OTTAWA - A surprisingly big increase in the number of self-employed workers in Canada last month has provided a sign that the deepest recession in decades could be approaching bottom, although observers say it's too soon to say the labour market recovery is at hand.

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I am not sure when I first heard about twitter, but I do remember the first time I took notice of it.  I signed up to see what all the buzz was about, next thing you know I am following Shaq/Shaquille O’Neal (famous basketball player).  I am following along with Shaq as he struggles through a new diet, laughing at the fact he slips once in a while and indulges in a cinnamon bun or 2.  Recently, Shaq announced that he was at a certain Starbucks and that he would give his game basketball tickets away to the first person that asked him for then.  That’s when the penny dropped for me, and I recognized Twitter’s tremendous potential and power as a recruitment vehicle.  Your first reaction might be....who cares? As recruitment professional you should care, and here’s why.

Read this really cool article around ”Treating employees the way we expect them to treat our customers”. Interesting how the message started at the top. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090414.wfourseasons_two0414/EmailBNStory/globebooks/home