Recruit your best team ever in 2017!
New Wirkn Manager Dashboard makes it easier and faster to post jobs and screen candidates It’s the start of a fresh new year — and time to dive into all those lofty New Year’s resolutions! With the hectic holiday retail season winding down, now is a great time to...
When to make friends at work (and when not to)
If you’re like most North Americans in the work force, your job takes up the majority of your day. We spend a lot of time with our colleagues. The tendency to make friends at work is strong, and it is only natural that our work and social lives blend. We are social...
Don’t Freak Out! You Can Still Land a Summer Job in July
It’s not too late to get a summer job. While many employers have already hired seasonal help, new job opportunities pop up year-round, and mid-summer is no exception. The retail and restaurant industries typically experience high employee turnover, and around this...
Wirkn makes finding and applying for a job even easier!
We are excited to announce the release of our fully redesigned web-based job search experience. Finding and applying to jobs from your browser is now a whole lot easier (and might we add, better looking too!). When we launched the web version of our job search...
Malls turn to mobile video applications to help fill 1000 new positions
Metrotown at Metropolis and Tsawwassen Mills get Wirkn While shopping malls are meccas for trend-forward shoppers, they are also one of the leading employment destinations in the world. In the United States alone, malls employ more than 12-million people, accounting...
4 Reasons Malls Hold the Key to Your Dream Job
Hunting for a part-time job or full-time summer gig? Your search might likely begin and end with a shopping mall near you. Malls can be an ideal place to start your job search because of the super high concentration of retail stores and restaurants. In case you’re on...
JWB (Jobs With Benefits): 10 Awesome Places to Work
Looking for a JWB(job with benefits)? Look no further! We’ve taken the time to come up with some amazing places to work with complete discounts and freebies.1. SportChek Having a job at SportChek is a full package! You get the benefit of having a 50% off discount on...
Getting a job…by chat?
When was the last time you used MSN, MySpace Chat, or AOL? Or maybe it’s called Snapchat these days. Look at your latest Snaps. Did it feel like a big accomplishment when you messaged your roommate to turn off the lights (hello Freshman 15)? We have become so reliant...
Organize Your Job Search With 5 Key Apps
You’re smart, talented, and awesome. But the key to life: organization. You don’t need a million productivity tools. A simple, solid system will let you shine. Get on point, and get your next job, with these five apps. 1. Notes To be properly prepared, you’ll need to...
The Inside Story behind Getting Your First Job (as told by an entrepreneur)
What does it take to land your first job? Follow along Derek Ruston’s journey as he shares 5 secrets to breaking into the job market. We’ve all had our own humble beginnings. Whether it’d be working as a paperboy for a neighbourhood route or bussing tables at a family...