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By Cathy Milton. Try conducting some online research about how much time recruiters spend scanning a resume, and you’ll discover lots of evidence suggesting that, on average, that time is only 5 to 7 seconds. Count out 7 seconds – it’s not long, is it? The top third of the first page of your client’s resume is crucial. According to Sharon Graham, executive director of Career Professionals of Canada and author of the Best Canadian Resumes Series, “This section must grab the potential employer’s attention and demonstrate why your client…
By Lori Jazvac. National Volunteer Week takes place April 7-13, 2019. This year, we are celebrating “The Volunteer Factor – Lifting Communities”. Volunteerism plays a vital role in our communities. The theme of this year’s celebration is a wonderful reminder that we can achieve significant milestones when we unite together to accomplish shared goals. The documents in this campaign kit will help guide you in planning, promoting, and executing volunteer appreciation events that are successful. There is more to volunteering than giving of one’s time and resources. Whether you volunteer…
By Lori Jazvac. Accomplishments represent career story generators, brand builders, conversation starters, self-esteem boosters, and even life-altering game-changers for many jobseekers. Accomplishments are the most critical part of a résumé, yet jobseekers often underestimate their importance. Duties-and-responsibilities résumés rarely make the cut. A résumé can quickly be screened out by an employer if it fails to emphasize what sets the candidate apart or fails to demonstrate value through accomplishments. The key to uncovering accomplishments during the résumé building process involves asking the right questions, actively listening to your client’s career…
Career Professionals of Canada is partnering with CERIC for a new Webinar Series with CPC Member, Shellie Deloyer. Presenter: CPC Member, Shellie Deloyer Dates: Wednesday, May 15, May 22, & May 29, 2019 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET Cost: Full Series CPC Member: $119 Cost: Full Series Non CPC-Member: $159 We all have clients who are struggling with career clarity and motivation. We’ve all worked with individuals where our regular programs, approaches and options just don’t cut it. This webinar series will introduce you to a set of tools…
This article has been edited for a career practitioner audience. The original was published on Jobscan.co on February 26th, 2019. By Maureen McCann. Technology is constantly evolving and changing the way people search for work. Years ago, technology made it easy for job seekers to connect with employers via email, but with thousands of résumés being sent to human resources (HR) inboxes, HR departments quickly found themselves overwhelmed. Manually screening hundreds or thousands of résumés was neither cost-effective nor efficient. Enter Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). ATS automated the screening process, freeing humans from…
By Cathy Milton. Maureen McCann’s recent post about the future of work highlighted the thought that career development professionals owe it to their clients to develop strategies for navigating the increasingly-automated world of work. On March 5th, 2019, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Economics released a report titled Advantage women: how an automated future could play to women’s strengths describing how technological disruption will impact women in the labour force. The bank’s analysis shows that women are at greater risk as they hold more than half of Canadian jobs facing an elevated…