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Helpful resources to keep you informed during COVID-19

To help you navigate these unprecedented times, Live Assets | IT Staffing Solutions team compiled a list of helpful resources to keep you up-to-date on what’s happening with COVID-19 in different regions around the country. What’s been cancelled, postponed, or...

Video Interview During COVID-19? These 8 Simple Tips Will Make You Succeed

During these challenging times, companies are looking for talented people to join their teams. While the business environment is changing very fast, companies and candidates are trying to adapt. In-person interviews are replaced with Video interviews. If you landed yourself...

Canadian startups are tackling COVID-19

With the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declaring COVID-19 an international pandemic, nations have doubled down on “flattening the curve” of the crisis by imposing unprecedented controls on citizens to slow the spread of the virus and, therefore, save lives and...

Job Interview During the Pandemic? Be Prepared

Any conversation that you have with another person for the foreseeable future will at least touch on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Job interviews are no different. Recruiters and hiring managers may even ask questions related to the global health crisis....

Working from home? 4 tips for staying productive

COVID-19 has led many companies to recommend that employees work from home. For many, remote work is a new reality and one that takes some getting used to. Below are a few tips for working remotely from Google’s Primer team...

The Ultimate Guide: Employment Questions Answered (Layoffs, salary, EI and more)

Employment lawyer Daniel Lublin answers some frequently asked questions employees have about how coronavirus affects their jobs. I don’t feel safe going into the workplace because of COVID-19. Can I stay home? This depends on whether your presence at...

8 Tips for Time Management When Working from Home

Raise your hand if managing your time during the COVID-19 pandemic means the lines between the office, home and your kids’ schoolwork now blur together — or might not exist at all. (If you raised your hand, we see you....

5 Trends Already in Play for the Future of Work

It wasn’t all that long ago that working remote was the exception and not the rule for a lot of organizations. Today, in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of employees are working from home. And while most of...

Free Online Courses For Career Development

Now is a great time to learn something new, or sharpen your skills in a certain area. Take advantage of these free online learning resources available to you. University of Toronto. Offering a wide variety of free online courses through Coursera,...