Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Stephanie Clark. When I was a high schooler, I recall hearing that by the year 2000 (it seemed so very far off at that time!), we would all be working 4-day work weeks as there wouldn’t be enough jobs to go around. I feel short-changed! Not only are we not working part time hours, some people find it necessary to work a full time and part time job to make ends meet! Somewhere something went awry! Here’s a link to an interesting infographic titled “The Hidden Benefits of Part-Time…
As career professionals, we all need to keep vigilant and focused on our future and that of our employees, colleagues, and clients. Security, privacy, ethics, transformation, knowledge, and health are at the top of every progressive organization’s wish list. Moreover, if we want to deliver, our employees must become unsurpassed careerpreneurs. Career Professionals of Canada researched a wide variety of Canadian career trends for the development of their most recent certification program, the Certified Employment Strategist (CES). What we found is that the permanent job, for the most part, is a thing…
Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Julie Colantonio Kieran Hartle Vanessa Boila Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Howard Halpern Linda Simpson Mary Whitaker Pat Shepherd Vicki Martel Congratulations to our newly CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL Members: Linda Arsenault, CCS Saima Zuberi, CES Much gratitude goes to all our other volunteers who work diligently throughout the year!
Message from the Canadian Career Development Foundation Dear colleagues, It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Stu Conger, founder of the Canadian Career Development Foundation and innovator, instigator and leader in our field. [Please see below] the obituary that appeared in the Ottawa Citizen. The Citizen website is listed in the announcement and you can sign a guest book directly if you so wish. You may also access a guest book through the funeral home which is Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, McLeod Street location. You will note…
Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Andrea Torraville Loreen McDonald Paula Wischoff Yerama Tammie Hunter Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Catherine LeBrun Mary Whitaker Maureen Farmer Much gratitude goes to all our other volunteers who work diligently throughout the year!
By Cathy Milton. Published author, prolific writer, teacher, counsellor, public speaker, sports enthusiast, woman of faith… Daisy Wright could be called a modern renaissance woman – someone whose expertise and interests span a wide range of subject areas. A passion for personal growth and learning is a recurring theme in Daisy’s life and career. After working in the corporate world for years, Daisy had reached a crossroads in her career when, out of frustration, she asked herself, “What’s next?” Drawing on her love of writing, and a background in public…