Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Sharon Graham. It is my pleasure to announce Career Professionals of Canada’s 2016 Awards of Excellence Program recipients. This year’s competition was extremely tight, with 48 nominations. All the submissions were admirable – proving once again that our membership comprises some of the very best in our profession. Congratulations to all! I’d like to offer special thanks to our judging team who were presented with the difficult challenge of selecting the recipients from the stellar nominations – this was not an easy task! Here are this year’s Awards of Excellence recipients (Winners,…
CPC Member Snapshot: Sean Mukherjee is the founder/owner of Active Career Solutions Inc., a career consulting company in Calgary that is dedicated to helping those with all kinds of specialized career needs. Sean is a positive and energetic resourcing professional with over 15 years of experience in recruiting, career coaching, resourcing management and account management. He has placed numerous clients into many exciting roles as well as helping them achieve their career goals. Throughout his career, sean has supported those with career needs, he has now decided to focus his energy on Career Consulting and development.…
By Skye Berry-Burke. Back in 2008, I was searching for professional development opportunities. I wanted to learn new techniques to help clients gain confidence in themselves and their abilities so that they could re-enter the workforce. Professional Development Defined Wikipedia defines professional development as “learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage. There are a variety of approaches to professional development, including consultation, coaching, communities of practice, lesson study, mentoring,…
By Lori Jazvac. It’s not uncommon for clients to express their experiences of frustration with their careers. They may say that they need a better salary, security, or fringe benefits, or that their careers lack meaning. Often, the need to secure a stable income and avoid potential employment gaps leads to staying in the same role and avoiding change. However, taking this approach without conducting solid career exploration and decision-making may perpetuate a vicious cycle of frustration and job-hopping, which, in turn, leads to an unfocused career path. Are your clients working in their…
By Lise Stransky. Career service entrepreneurs have many things to consider when setting up their business. In addition to market research and brand management, they need to determine what to sell, how to sell, and how to deliver the services. How well you structure your service contract with your client can make or break your business. Why are contracts with clients important? In the first year of my business, I did not ask my clients to sign a contract. Some would ask me if they needed one, and I was always surprised…
By Stephanie Clark. When I searched the phrase “what recruiters say about grammar” I read headlines that provoked anxiety. That’s not what our job hunters, usually at a low level of confidence anyways, need to read. According to articles from respectable sources such as time.com, careerealism.com, and themuse.com, if the resume is flawed by even one grammatical or spelling error, it can provoke a recruiter’s hatred, get itself thrown disrespectfully in the trash, and may even cost the job hunter the worst loss – no job offer. I have to…