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By Sharon Graham. As career and employment practitioners, we support a wide range of clients. It’s unlikely that any one client is completely introverted or extraverted. However, some clients may have introvert traits. We can employ a number of strategies to help these individuals navigate through their career development. Introvert clients bring many benefits to the workplace. By celebrating the strengths of these individuals, we can help them succeed in their career. Make the most of your introvert clients’ talents while enabling them to build competencies that employers value. Watch…
By Maureen McCann. A Canadian career development practitioner recently asked me how I got started in my own career practice. In particular, she wanted to know how my membership with Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) helped. Here was my reply: “Career Professionals of Canada gave me the confidence to take a leap of faith out of a permanent job and into my own business. Only after linking with CPC, did I realize I have what it takes to build an entrepreneurial career service. With the support of Sharon Graham [CPC’s…
By Sharon Graham. Susan Cain, the author of Quiet, delivers a powerful presentation. So, it’s not surprising that Bill Gates, one of the world’s most well known introverts, considers her TED Talk as one of his 13 favourites. During her TED Talk, Susan Cain suggests that our culture prizes outgoing and social people, possibly at a detriment to introverts. She argues that introverts should be encouraged and celebrated for their extraordinary talents and abilities. Provide them with opportunities to work in solitude and with autonomy, and they will be more…
Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Darlene Wilson Denise Wedderburn Sophie Bizeul Terry Thompson Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Amy Knapp Audrey Taylor Kellan Beck Lisa Cartaginese Pat Roberts Rala Bekdach Rita Pittman Suely Anunciacao Congratulations to our newly certified PROFESSIONAL Members: Lise Bryar, CIS Simon Lawton, CRS Zahra Hirji, CRS
By Sharon Graham. According to Statistics Canada, our workforce is aging. A growing number of people in the labour market are choosing to work rather than to retire. Yet, new research says that across Canada we find deep-rooted societal and cultural discrimination against older workers. A recent Revera Report on Ageism said that despite an aging population, ageism is the most tolerated form of social discrimination in Canada. As career practitioners, we need not stand aside on this growing concern. We must become advocates for our older clients. The evolving…
By Sharon Graham. As a diligent and motivated resume strategist, you’ve learned the “ins and outs” of applying for positions using an online resume. You know that employers and recruiters use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to sort, store, and manage the considerable number of resumes they receive on a daily basis. As with any technology, there are ways to get around the system and improve your client’s chances of getting noticed. Regardless of how your client submits his or her resume – hand-delivered, through the website, email, or snail mail – it…