How 2019 can be the year Canada tackles the 21st century
Yuval Harari’s latest book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, explores some of the most pressing challenges the human species faces in the immediate future - when it comes to...
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This is how you’ll look for a job in 2019
When you couple the fact that unemployment is at a low 3.7%, and the number of U.S. companies wanting to hire fresh talent is at a 12-year high, it’s a...
Feds worry technology will force ‘vulnerable’ groups out of labour force
Fearing that technologically demanding jobs will force "vulnerable" workers out of the labour market -- and strain government benefits programs -- federal officials have quietly looked for ways to boost...
Canada has fifth biggest AI workforce, but still lacks diversity: study
Canada has the globe's fifth largest artificial intelligence workforce, but is still far from closing the gender gap in the sector, according to new rankings from the World Economic Forum....
30 per cent of women fear job loss to automation: Survey
Thirty per cent of working women in Canada, across all sectors, expect they will lose their jobs within the decade due to advances in technology, such as automation and artificial...
When Will Computers Replace Human Resources Managers?
HR is feeling the weight of digital transformation. The very label HR appears to be being replaced with HCM: Human Capital Management. Much of what we see in HCM leads...
Talent Development Trends to Watch in the Next Year
Every day, it seems talent development professionals are told they need to learn about a new technology, from artificial intelligence to augmented and virtual reality to machine learning. In the...
AI: Putting The Humanity Back Into The Hiring Of Human ‘Resources’
As companies in general and especially in the tech sector scramble to find the right talent in Canada, with all the requisite digital skills and experience, one barrier exists that...
AI may not be bad news for workers
A report from Tata Communications is optimistic about the outlook for ordinary employees amid the rise of AI. In many cases, it says, job satisfaction will be enhanced by the...
The Challenge of Scaling Soft Skills
It is becoming increasingly clear that for most working people, a proportion of the tasks they currently perform will be either completely replaced by machines or augmented by a human-machine...