Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Janet Barclay. Although December is the busiest month in the retail industry, as a career professional, you may find that business is slow, as clients are busy with holiday shopping, parties, and preparations. Why not take advantage of this downtime to review your activities and achievements over the past year? If you have a formal business plan, hopefully you’ve been following it throughout the year, but if it’s just been sitting in a file, take it out and dust it off. Even if you started the year with just…
By Brent Warman. It’s hard to believe that another year has passed and that we’re already into a new Holiday Season. Along with celebrations comes end-of-year reflections. I like to capture all that I have learned and accomplished and add these to my tool box as resources that I can draw upon in my work. What can we do as Career Development Practitioners to capture our accomplishments, improve our practices, and provide our clients with practical strategies for reflecting on their own careers over the past year? Update Your Resume…
By Janet Barclay. With music and magic in the air and retailers telling you it’s time to go shopping, it can be hard for even the most dedicated entrepreneur to stay focused on business. Here are a few tips to help you continue networking, without missing out on all the fun! Attending holiday-themed networking events will help you to have that festive feeling without feeling guilty that you should be working on building your business. Take some time from away your usual networking activities to provide a service in your…
By Lori Jazvac. As career professionals, we study to enhance our skills and to build a wealth of knowledge so that we can better foster positive change. We recommend that our clients do the same so that they can advance in their careers. Ongoing professional development is not only encouraged, but expected. However, we can expand our definition of professional development. Interactive online learning can help us expand our skills, knowledge, and potential. Clients commonly express their concern about a lack of formal post-secondary education. However, we must keep in mind that…
CPC Member Snapshot: Dorothy Maciag-Zwolski is a Certified Career Management Professional, Certified Resume Strategist, and Employment Facilitation/Work Search Specialist. With over 13 years of experience in facilitating interactive job search sessions, job coaching and career counseling, she has built key strengths in mentoring and group facilitation, with sensitivity to the needs of job seekers. As a Career Professional, Dorothy is a great communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills to who is exceptional at problem solving and deals effectively with clients at all levels. Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Angie Wisk Beth Lambert Carlyn Rumohr…
By Eilidh Sligo. Just like diets and exercise regimes, a job search can become an afterthought as soon as the holidays hit. Many job seekers are guilty of thinking “I’ll start again in the new year,” not realizing that they are missing out on numerous potentially valuable opportunities: holiday parties. As Career Professionals, we regularly tell clients of the importance of networking in a job search. With statistics showing that up to 80% of jobs are not advertised, our clients need to build and develop working relationships to increase their…