Canadian HR Reporter

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While just 14% plan to offi cially cut the maximum allowable working hours, the vast majority of respondents are looking at reductions. Source: Reuters They earn what Hourly wage of a bingo caller with Playtime Gaming Group in Abbotsford, B.C. Based on a 40-hour work week, weekly earnings would total $688, for an annual salary of $35,776. Employees are granted two sick days per year. Credit: IhorZigor (Shutterstock) softer skills The Canadian hiring managers consider soft skills more diffi cult to fi nd than technical ones, according to a survey of 1,297 company recruiters in six countries. Teamwork, problem-solving and communication are the most important soft skills sought after in Canada, while strategy, problem-solving and ownership are most diffi cult to fi nd. Source: LinkedIn 61% of Canadian hiring managers say the lack of soft skills among candidates limits company productivity. Top ways to assess a candidate's soft skills are behavioural (68%) and situational (58%) questions. 67 % struggle to identify candidates with the right soft skills, compared to 49% for hard skills.

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