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By Janet Barclay. At one of the first small business networking events I attended, the group leader gave an excellent presentation in which she explained that no matter what you’re working on, you don’t have to learn everything the hard way. Whether it’s a marketing technique, an administrative procedure, or something specific to the services you offer, someone else has already done it. One of the reasons I started my own business is that I like to work independently, and I’m sure it’s the same for many of you. However,…
By Sharon Graham. It is my pleasure to announce Career Professionals of Canada’s 2015 Awards of Excellence recipients. This year’s competition was extremely tight, with 45 nominations. All the submissions were admirable – proving once again that our membership comprises some of the very best of the best in the industry. 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 Award of…
Career professionals routinely advise clients to keep their resume up-to-date. We know that this is an effective strategy for documenting new employers, education, and achievements. An up-to-date resume can be used in many ways throughout the career development cycle. Career professionals need to update their resume as well. CPC program leader, Adrienne Tom says “Don’t wait for the perfect opportunity to present itself before taking action. Reflect on your career achievements over the past year and add them to your career portfolio. Taking the time to reevaluate your value and…
“I got what I wanted. It feels awesome.” Nicolas Turbide 2015 Parapan Am Games Gold Medal Winner. Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Anna Spengen Anthony Ladipo Bronwyn Kierstead Ella Morrison Fanie Zis Garry LaBossiere Holly Hagan Nataisha Revoy Renee Jansen Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Angelika Trinkwon Brent Warman Valerie Boardman Congratulations to our newly CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL Members: Cassandra Barnard-Cleghorn, CRS Corine Loranger, CRS Jean Smith, CRS Lee-Anne Lefebvre, CES Melanie Simmons, CRS Sharon Crowell, CRS Much gratitude goes to all our other volunteers who work diligently throughout…
Congratulations to all the 2015 nominees! The nominees for Career Professionals of Canada’s 2015 Awards of Excellence program have been selected. The full list of nominees are below. The 2015 Awards of Excellence recipients will be formally announced in early September. Outstanding Career Leader Jennifer Gill Lisa Taylor Sareena Hopkins Outstanding Social Media Strategist Adrienne Tom Outstanding Employment Interview Strategist Jacqueline Archer Lotte Struwing Stephanie Clark Outstanding Resume – Internationally Educated Professional (IEP) Jennifer Miller Skye Berry Burke Wanda Kusumajuda Outstanding Resume – New Graduate (Entry Level Professional) Angelika Trinkwon Brent Warman…
By Magdalena Mot. Summer is busy on the West Coast and many career development practitioners made time to attend the 2015 Summer Labour Market Conference, “Employers and the Emerging Labour Market”. This remarkable two-day information marathon took place at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre location in downtown Vancouver, with over 150 participants in attendance. Most of us have heard about the pending skills shortage, but the conference facilitated a visual and dynamic understanding of how fast this deficiency is actually approaching. At this time, nearly every profession maintains up to a…