How to calculate a starting salary for your new hire?
You've identified a need for a new team member. This is an exciting prospect, bringing fresh skills and perspectives to your organisation. But before you can welcome them aboard, there's a crucial decision to make: what should their starting salary be?
Money talks: should I put the salary in my job ad?
There’s an age-old question which divides many recruiters and key hiring decision makers: when advertising a role: Should I include the salary in the job ad?
What To Do If A Salary Comparison Reveals You're…
Most people’s primary career motivation is to earn as much money as they can; it’s natural to strive for a higher salary as you progress through your career. Carrying out a salary comparison will reveal how your pay compares to others in similar positions and can provide you with a good starting point from which you can ask for a pay rise.
11 tips for your next salary negotiation
In the face of economic downturns, inflation, and rising rent and grocery bills, securing fair and competitive compensation has never been more crucial. Rising costs and shifting market trends leave many professionals wondering: "Am I being paid what I deserve?" Navigating salary negotiations can be complex, often shrouded in uncertainty and anxiety.
How to approach the all important salary expectation…
Answering the all-important salary expectations question the wrong way can cost you a job offer.
How to answer salary expectation questions?
Knowing how to answer salary expectations questions is an important part of your job interview process. You need to be ready to respond when asked how much you hope to be paid for the position.
10 Of The Highest Paying Jobs In Canada In 2025
Using the data from our 2025 Salary Guide, we have outlined some of the highest-paying jobs in Canada.
8 Tips for Negotiating Employment Contracts
You were sufficiently prepared for your interview and it went really well; every answer you gave matched their expectations. On top of your successful responses, the hiring manager thinks you’ll be a great cultural fit as well. As a result, they have decided to extend the offer.
Pay and Perks: Your Winning Talent Strategy
43% of businesses outlined ‘Can’t compete on pay and benefits’ as the main reason they have lost out on hiring new talent in the last 6 months.
Pay Transparency: A Game-Changer or a Risk?
Imagine a company where employees feel valued, motivated, and empowered. A place where there's no hidden agenda and everyone feels like they're part of something bigger. This is the power of trust. Studies show that employees who trust their employers are more likely to be engaged, productive, and loyal. This is the reality for many companies that have embraced pay transparency.
Pay Transparency: How much do your colleagues make?
Would you like to work for a business where everyone knows how much each other earns? No hushed conversations. A culture of salary openness. Well, that may only be just around the corner; pay transparency is gaining more and more traction.
Reduced budgets and headcount restrictions look set to…
Majority of Canadian workers are unhappy with benefits packages.A new survey revealed that 60% organisations in Canada have found hiring ‘quite competitive’ in 2023. 20% have lost out on hiring new talent in the last six months as they ‘can’t compete on salary and benefits’, and 40% see ‘no sign-off for new headcount available’ as their greatest recruitment challenge in 2024.