In the midst of a world-wide pandemic, and more than ever, a company’s success depends on the talent and it corporate culture towards ethics.  This may not seem like the most important question to ask when you’re trying to hire…

MERITOCRACY In 1958, Michael Young coined the term “meritocracy” in his book, The Rise of the Meritocracy. Young used the term satirically to depict a United Kingdom ruled by a system that favored intelligence and merit above all else, including past…

Canada’s unemployment rate increased by 5.2 per cent, bringing April’s rate to 13 per cent. The dire news is due to COVID-19 and other factors, leaving the economy with nearly 2 million fewer jobs. This means that competition is going…

Whether it’s because of a government ordered shut-down, a family emergency, or other reason, when you close a business and want to reopen it, careful planning is required. If your business closed because it failed, make sure you’re not making…

MaxSys Staffing and Consulting is proud to be a Strategic Sponsor of the upcoming CDA Institute’s Conference on Security and Defence. This conference has been welcoming ambassadors from around the world since 1932, and it’s mandate is more important now…

Canada’s economic future remains uncertain but what we can infer from the devastating blows to the workforce is that the job market will look very different post-COVID. With the unemployment rate rising month-over-month no one’s job is completely safe. So…

There is increasing recognition that employees are motivated first and foremost by a fundamental need for purpose and meaning in their work.  Obviously, you can’t pay someone peanuts and expect the best. But once employees are satisfied that their compensation…

A sales downturn or rising costs can be stressful for a business owner. If the problems continue, you may even wonder if you can keep up with loan repayments. But all is not necessarily lost. You may still have options…

Too many people limit their happiness and success by assuming that taking time off from work will send a negative message to their manager and slow their career advancement. But new research, says that the exact opposite is true. Taking…

There’s the boss who tells everyone to stay late, and then leaves promptly at 5:00pm to go golfing. There’s the supervisor who criticizes everyone for spending time on the internet, but is discovered buying groceries online in the middle of…