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BC Budget ‘Highlights’ – Additions, Cuts & Taxes (Part I of II)

Posted by Trish on Mar 2, 2010 in Economy - General

Following are ‘highlights’ of our new BC Budget announced this afternoon. As anticipated, there are currently no personal income tax adjustments. The B.C. Government plans to spend more on Education and Health, and less on their Ministries, notably the Ministry of Forests.
The good news for business is that corporate tax will drop to 10 per cent effective 2011, [...]

Tags: additions, BC Budget, child care, clean energy, climate action, corporate tax, courts, cuts, digital media, education, Evergreen, film tax credits, Gateway, health services, highlights, homeowners, kindergarten, LiveSmart BC, mining, policing, property taxes, school districts, small business income tax, sports & arts, tax credits, taxes, teachers, transportation

 
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Job Boards – Candidate’ Friend or Foe?

Posted by Trish on Jan 28, 2010 in Job Search

First of all, let me state clearly that I believe job boards serve a very useful and valuable service to both candidates and employers. I have used a number of  job boards throughout my career and have found them to be very useful resource tools.
Having said that, I was recently surprised to learn just how [...]

Tags: address history, background information, candidates, checked, commissions, criminal record check, direct numbers, education, employers, employment references, in-depth background, job boards, reference letters, references, salary details, social networking sites, total disclosure, useful resource, valuable service

 
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Job Search – Marketing your ‘Soft Skills’ – Part I

Posted by Trish on Dec 29, 2009 in Job Search

 
When conducting a job search, it is natural for us to be focused on our ‘hard skills’ such as computer programs knowledge, confidence with using social networking tools, navigating the Internet, firm portal databases, etc. All of these skills are a requirement of any job in the corporate world, and are valuable skills to have. 
In our current job [...]

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