over the...
As a recruitment agency, we hear about countless poor managers from candidates. So it comes as no surprise that bad managers are often the driving force behind employees becoming applicants. ......
Whether it is resumes, emails, reports, or other documents, grammar is an innate part of modern business, and many people are unclear on — or unaware of — specific grammatical ......
No matter how gainfully employed you are, almost everyone is a passive candidate on the job market. According to Glassdoor, 84% of employees would consider leaving their current role for ......
As COVID-19 restrictions ease and physical gatherings return, volunteering is a great way to revitalize those aspects of life that have been lacking throughout the pandemic: meeting new people,...
Some career experts have declared the cover letter as dead – unnecessary, and a waste of time because they take so much effort to craft and so few people read ......
For the majority of people, work and home are two separate places for a reason. Both require our attention and effort, but in different ways, so physical separation was essential ......
In the virtual world, it is easy to slack on preparation for an event that you’ll likely be attending from the comfort of your home. While the perks of online ......
By now you’ve probably seen some odd, distracting, or downright silly things happen in people’s backgrounds while in a virtual meeting: a cluttered or messy room, kids meandering in and ......
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way we live, do business, and how we interact – while it is important to practice non-contact greetings for keeping yourself and others safe, this ......
We live in a world where things are constantly changing, and how we determine compensation is no different. Deciding what is fair when it comes to employee pay is tricky ......
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows approximately 246,600 Manitobans have applied for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). With thousands more working from home, it might...
Nowadays, using video platforms has become a common practice. But, despite the wide adoption of video interviewing, (and despite what you might have seen at the other end of your ......
Let’s face it: finding a job can be tough. The good news is that technology can give you an edge. By downloading a mobile app or two, you can keep ......
Adding to your team can change your business for the good…. or the bad. Most of us have worked in a place where there was that one person who just ......
