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We spoke to a lot of amazing experts in 2017. Lawyers, HR managers, coaches – even a futurist. And as we near the end of the year, we went back to a few of our favourites to ask them one simple question: what will 2018 bring?

For more expert advice for small business owners, hirers, and HR professionals, visit our blog for employers at hiring.workopolis.com.

For more career advice, visit our blog for seekers at careers.workopolis.com for job search tips, interviewing tricks, and much more.

Theme music by Code Pie: codepie.bandcamp.com/

“Here’s the thing,” “Sad marimba planet,” “As I was saying,” “Looking back,” “Small steps,” “Not Alone,” and “Tech toys” by Lee Rosevere, are used under a Creative Commons Attribution License / edited for length: freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/

Negotiation is always a challenge, but counter offers are their own unique beast altogether. We sit down with an HR expert, a recruiter, and a recently-departed Workopolis employee (yes it was awkward) to talk about making a counter offer, preventing counter offer remorse, and much more.

For more expert advice for small business owners, hirers, and HR professionals, visit our blog for employers at https://hiring.workopolis.com/resources-2/help-advice/.

For more career advice, visit our blog for seekers at careers.workopolis.com for job search tips, interviewing tricks, and much more.

Theme music by Code Pie: https://codepie.bandcamp.com/

“Under Suspicion,” “Curiousity,” “Puzzle Pieces” and “Let’s start at the beginning” by Lee Rosevere, are used under a Creative Commons Attribution License / edited for length: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/

Would you implant a microchip in your employees?

It might sound crazy, but one company in Wisconsin is doing just that. Three Square Market, a provider of break room solutions, is implanting microchips in the hands of 50 employees, allowing them to buy snacks, log into computers, and use the company printer.

How does this company benefit from implantable microchips? And more importantly, is this a sign of things to come for Canadian employers?

To find out, we spoke with futurist Richard Worzel.

For more expert advice for small business owners, hirers, and HR professionals, visit hiring.workopolis.com/resources-2/help-advice/ to read our blog and download free eGuides on campus recruiting, posting a job, giving amazing performance reviews, and much more.

Don't think your website's careers page is important? Think again. 64% of all job seekers research a company before applying for a job, and your website is often the first place they'll go.

To shed some light on the fine art of career pages, we spoke to Sonya Matheson, Workopolis’ employer branding and recruitment services manager.

For more expert advice for small business owners, hirers, and HR professionals, visit hiring.workopolis.com/resources-2/help-advice/ to read our blog and download free eGuides on career pages, posting a job, giving amazing performance reviews, and much more.

There are few recruiting techniques that have stood the test of time like on-campus recruiting – but it can be hard to get a strategy in place. We sit down with Shawn D’Souza, Workopolis’ own talent acquisition manager (and resident campus recruitment expert) to talk about getting the most out of the process.

For more expert advice for small business owners, hirers, and HR professionals, visit hiring.workopolis.com/resources-2/help-advice/ to read our blog and download free eGuides on campus recruiting, posting a job, giving amazing performance reviews, and much more.

There are 2.3 billion people on social media today, making it fertile ground for employer branding. Not on social media? Not to worry. We spoke to Madisyn McKee, Workopolis' social media manager, to get some tips to help you get started.

For more expert advice for small business owners, hirers, and HR professionals, visit hiring.workopolis.com/resources-2/help-advice/ to read our blog and download free eGuides on campus recruiting, posting a job, giving amazing performance reviews, and much more.