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Trust is central to every client relationship. For our latest CPC Community Insights, we asked members to share how they create an environment where clients feel heard, respected, and supported. Here’s what they said. What is one thing you do early in a client relationship to build trust? “I start by listening. Many of my clients come to me with years of experience, but they may not know how that experience fits into the Canadian skilled trades system. I want them to feel heard and understood before we talk about…
This is the first post in a two-part series. Looking for work is tough right now, and we know this not just from the news headlines, LinkedIn posts and labour market data we digest. Our most important source of information comes from the conversations we have with job seekers every day. Recently, I looked back through some of my coaching session notes, curious about the story these told. Buried among the résumé advice, LinkedIn strategies, interview preparation, and activities to complete before our next meeting were clues about what job…
Critical Thinking in AI-Supported Career Development Many people are trying to understand AI and worry they may be falling behind. Some are curious and excited. Others feel overwhelmed, skeptical, cautious, or uncertain about how much to trust increasingly intelligent systems. People should not feel embarrassed about this uncertainty. Technology is changing quickly, and most people are still figuring it out, including younger generations who are often assumed to be naturally comfortable with emerging technologies. We are trying to understand what AI actually is, how it works, where information comes from,…
As Executive Director, one of my favourite privileges is to recognize the recipients of Career Professionals of Canada’s 2026 Awards of Excellence. Celebrating excellence feels particularly meaningful this year. What Remains Constant Our profession is changing. The world of work is changing. Technology is reshaping how we serve our clients, build our businesses, and even think about the future of career development. At times, that pace of change can feel exciting. At other times, it can feel uncertain. And then, each year, the Awards of Excellence submissions arrive and remind…
Sustaining Yourself Within a Changing Profession Many career professionals entered this field because they genuinely want to help people navigate uncertainty, change, and meaningful life transitions. Yet the profession itself is also changing rapidly. Technology continues evolving. Labour markets are becoming more complex. Client expectations are shifting. Information environments can feel overwhelming. Many professionals are trying to remain informed and effective while also managing growing workloads and continual pressure to keep up. They are also trying to remain adaptable, ethical, and emotionally present within rapidly changing environments. At the same…
Career professionals are increasingly being asked to evaluate information from many sources, including labour market data, employers, clients, online resources, and artificial intelligence. Critical thinking helps us ask good questions: Is this information accurate? What evidence supports it? What might be missing? Are there other perspectives we should consider? These are essential professional habits, but they only examine one side of the decision. Metacognition turns the lens inward. Instead of asking only whether the information can be trusted, we also ask what we are bringing to its interpretation. Perhaps…