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By Maureen McCann. Career Development is defined in the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners as the lifelong process of managing learning, work, and transitions in order to move toward your preferred future. If career theory is new to you, you may enjoy reading Charmaine Johnson’s article titled “Applying Career Development Theory” or CPC member Lori Jazvac’s post on “Chaos to Clarity – The Chaos Theory of Careers.” The Creation of My Personal Theory of Career Development Each of us has a personal career development theory we use with clients. It may include theories studies, exercises,…
By Tallys Moreth. One of the most challenging elements in the hiring process is the creation of a good job posting. Although seemingly a simple thing, if not done well a job posting may turn off potentially great job-seeking candidates. Instead of attracting candidates, the job advertisement may instead form an unintentional barrier between the organization and the people they may want to hire. What a Job Posting is NOT A job posting is not a job description. According to Gary Dessler and Nita Chhinzler in Human Resources Management in…
By Stephanie Clark. There is power in the written word. Writing that is fluid and makes sense has the power to engage the reader and inspire trust in the writer. Of course, the opposite is equally true: write poorly in a mishmash of meanings and run on thoughts that confuse and confound the reader and jumble of ideas and you’ve lost your credibility and sent your reader shaking her head and reaching for the remote! With the above example, you get my drift. And yet. I have seen résumés, composed…
By Kamee Gilmore. Following the Canada-wide résumé pricing survey Maureen McCann and I conducted last fall, I was interested in taking a behind the scenes look at the résumé development process in order to gain a better understanding of the time that professional writers actually invest in crafting a strategic, value-focused résumé. I compiled the following information after receiving feedback from seven of last year’s survey participants. I noticed a common theme across responses: each writer stated that project timelines could vary significantly due to numerous factors and considerations related to individual…
By Cathy Milton. CPC member Tallys Moreth originates from one of the most beautiful and exotic countries in the world, Brazil. Here, he shares a bit about his background and how he came to choose Canada as his family’s new home. Your LinkedIn profile shows that your schooling was in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Can you please tell us a bit about your background? I am from Campina Grande, a city located in the northeastern region of Brazil. In 2009 I obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, but I always…
By Stephanie Clark. Early in my entrepreneurial journey I conducted the odd client interview at a mutually agreed-upon local coffee shop. On the occasion I have in mind, I lost the interview notes. Thank goodness that it was a junior client that I interviewed as I could not find my typed notes anywhere on my laptop. I mitigated a potential disaster by immediately composing the client’s résumé and letter, relying on my memory only. As you can imagine, I never again suffered through that heart-attack inducing scenario! Risk management, from a…