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.