Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Sharon Graham. Dear colleagues, The Holiday Season is upon us once again and we find ourselves looking forward to another brilliant and beautiful New Year. As 2015 is winding down, we take a look back and are reminded again of what a fantastic group we have in this organization. We have had an incredible year here at Career Professionals of Canada and we owe a great debt of gratitude to all of our very generous volunteers for contributing to our growth in 2015. I would like to personally take this opportunity to…
By Susan Crawford. Hosting a holiday party is a great way to thank your employees for their hard work and to celebrate your company’s successes in the last year. However, if a holiday party gets out of control or is not reflective of your workforce’s ethnic/cultural diversity it can create unforeseen liabilities, particularly where alcohol is involved. As a “best practice”, the following suggestions will assist your organization in planning and holding a safe and inclusive holiday event: Hold an alcohol-free event. This is the lowest-risk option for employers. If you…
By Brent Warman. I have found, through my experience as a Career Development Practitioner working with clients, that many “take a break” during the Holiday Season. Typically, they take time off from job searching from American Thanksgiving to about the first week of January. However, this could mean missing out on some great opportunities including potential job offers. Since so many job seekers choose not to perform their job search until after the Holiday Season, it is a good time for proactive clients to take advantage of less competition. For most employers,…
By Sharon Graham. In this economic environment, a lengthy job search might be inevitable for even the most successful and experienced professionals. Searching for a job can be extremely frustrating even in the best of times, but especially during seasonal slowdowns, when opportunities seem to be scarce. The job search blues can invade a job seeker’s psyche without warning at any time and can completely drain him or her of self-confidence. Don’t let the job search doldrums stop your clients from moving forward in the search. As we enter the month…
” Our field – career development – is in my view one of the most essential, vital services and we as career practitioners have critically important contributions to make to our individual clients, our communities and our country’s socio-economic health.“ Sareena Hopkins ~ Executive Director Canadian Career Development Foundation. Keynote Speaker at CAREERPRO 2015 Career Development Conference Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Angelina Vojinovic Christine Demcie Ignes Kusuma Kimberly Karrer Kristin Vandegriend Mine Gönden Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Anoma Mudalige Catherine LeBrun Christine Cristiano David Quinn…