Show some Maple Leaf Pride!
The Maple Leafs will be playing their home opener on October 8th.
Let’s wear our favourite Leafs gear and show some support!
The Global Workspace Association’s annual conference was a success!
The 28th Annual GWA Conference was held at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida from September 10-13. The Rostie Gorup had a blast. Charles Anderson describes his experience:
The first few days involved day long information sessions that were immensely captivating and educational. The actual workshop portions of the conference were certainly awesome however they were only a portion of what make the GWA conference as great as it was. The people are probably what I took away as the most enriching portion of the week. Connections with people all over the world all evolving at the same time as you, working in the same industry as you and being able to pick said people’s minds was simply fantastic. Not to mention the great food throughout, and just being in South Beach, Florida at all!
The Rostie Group now offers Social Media services!
We are pleased to announce a new line up of services that we will be offering. You can now have our experienced marketing team coordinate your social media activities. We can work with you to customize social media plans that will meet your unique requirements. We are here to make social media marketing simple for you!
Thanks for my Sight Night – 25th Anniversary of the Eye Foundation of Canada
The Rostie Group is a proud supporter of the Eye Foundation of Canada and would like to invite you to the EFC’s annual Gala – Sight Night! Our very own Charles Anderson recently travelled to India for a pioneering eye surgery and we want to bring attention to and support the Eye Foundation of Canada. Eyesight is often taken for granted but it is something quite precious that we must acknowledge and support. Charles will be speaking at the Eye Foundation’s Sight Night about his journey and we would love to invite you to attend.
WHY?
- Sight preservation does more to maintain the quality of our lives than anything else.
- The number one cause of blindness in adults is diabetes.
- The risk of getting cataracts severe enough to restrict driving ability by age 80 is almost 100%.
- Vision is precious to each and every one of us.
WHERE? Montecassino Woodbridge (140 Jevlan Drive)
Sight Night
Antipasto Bar – 6:30 PM
Dinner – 7:30 PM
Open Bar
Silent Auction & Raffles
Music & Dancing
Tickets: $125.00 per person
The Eye Foundation of Canada (EFC):
- EFC has raised community awareness by organizing The Toronto Glaucoma Initiative (TGI) and “Sight Days with the Blue Jays” in collaboration with CNIB. EFC has also sponsored several in-house ophthalmic research studies and funded external research grants in diverse areas of ophthalmology.
- Since 1991, EFC awards summer scholarships to outstanding medical students to encourage them to pursue academic careers in ophthalmology. A joint western EFC branch was established in Calgary and Edmonton in 2012 to better serve the Prairies and British Columbia. To date, over 30 of Canada’s leading ophthalmologists owe their start to your generous donations to EFC. In fact, Sight Night and other EFC efforts have raised over $1,000,000 to preserve eyesight! To continue its success, The Eye Foundation of Canada needs your support at Sight Night 2014. Sight Night is an opportunity to meet interesting people over a delicious meal with entertainment.
The tickets can be purchased here!
The Rostie Group ranked as 1 of top 10 Virtual Office Solutions by BlogTO
Rostie Group
Rostie Group is located down at the foot of Bay St., at Queen’s Quay, at 20 Bay St. Their virtual services include a “live receptionist,” mail handling, and meeting room and office space. Plans range from $69 per month, which includes use of the address for mail purposes, fax and courier services, all the way to a more comprehensive package at $199 per month, which includes phone answering, access to the lounge area and meeting rooms, and presentation and office supplies.
Visit BlogTO For the full article.
Talk Like a Pirate Day at The Rostie Group
Arrrr you itching to sound like a captain of the high seas or first mate?
Aye, mateys, you’re in luck! Friday September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
While this isn’t a public holiday, The Rostie Group will be celebrating the occasion. We invite you to join the festivities or risk a on walk the plank!
Unleash your inner Buccaneer and live the Pirate life with us.
There’ll be plenty of sweet plunder for all in our Treasure Desk at reception!
*DRESSING LIKE A PIRATE IS ENCOURAGED, FELLOW LANDLUBBERS*
You can even adjust your language settings on Facebook to Pirate Language for the day!
TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY CONTEST
Using the subject “Pirate Day Contest”, send your best pirate joke to
reception@rostiegroup.com by Friday September 19 at 12:00pm. The winner will win booty worthy of a pirate!
The Rostie Group – Toronto’s Waterfront Workspace & Conference Centre likes to share!
Work culture is changing and shared workspaces are becoming the norm. Everyone is into sharing these days – Airbnb allows you to share your home and other innovative companies such as Lyft or Sidecar are coming up with ways to share cars. At The Rostie Group, Toronto’s Waterfront Workspace and Conference Centre, we love to share everything with our clients. Why pay the full overhead when you can share?
We offer shared workspaces as well as private offices and team rooms. No matter which workspace solution you choose, The Rostie Group will share the expenses with you. We share our meeting rooms, our reception services, as well as lounge and common areas. We also share with you all the exclusive benefits that we have worked out with local businesses to offer you great discounts.
That’s not all, we even share our onsite marketing and printing services as well as Rostie Tech Rescue which is our onsite tech support team! And as a part of our sharing community, we host many fun events such as networking sessions, lunch and learns, and socials. Your office expenses will be cut down when you make the decision to share with The Rostie Group.
Wishing Everyone a Wonderful Labour Day Weekend
Wishing everyone an enjoyable and memorable labour day weekend that is full of fun.
Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Screening at The Rostie Group
Ghostbusters is 30 Years old tomorrow (August 29, 2014) and The Rostie Group is celebrating with an 30th Anniversary Screening! Please join us in our Rainy Lake Room.’
The Counter Offer
Contributor: Pamela Inglis, Recruiter – Rostie & Associates.
Okay. This is a tough one. I know there are a lot of articles out there about this subject – written by people far more eloquent than I am. But, they basically all say the same thing:
DON’T DO IT!
You’re always going to find someone who will tell you that they took a count-offer, got a great big raise and things couldn’t have worked out better. Believe me, they’re the exception.
Consider things from your employer’s perspective. Here you come, offer in hand from a competitor. Do they really want you going there? I’m sure there are many reasons why they wouldn’t, regardless of how much integrity you have. Perhaps you’re a sales rep and you’ve got deals underway. Do they risk losing the deal if you’re not there to close it? Perhaps the timing isn’t good – maybe, unbeknownst to you, one of your colleagues just gave their notice. Regardless of the reasons they’re going to be in the position of having to back-fill your role – and not at their convenience.
If you do accept a counter-offer you need to be prepared for the consequences because they are not going to forget that you (probably) took time off to interview elsewhere and were seriously considering leaving their employ. Could be an opportunity for a promotion that passes you by; or no raises again – ever. Or, worst, and most likely case, they will let you go when it’s convenient for them. And that opportunity you had? Long gone.
So, consider this, if the only reason you’re considering making a move is salary, pull up your garters and have an open and honest talk with your boss. I know what you’re thinking, it may not go well. And it might not. But at least you’ll know where you stand.
You also have to consider that if they’re not willing to give you a raise, one that you truly believe you deserve, then it’s probably time to call your favourite recruiter.