Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Sharon Graham. Across Canada, it has become commonplace for recruiters to pre-screen a candidate’s internet presence, social media profiles, and social networking activities. Before presenting an offer, they consider every aspect of a candidate’s personal life and business situation. The best recruiters are not careless; they systematically exclude all candidates that may have the potential of being detrimental to an employer. Recruiters know that one poor hiring decision can be extremely costly for an employer. Terminating an employee is complex, time consuming, and expensive. Canadian dismissal laws favour employees…
By Stephanie Clark. An active member on several organizations, I often offer my help, and can also seek help, from my peers. Today, a colleague wrote: “I am currently working with a world-class facilitator who works with senior management teams. She is applying for a position with a Canadian corporation after a 15-year career as an entrepreneur. She feels that one of her greatest assets is her voice (along with her commanding presence) and she wants to state this on the resume.” She went on to ask “I am stuck…how…
Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Angelo Visconti Caroline Dafoe Colette Cole Peter Mackenzie Steve Carle Valerie Boardman Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Angelika Trinkwon Beverley Stevens Daniela-Hélène Colan Grace Cuff Jennifer Kloosterman Karen Shane Rachel Morris-Ohm Ramona Garrett Sandra Lim Stephanie Clark Congratulations to our newly certified PROFESSIONAL Members: Céline Robichaud, CRS Christine Boucher, CRS Lori Ann Jazvac, CRS Great thanks to our CPC TEAM for their support through the year: Much gratitude goes to all our other volunteers who work diligently throughout the year! …
By Sharon Graham. In Canada, discrimination in employment is illegal. The Canadian Human Rights Commission produces a guide called “Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination in Canada,” which provides comparative information on the grounds of discrimination covered by federal, provincial, and territorial human rights legislation. The document lists the grounds of discrimination that are prohibited in employment both under the Canadian Human Rights Act and by provincial regulations. It is against the law for any employer to discriminate based on: Race or Colour Religion Physical or Mental Disability Age Sex (Some provinces…
By Sharon Graham. Canadians are passionate about surfing the web. More than 27 million are online on a daily basis. This accounts for 80% of our population. 6SMarketing’s Canadian Internet Usage Statistics on Mobile, Search and Social Media suggests that we spend more online time than many across the globe. On average, each of us spends more than 17 hours surfing the internet every week. Those that are in career transition are likely to spend much more time online. More than ever, Canadians are building and documenting their career through…
Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Carrie Lecuyer Jacqueline Archer Lori Jazvac Pat Murphy Paul Rodgers Sophie Bourguignon Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Brenda Collard-Mills Daisy Wright Kate Dance Much gratitude goes to all our other volunteers who work diligently throughout the year!