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8 ways you can benefit from CPC today!

November 30, 2016 |

Wonder why so many Canadian Career Practitioners join CAREER PROFESSIONALS OF CANADA? A membership with Career Professionals of Canada is an investment in your personal and professional development. Here are 8 ways you can increase your connections, enhttps://careerprocanada.ca/MemberBenefits/hance your expertise, and raise your visibility today: Have your profile listed FREE in the Canadian Career Professionals Directory Attain your Resume, Interview, Employment and Career Credentials Join industry-leading Mastermind Mentoring Groups Get professional development throughout the year with Complimentary Webinars  Connect with colleagues and get professional advice through the Private Career Club Get featured…

Career Development Practitioner (CDP) Certification in Canada

November 28, 2016 |

Overview of certification for Career Development Practitioners by Paula Wischoff Yerama, CCDP. Paula is Executive Director of the Career Development Association of Alberta (CDAA), Chair of the Canadian Council for Career Development (CCCD) Certification Working Group, and member of Career Professionals of Canada (CPC). The Canadian Council for Career Development (CCCD) Certification Working Group (CWG) promotes collaboration and greater cohesion across provincial certification initiatives and has representation from all provinces with existing or emerging career practitioner certification. The group has been instrumental in supporting the formation of new provincial professional associations and the…

What Does Success Look Like? Perspectives From Career Entrepreneurs

November 23, 2016 |

By Skye Berry Burke. When defining success as an independent career professional in private practice, we might lean towards measuring the number of clients we have, the amount of revenue we generate, and the size and location of our office space. With this kind of measuring stick, we can end up feeling frustrated by the constant chase for more. Instead of enjoying the ride, we burn ourselves out. Rarely do we examine success as a deeply individual experience. Yet, as independent/ private practitioners, our entire journey is individual. We each chose…

Guiding Principles of Career Development

November 21, 2016 |

With a goal of bringing greater clarity and consistency to our national conversations about career development, the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) has developed a set of Guiding Principles of Career Development. These Guiding Principles reflect multiple voices at CERIC and are intended as a starting point to inform discussions with clients, employers, funders, policy-makers and families. The Guiding Principles include an exploration of the word “career” and outline the many benefits of career development. GUIDING PRINCIPLES Career development… Is a lifelong process of blending and managing…

CAREERPRO Conference Insights on the New World of Work

November 16, 2016 |

By Adrienne Tom. CPC’s online CAREERPRO Conference was eye opening, engaging, and inspiring. During the week-long event, career professionals from across Canada came together to collaborate and co-create.   We shared wisdom and inspiration, especially around the evolving world of work. Here are some strategies and insights from CareerPros for CareerPros to help us better support our clients with career and job search planning. Becoming Proactive Career Self-Developers JP Michel of SparkPath delivered an  overview on the innovative topic of how we need to become challenge researchers to support our careers. He advises that we become…

Interview With a Human Resources Business Partner

November 9, 2016 |

By Cathy Milton. Many career professionals have a background in Human Resources, or they may simply know a lot about the various roles in HR via their professional networks and through helping clients land jobs. Among the positions that fall under the HR umbrella,  one is  unique, and that is the Human Resources Business Partner. Susannah Clements, when she held the Deputy Chief Executive role at CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), put it best when she said, “The business partner role has become popular because you’re looking out…