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Daisy Wright | Tell Stories, Get Hired Innovative Strategies to Land Your Next Job and Advance Your Career Paperback / PDF Book | #TSGH #tellstoriesgethired “What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and poet How many times have you heard that “actions speak louder than words?” It is true. Our thoughts and feelings, and the messages we send through non-verbal body language, tell a more authentic story than the words we speak. Body language consists of non-verbal communication such…
“We only need to look at what we are really doing in the world and at home and we’ll know what it is to be Canadian.” ~ The Right Honourable Adrienne Louise Clarkson, 26th Governor General of Canada Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Anoma Mudalige Christine Cristiano David Quinn Deanne Acres Dorothy Maciag-Zwolski Karen Archer Kathern Hunter-Wolff Raminder Bahl Tahira Nawaz Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Catherine LeBrun Maureen Farmer Natalie Roper Vanessa Boila Congratulations to our newly CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL Members: Adrian Schuurmans, CCS Christine Cristiano, CCS Much gratitude…
The Canadian Human Rights Commission’s 2014 Report on Equality Rights of Women finds that employment inequality still exists for Women in Canada. Acting Chief Commissioner, David Langtry says, “When compared to adult men, Canadian women are earning less across most employment sectors.” In the report, he goes on to say, “Canadian women have made important gains on the road to equality over the years. But important gaps remain.” Compared to adult men in Canada: Canadian women earn less income in most employment sectors Canadian women are more likely to be unemployed This…
Job layoffs, a competitive job marketplace, and hiring freezes have put a lot of pressure on job seekers to stand out and be noticed. Those concerns should be alleviated by Tell Stories, Get Hired, a new book which demonstrates how job seekers can leverage their stories to convince hiring managers and recruiters to hire them over their competitors. Daisy Wright, author of the Canadian best seller, No Canadian Experience, Eh?, collaborated with 17 professionals with varying backgrounds from Canada, the US, England, Belgium and France, to develop this new book…
By Sharon Graham. Book Review: Conscious Career Planning (Paperback/PDF Book and Audio Program) Conscious Career Planning | Lotte Struwing | Copyright © 2014 Lasting Solutions The process for achieving ongoing career success has changed dramatically over the years. However, trying to maintain your career in an ever-changing world does not need to be overwhelming. Conscious Career Planning, developed and delivered by Lotte Struwing, provides straightforward and applicable tactics to guide and control your own future. This program is ideal for self-motivated professionals living and working in a fast-paced world. Conscious…
Announcing the Glossary of Career Development http://contactpoint.ca/wiki/glossary-of-career-development-terminology/ To coincide with Canada Career Week, the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) and the Canadian Council for Career Development (CCCD) have collaborated to launch a Career Development Glossary. From Abilities to Workplace Training, the glossary is primarily intended to serve as a resource to those working or studying in the field of career development, though it will also be of value to Canadians more broadly who are looking for definitions of terms in relation to their own careers. Given the…