Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Sharon Graham. If you’re a career practitioner or resume writer, I’m sure you’ve heard the latest hype about QR codes. Some evangelists swear that they are the “next big thing” in job search strategy. Others believe that this is just another fad that will completely disappear into the fog of technology past. As an innovative professional, you’re likely curious about all the buzz. If using a QR Code can be beneficial to a job search, you don’t want to be left out of the loop. I don’t proclaim to…
By Sharon Graham. We know that technology plays a huge part in the screening process – not just for resumes that are emailed or posted on internet job boards, but also for hard copies received at job fairs or through snail mail. If you want your client’s resume to rise to the top of the list of candidates, it’s crucial that the resume is optimized. You may have developed your client’s resume in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or converted it to a PDF (.pdf). Either way, when the document is…
By Karen Siwak. I live in a town with a high percentage of first generation immigrants. They came to North America in the ‘50s and ‘60s seeking a better financial future than was possible in their home towns in post World War II Italy, Greece, Portugal, Poland, Yugoslavia. Many of them arrived with little money, bare minimum English skills, and the very basic levels of education. Confronted with overwhelming odds against them, they nevertheless thrived. These “economic refugees” are in their retirement years now, and with few exceptions, are retiring…
Shortly after completing her internship within the Career Development Department at Herzing College, Vera Tachtaul was offered the position of Career Development Specialist. Vera has leveraged her Certified Resume Strategist (CRS) certification, and further training and support at Herzing, to commit fully to providing career planning services and advice to students and graduates. Vera developed and delivered a Professional Development module (a mandatory course which helps students prepare for employment, conduct a successful campaign to find employment, and be successful in their careers). Topics covered in the module are the preparation of a resume, cover…
By Sharon Graham. [As our career development sector continues to go through difficult times, many practitioners are re-thinking their career path and prospects. Many government-funded contracts are winding down and organizations are restructuring their operations and services to find new sources of income. As with all change, some practitioners are nervous about their future and considering their options. Although this following post was originally published for the general public in November 2010, I believe that it is still relevant today. I have left the post almost entirely intact, only editing industries to target, as I…
By Sharon Graham. In the information age, job seekers have found many new and interesting ways to market themselves online and gain exposure to a worldwide job market. Our clients are able to e-mail resumes to countless recruiters and a myriad of potential employers with a few keystrokes. They can even post a personal profile and history into databases and Internet job boards for all to see. Our clients’ eagerness to jet a job, and the widespread use of the Internet, has created a new means for criminals to easily obtain and…