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I have spent forty years working with people in career transition, and over that time I’ve developed a methodology that I’m told genuinely speaks to them. This July, I’d like to make it more widely available — and the best way I’ve found to do that is by having practitioners experience it firsthand. I’m reserving twenty complimentary seats in the Working on Purpose® Live Online Workshop for career practitioners — one per agency, with limited exceptions for larger organizations. I would like you to know what the experience feels like…
Each summer, a familiar pattern emerges among job seekers. Clients begin to ease off their job search. Routines shift, vacations take priority, and the urgency that carried them through the spring starts to soften. It’s common to hear, “I’m taking time off and will pick this back up in September.” For us career development professionals, this creates an opportunity for balance, and integrating what’s important in life, away from a job search. Summer often brings competing priorities, and we need to acknowledge and support this reality. Clients may be managing…
A Strong Response to the Launch of the Certified Future Strategist (CFS) Yesterday marked an important moment for Career Professionals of Canada. Registration officially opened for the Certified Future Strategist (CFS) program. Over the past several months, many individuals across our community have contributed to the development of this initiative through research, discussion, review, testing, feedback, and thoughtful reflection. Seeing the program officially open and witnessing the early response from members and career professionals across Canada has been both exciting and deeply meaningful. What has stood out most is not…
For the first time in history, five generations are working side by side: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y (Millennials), and Generation Z. Each brings different experiences, expectations, and communication styles shaped by the world they grew up in—from war and economic expansion to digital transformation and constant connectivity. While it’s easy to focus on these differences, the real opportunity for leaders is not to manage generations—it is to lead people. And that requires a shift in how we think about leadership itself. At the center of this shift…
The Future of Career Development Is Closer Than You Think Over the past several months, something important has been quietly taking shape within Career Professionals of Canada. What began as conversations about change within the career development sector gradually evolved into a much larger discussion about the future of professional practice itself. Across member conversations, leadership discussions, course development meetings, and practitioner feedback, one theme surfaced repeatedly. Career professionals are increasingly being asked to help clients interpret complexity, uncertainty, and change in ways that go far beyond simply providing information.…
You may have noticed something changing in career development over the past few years. Clients now have access to more information, more technology, and more career advice than ever before, yet many seem more uncertain than ever. They question what to trust and how to move forward. Increasingly, career professionals are discovering that the work is not simply about finding information, but interpreting it. This idea also surfaced repeatedly during the development of Career Professionals of Canada’s Certified Future Strategist (CFS) program. It emerged gradually across research, conversations with practitioners,…