Eagle in the News
November 14, 2009 – Brave New Work World: Staffing professionals size up future job prospects
“…Great careers of the future will be built on a commitment to lifelong learning,” says Kevin Dee, CEO of Eagle Professional Resources Inc. of Ottawa.
July 17, 2009 – Hiring demand starts to percolate across Canada
The sun might not be shining on the IT sector and its army of unemployed workers out there, but we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Not because the sector is dead, but because it is showing some signs of life. Different skilled workers are in demand across the country, despite a higher unemployment rate.
June 8, 2009 – Despite recession, many IT posts still difficult to fill
The economic slump continues, but the IT jobs market, in Canada and the U.S., appears to be looking up. While companies are still watching budgets closely, hiring managers are adding staff at a “steady but moderate pace.”
May 26, 2009 – IT hiring will pick up again by year’s end, recruiters say
“Cautious optimism” is the phrase that best captures the mood among IT hiring managers in Canada and the U.S. Most recruiters believe that the end of the IT market decline is in sight and by year end firms are going to start hiring again.
May 10, 2009 – Consumer Choice Awards
The public has spoken and three people are being honored for excellence in business.
May 4, 2009 – Skills that help Canadian IT professionals find work in a turbulent market
What are the skills that will get you ahead of the game in today’s tough IT jobs market? Are there key hiring trends and opportunities you can take advantage of? Experts offer candid answers to these and other topical questions.
February 02, 2009 – Three local firms named as best-managed in country
Three Ottawa companies are among the latest recipients of Deloitte’s 50 Best Managed Companies award, with five other local firms keeping their places on the list for another consecutive year.
January 30, 2009 – How to Survive a Layoff
IT layoffs are on the rise, but that doesn’t mean fear has to rise along with it. Here’s how to survive and thrive in a recession despite the chaos around you.
December 01, 2008 – The hot jobs in IT networking
One of the hot IT jobs this year is the network architect. Though demand for network skills varies across the country, knowledge of network security and identity management is sought everywhere. Find out what Forrester Research says about the market for networking jobs.
November 17, 2008 – Profit Magazine’s Top Woman Entrepreneur Surpasses $1.5B In Sales
Canada’s top female entrepreneur posted revenue approaching $2 billion in fiscal 2008, a sign of how far Canadian women risk-takers have come since 1999, according to Profit magazine.
October 23, 2008 – Woman entrepreneurs expanding reach: Profit magazine
There’s never been a better time to be a female business leader, Profit magazine says in its annual list of the top 100 women entrepreneurs in Canada.
October 21, 2008 – ACSESS Members Celebrate Big News
It was a spectacular Monday for seven ACSESS colleagues, who awoke to the news they had been named to Profit Magazine\’s Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs for 2008.
October 20, 2008 – Ottawa women missed in top female entrepreneurs list
Eagle Professional Resources president Janis Grantham has ranked as one of the top women entrepreneurs in the country for the fourth year in a row, but the presence of other local women was conspicuously absent from the PROFIT Magazine list.
September 3, 2008 – Info-Tech: Think twice before you cut IT staff
The Canadian research firm releases the results of a survey which shows the detrimental side-effects of layoffs as a cost-reduction measure. Among the biggest? Wide-spread fear
March 20, 2008 – Bagnall: Growth Expected Despite Soft U.S. Economy
Bryan Brulotte, the CEO and owner of MaxSys, says the amount spent each year by government has been increasing slowly but steadily. However, MaxSys and several Ottawa-based competitors are exceeding this pace by stealing business from the industry’s bigger firms such as IBM or Computer Sciences — and expanding their reach geographically.
March 13, 2008 – Mission Critical
Wealthy Torontonians are buying into Wellpoint’s private health care, but will it fly in Alberta?
February 13, 2008 – Ottawa companies named among top-managed Canadian firms
Two Ottawa-area companies have been honoured among the 50 best-managed in the country in 2007.
