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Wondering which jobs are growing and which will be going in the next decade? This infographic extrapolates information from three reputable sources. It offers a projection of North American industries and jobs that you should keep an eye on. Please note that all data, dollar values, and statistics are US-based. When making decisions related to the Canadian labour market, you should always perform further regional-specific research. Industries that are growing: Construction Offices of health practitioners Employment services Nursing and residential care facilities Home health care services Industries in decline: Textile mills and textile product mills Miscellaneous manufacturing Apparel…
“When strangers start acting like neighbors… communities are reinvigorated.” Ralph Nader Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Corine Loranger. Elizabeth Wilson. Francoise ElHajj. Jo-Anne White. Karen Yuen. Lois Kahng. Meghan Plooy. Melanie Simmons. Philip Trudel. Santino Marinucci. Victoria Sahar. Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Brenda Collard-Mills. Carrie Lecuyer. Daisy Wright. Jacqueline Archer. Karen Shane. Kate Dance. Kristine Thody. Lorraine Morris. Stephanie Clark. Congratulations to our newly CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL Members: Antony Godwin, CCS. Jacqueline Archer, CIS. Jennifer Miller, CRS. Kristine Thody, CES. Meghan Plooy, CCS. Much gratitude goes to all…
In Canada, we are seeing an increase in young people who are completing a higher level of education. However, some are feeling that they are “overqualified” for the positions that they hold. This “skills mismatch” may result in lower earnings and fewer career development opportunities in the future. A study of overqualification among recent university graduates in Canada released by Statistics Canada produced some interesting findings. In 20 years, we’ve seen the number of individuals graduating with a university degree rise from 18% to 33%. A growing number of these…
The nominees for Career Professionals of Canada’s 2014 CPC Awards of Excellence program have been selected. The full list of nominees are below. Congratulations to all the 2014 nominees! Outstanding Canadian Career Leader Nominee: Sashie Steenstra Outstanding Canadian Online Profile Developer Nominee: Janet Barclay Outstanding Canadian Resume Categories Best Internationally Educated Professional (IEP) Resume Nominee: Angelika Trinkwon Nominee: Blanche Pilkington Nominee: Christine Boucher Nominee: Mary Whitaker Nominee: Stephanie Clark Best New Graduate Entry Level Resume Nominee: Christine Boucher Nominee: Dorothy Keenan Nominee: Jennifer Miller Nominee: Karen Shane Nominee: Lori Jazvac Nominee: Stephanie…
By Janet Barclay. Not everyone who reads your blog is going to become a client. In fact, most probably won’t. For this reason, you need to proactively work on driving new traffic to your blog. Promoting individual blog posts via social media and email is important, but there are many other ways to attract new visitors to your blog. Here are just a few. Guest post on other blogs that are read by your target market. This is a great way to get your name and your expertise in front…
By Janet Barclay. Social Media Examiner recently published their 2014 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, after surveying nearly 2900 marketers. As a blog developer and blogger for members of Career Professionals of Canada, I know how busy you are, so for your convenience, I’ve captured the highlights of their findings specific to blogging. 43% of the survey participants who blog reported that their blog is optimized for mobile devices. The percentage of business-to-business (B2B) marketers was somewhat higher than that of business-to-consumer (B2C). Blogging is used by 55% of the…