Employers given
high praise
Three-quarters of Canadian workers feel comfortable that their employer is providing
regular and timely updates on operations during the pandemic, a survey has found. Of the
756 working Canadians polled:
A majority of Canadian workers are
pleased with how their employer has
responded to the COVID-19 pandemic,
according to an online survey of more
than 500 workers who are normally
employed in office environments.
Although one in five workers is still
going to the office, most are working
remotely and content with their setup:
Remote work hurdles
Nine out of 10 respondents said they
were given less than a week's notice
about having to work from home
indefinitely during the pandemic —
with one in four given less than a day
to pack up, according to a survey
of 1,465 people by U.S. leadership
training company VitalSmarts. The
five biggest challenges workers
said they face in their attempts to
be focused and productive in their
working environment at home are:
• 89% say their employer has either updated existing policies or introduced new policies
• 44% believe their workplace was prepared for the pandemic
• 59% say their employer is providing additional resources so they can work from home
• 45% say their employer is providing additional mental health resources
• 94%
are very or somewhat
satisfied with their company's
response to the pandemic
• 95%
feel their manager has been
very or somewhat supportive since
the start of the pandemic
• 66%
are working from home for a
few weeks
Most common resumé add-ons
The average length of a resumé is 489 words and the median length is 369 words, a study of
133,000 resumés has found. Two-thirds include an extra section with additional information
that job applicants hope will help sway the decision of the potential employer. The top
categories of added sections are:
70% of new CHROs were internal candidates in 2017
61% of new CHROs were insiders in 2018
53% of new CHROs were insiders in 2019
• 47% not connecting with colleagues
• 36% available technology
• 32% too many distractions
• 29% lack of focus
• 27% feeling disorganized
FEWER CHROS HIRED INTERNALLY
31%
languages
27%
certificates
21%
additional activities
19%
interests
18%
software
16%
references
11%
courses
New CHROs at companies on the U.S. Fortune 200 list are increasingly recruited from outside of the company,
with barely half of new CHROs in 2019 being internal candidates, finds a report. And nearly two-thirds of those
had more than 15 years of experience with the company:
Employers proactive about employee support
Survey: ADP Canada
Source: Robert Half Canada
Source: Zety
Source: Talent Strategy Group
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