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Not all of the Engineers powering AI have Computer Science degrees.

Technology that defines our lives, from the smartphones in your hand, to EV batteries, to solar panels, to debated data centers, and the concrete foundations of our cities are pulled out of the ground.

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The UAE and Canada are both building pipelines.

The UAE builds twice as fast, for 25% of the cost, and will output nearly twice as many barrels per day. That just doesn't sit well with me.

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Downtown Toronto is busy again. Yesterday I counted 19 people in front of me at Starbucks and at lunch I had to take my salad (cheeseburger) back to the office because there were no seats under Scotiabank plaza. I love working f…https://t.co/pT7DUt3MY5 https://t.co/eYTwyeRGax

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Is The Great Resignation becoming The Great Regret? A report yesterday from TheMuse highlighted that 72% of Gen Z and Millennial employees regretted jumping jobs saying that the company or the job was not what they were led to beli…https://t.co/tvBhRLop4t https://t.co/NKdu7nm9JU

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Huge month of gains in Canada bringing unemployment to 5.5% (down from 6.5% in 1 month) Omicron brought a slow start to 2022 but Food Services added 114,000 jobs, and culture + rec added 73,000. Other positives are record employ…https://t.co/PjOpRryEMI https://t.co/ZnLkPQSyYz

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Ahead of International Women's Day 2022 the talented RBC team of Dawn Desjardins Carrie Freestone Rannella Billy and Naomi Powell share a sobering report about the 'The Baby Penalty' (women without children earn about 10% more), th…https://t.co/9EW9wxjihZ https://t.co/uwvEqiDlOk

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This is what joy from accomplishment looks like! My son got PlayStation Golf for Christmas and I beat him handily (despite the dirty looks from my wife). He's been practicing. Whenever I asked for a rematch he'd say 'not yet'. Today I spent my Family D…https://t.co/Cb5vOzu4Av

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Quebec leads the way in the contest you don't want to win. 54% of all Quebec employees are seriously considering leaving their current role. Will they act? Its happening, but my bet is that early 2021 is going to moving season.... https://t.co/WcsZ6iJGbg

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Today marks the launch of the 2021 Hays Salary Guide and some of the data is quite alarming. Speak to your Hays Consultant today! https://t.co/cAqCKDsIZU

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Undoubtedly provincial closures of restaurants, bars, and gyms will lead to layoffs but if we follow the advice of medical experts we will have these hard working Canadians back to work in early November. If you do work in one of…https://t.co/ECZMwNibYe https://t.co/PwOnglLg88

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If you want to think clearly, feel clearly! How can you ensure you are about to make the correct decision if you do not acknowledge the emotional triggers which have influenced your decision making process? https://t.co/wN676ew4oM

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Congratulations Jennifer R. Jackson who has been crowned as the number one female executive role model in the world!! https://t.co/YIAcwXRHep

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The shrinking of middle management is here. Tested and now deployed by Walmart in their retail environments, I'm expecting to see a similar trend adopted in offices across Canada. When government programs stop propping up the econo…https://t.co/gAPQ1hVPuJ https://t.co/qvNv8VWTmq

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Talk about adding fuel to the fire! Considering Jeff Bezos' net work is up a whopping $87 Billion since January, perhaps simply paying workers a sum that the company can clearly afford would be a more suitable strategy?!?! https://t.co/XEkBihhdx0

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Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is reporting that hybrid work from home policies have resulted in a 40% reduction in absenteeism, a 10-15% reduction in turnover, and a 15-40% increase in productivity. How could you not be integrati…https://t.co/XG47DIfoBi https://t.co/bAMHzkYEtG

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Alicia Boller Davis is the first black executive in Jeff Bezos' inner circle. She joins 25 others on Amazon's 'S-team', the group responsible for the direction of the ecommerce giant. #amazon #recruitment #blm… https://t.co/Xs4xAPhvv7

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Pleased to see gig economy workers covered but now that we're seeing positive data in both the economy and active COVID cases - this does leave me wanting a more detailed plan as to how we will slowly transition these programs out.…https://t.co/5V1UCBA4L2 https://t.co/HBw4baErYN

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Calling all hiring managers in my network - What are your hiring challenges as you adapt to the new era of work? We want to hear from you – take our survey: https://t.co/wWOyTQuxMx
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The travel industry has been amongst the hardest hit by COVID but didn't stop Sunwing from stepping up to say thank you. So thank YOU Sunwing and Stephen Hunter https://t.co/5b4UuYosK8