Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Cathy Milton. Recently, I’ve been reading a lot of online resumes. I’ve been doing this as part of a personal research project, the goal of which is to find fresh, clear descriptive words and phrases. A few of the resumes I found were unintentionally funny. Funny, because in the quest to sound professional, accomplished, and important, some of the documents contained strings of inaccessible – sometimes indecipherable – “ten-dollar” words. I had to read them several times to extract their meaning. If you’re not familiar with the phrase, a…
By Paul D. Smith, Executive Director – CACEE Canadian media is full of reports arguing for and against the existence of a skills shortage in our country. Employers assert that they are experiencing a shortage, and urge governments to take action, while economists and analysts counter that their data denies that a shortage exists. Our association, the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) has data suggesting that at least part of the problem is not that there exists shortage of skilled young workers, but that employers’ recruiting tactics…
Edmonton, AB: Starting today, teens across Canada can logon to a fun, online platform designed to help them discover career possibilities. ChatterHigh uses a gamified approach to meet curriculum requirements around career exploration. Students are challenged to complete a daily quiz that leads them to surprising insights, through approved partner websites, about their future work. The first national competition launches today at the blendED 2015 Symposium, in Edmonton. The blendED 2015 Symposium, as the first of its kind in Alberta, is devoted to practical and comprehensive approaches to blended and online learning…
By Janet Barclay. When I launched my business in 2002, I was very excited to have something that was “all mine.” Who wouldn’t be? However, my desire for independence almost prevented me from being successful! When you run your own business, you need to grow a network of colleagues, service providers and others who can help you in various ways. But it’s also wise to build a more casual support network for knowledge, encouragement, advice and motivation. Understand Where You Need Help First of all, it’s good to know yourself.…
By Wayne Pagani. Relationship building is the primary ingredient to an effective approach to networking. SO, let’s look at why networking is such an effective strategy for developing your career. Why does networking work? Well, it only works if you work it, to start with, and is mostly true when done from the standpoint of building deeper and more valuable relationships. Part of being human, I guess, we naturally gravitate to others and especially those who are like minded. Almost everyone has exclaimed “what a small world it is” when…
By Sharon Graham. Personal career branding is fast becoming an accepted mainstream term. Personal branding is not only for the self-employed or small business owner, but also for experienced job seekers and career changers. To succeed in the labour market, you need to continuously foster, develop, and deploy your personal career brand. Here are 20 things that you can do to propel your personal career brand. Define your target market by demographics and psychographics. Have a personal brand tag line that communicates your value. Know your competitors’ strengths and weaknesses…