Even if you’re a wizard at working from home, it’s difficult to separate work from play when your pile of work is just a few feet away. However, finding work-life balance while working remotely is achievable, even during the COVID-19 quarantine. Here are four tips from IT/IQ to help you navigate this evolving situation and...Read More
As teams across the country adapt to working from home, video conferences replace face-to-face meetings. Before you call into your video conference, make sure you’re prepared. Find a quiet place in your home; free of distractions with everything you need nearby. Quit out of any apps you aren’t using prior to the meeting to avoid...Read More
The average person spends over thirty minutes commuting each day. As most of us are working from home that means we have an extra half an hour, or more, each day. Instead of scrolling through Facebook or Twitter, you can use this extra time for reading. Reading is a great way to make use of...Read More
Although working from home is not a new concept, most workforces were not working remotely prior to COVID-19. However, in what has felt like a couple of days, everyone able to work from home is working from home as a necessity to public health. This quick-change poses challenges for both managers and employees alike. As...Read More
2019 was a groundbreaking year. We opened two new offices in Calgary and Toronto; we welcomed new team members in Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary; and we celebrated these successes with excellent events throughout the year. Spring In the first quarter of 2019, the President’s Club winners celebrated the past year’s successes in Mexico on an...Read More
Last week IT/IQ Tech Recruiters had the pleasure of taking all its top performers on an all-expenses paid trip to Mexico. This year a group of 19, consisting of recruiters, account managers, high-performing support members, and leadership all made it on the trip. To make it on the trip, team members had to hit their...Read More
Sometimes things happen in a flash. In other cases, it takes time to grow into an idea. It took 17 years to put a finger on our vision, but it was laid down on paper in an instant: Connecting people through global opportunity. I always had a feeling it was something like that, but it hadn’t found...Read More
This past Wednesday marked IT/IQ’s second annual Consultant Holiday Party at Rogue Kitchen and Wet Bar. The event is for celebrating the successes of all our outstanding consultants who we’ve worked with over the past year, or several years. IT/IQ has been able to grow its business year over year, and expand into new areas...Read More
Working with a recruiter can give you a real competitive advantage in finding your next job. Although you may be a strong candidate for a role, you could miss out on the opportunity simply because you don’t have someone representing you to the company you’re applying for. If you’ve never worked with a recruiter before,...Read More
This past weekend IT/IQ ascended the Grouse Grind in the United Way Tech Grind for the fourth consecutive year. Nine team members joined IT/IQ’s team led by the Tech Grind’s co-founder and United Way Cabinet Member, Feras Elkhalil. The grind represents an 853 meter elevation gain across 2.9 km equating to 2,830 steps. It is...Read More
