As one of Winnipeg’s top recruiting agencies, we know that most employers want to hire employees with strong ethics. The problem, though, is that ethics aren’t tangible. And candidates who …
How NOT Asking Questions Can Ruin Your Job Interview
You’re just finishing up an interview for a great job opportunity in Winnipeg. You’ve nailed every question and think you’re a shoo-in for the position. Then the hiring manager asks, …
Top Blog Posts in 2011
Here at Pinnacle, we are proud to offer a range of tips and tools to help professionals reach their career goals, and for organizations across Winnipeg to achieve more. As …
Reach Your Career Goals in 2012 and Beyond
The end of a year is a great time to reflect on your accomplishments, and set goals for the upcoming year. And while you may have had bad luck in …
Planning Your Workforce for 2012 – Tips and Strategies
This time of year is a good time to pause and reflect on your successes in 2011. But, it’s also an excellent time to begin your strategic planning for 2012. …
How to Resolve Employee Performance Issues
You work hard to assemble a team of employees that is poised to drive productivity and generate results. Yet despite hiring the best talent and assembling the most qualified team, …
3 Recruiting Tips from Hockey Scouts
A successful recruiting plan is an essential component to the short- and long-term success of any organization. But how can you take your recruiting plan from so-so to stellar? Learn …
What Does Your Facebook Profile Say About You?
In today’s economy, finding the right career opportunities can be a challenge. Social media sites like Facebook can be an excellent networking tool, and a great way to help raise …
Tips for Acing Your Year-End Performance Review
Year-end performance reviews are a great opportunity to look back at the previous year, and set attainable goals for the next one. They may not be your favorite part of …
Holding Effective Year-End Performance Reviews
They may not be at the top of your “favorites” list, but year-end performance reviews are a critical part of the year-end process for many organisations. Year-end performance reviews are …
4 Tips for an Office-Safe Halloween
Halloween is becoming one of the biggest holidays in the workplace. It encourages employees to show their personalities, and can provide a great opportunity to let loose before a stressful …
What To Do When an Employee Asks for a Raise.
If you’re productivity is humming and your employees are working hard, it is highly likely that you’ll hear raise requests from time to time (of course, you’re likely to hear …
Keys to Effective Job Descriptions
Think of job descriptions as opportunities to sell your organization and position to the most desirable candidates. Engaging top talent, and encouraging them to join your team, should be some …
3 Ways to Empower Your Employees – And Produce Results
What business wouldn’t want employees who are engaged, invested and enthusiastic about their work? Employees who generate results without constant supervision or micro-managing. It’s not such a far-fetched idea. Empowering …
3 Tips for Successful Self-Promotion
Have you been applying to job opportunities without much response? Are you getting frustrated by the hundreds of emails your sending with seemingly little result? A successful job search require …
Hockey Has Returned to Winnipeg! So How Can You Break Into Sports Employment?
1996 seems very far away to most of Canada; however, for Manitobans, it feels like yesterday. Our beloved Jets left for…Phoenix. Hockey blasphemy! Those dark years are, thankfully, behind us, …
Career Lessons From Summer Jobs
For some of us, our summer jobs may have been years ago. For others, they are more fresh in our minds. But what we may not have realized back when …
BeKnown is Launched by Monster – Adding to the Social Networking Landscape
The LinkedIn behemoth has made considerable ground over the past two years. Its membership has skyrocketed to 100 million, and it is largely considered a must-have for all professionals and …
How Google+ Will Affect HR Professionals
We’ve talked about social media before, and the changes it has made to human resources and hiring. And now we have a new addition to the social media landscape. Google+ …
Tips for Providing Good Feedback
Giving and getting honest, timely feedback is the key to establishing a leading company. As managers we know this. But, knowing and doing are two different things! The fact of …
Stop Your Best People from Jumping Ship
The job market is heating up and many companies are now struggling to keep their top talent in-house. As new job opportunities arise for your staff, what are you doing …