Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Lori Jazvac. IT World Canada states that there are approximately 811,200 information, communication, and technology professionals currently employed in Canada. An additional 182,000 information, communication, and technology professionals will be required across Canada by 2019. Due to a skill misalignment, demand-supply imbalance, aging workforce, and other factors, Canada is headed for a major technology talent shortage in the next five years. Many employers will experience a growing difficulty recruiting individuals with an ideal blend of technical and business skills. What does this all mean for career practitioners and resume writers?…
CPC Member Snapshot: Etienne Castelli-Pochon has been active in career counseling since 1992, when he started advising alumni from his alma mater in Boston, Massachusetts, who wanted to give their careers an international direction. Based in Toronto, he has guided hundreds of mid-to-senior executives in Canada, the US, Europe, and Latin America in their overall career transition process. Etienne is a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and has an MBA from Boston University. He is fluent in French, English, and Spanish. Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Brenda…
By Lori Jazvac. Our labour market is dynamic: it goes through continuous change. Local concerns often can be directly attributed to regional, national, and global activities. Ebbs and flows in our labour market are interconnected. For example, in the first quarter of this year, HRDC reported that employment in the construction and manufacturing industries declined, while considerable gains ensued in accommodation, food services, and trade. Oil prices continue to plummet in western Canada, affecting the bottom line of businesses in all provinces. Ontario has seen restructuring in manufacturing, grocery chains, and a host of other companies that…
By Juliana de Souza. As employment counsellors we all agree about the need to network, but why do so many job seekers dread the thought of networking? Clients have all sorts of concerns behind their fear of networking. Some that I have heard are: “I’m new to this country,” “I don’t know what to say,” and “I am shy.” Many think of social networking as an awkward way of meeting people in business suits and talking about complex ideas. Through my years of career counselling, I’ve learned that to help clients start networking I…
By Lori Jazvac. Generation Z, born between 1995 and 2010, will be entering the labour market in astounding numbers in a few years. This transition will fundamentally shape our workforce. About Generation Z Thus far, recruiters have been focusing on attracting, recruiting, mentoring, and retaining the millennial generation. However, there are already a growing number of Gen Zs in the workforce, revolutionizing corporate cultures with their entrepreneurial values and innovative ideas. This is supported by a Gen Z and Gen Y Workplace Expectations Study conducted by Randstad. They found that Gen…
The Regroupement québécois des organismes pour le développement de l’employabilité (RQuODE) just published Pinasuutitsaq – ᐱᓇᓲᑎᑦᓴᖅ, a new reference guide which aims to improve career development interventions with Inuit clients, in urban and northern settings. The goal of this guide is to equip counsellors working in Inuit communities or with Inuit clients so that they might better be able to identify cultural specific features in their interventions with this clientele, while improving their understanding of the major issues encountered by Inuit seeking employment. Click here to view or download the…