This week on TRF:

• Tidal wave of flight cancellations when WestJet mechanics strike for 1 day, exposing our tender underbelly of having only 2 airlines to choose from in Canada.

• Mardi-Gras with horses and cowboys, also known as the Calgary Stampede. The whole city dressed up in costume for 10 days leads to a spike in divorce rates and a baby boom.

IN THE NEWS

• CareerBuilder & Monster mashed up into one. The once mighty rivals have now joined forces to what some call the Brangelina marriage of job boards.

• UKG took a sword to their middle management and laid off over 2,000 people, the day before America’s favorite holiday, the 4th of July!

• Patagonia didn't seem like themselves when they asked 90 remote customer service employees to move closer to the office or leave.

TIP OF THE WEEK

• Recruiting the right type of Leader for your organization means focusing on their future potential. Pro Tip: watch if their eyes light up when they talk about the success of someone else

RECRUITING INSIGHTS

• Ghost Jobs CBS news reports 40% of companies admit to posting fake jobs in 2023. Their logic is this somehow tricks current employees into thinking the business is growing. Sounds like a half-baked idea to us.

• Interview tech like Pillar means the theory about gender difference during the interview process are no longer theory. What should be done with the information remains hotly debated between us.

• Who’s winning in the AI boom? Its the same companies who cashed in on the .com boom and Y2K.