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By Sharon Graham. Sporting a moniker of Canada’s Career Strategist, you have to know that I take my responsibility seriously. So, I thrive on developing meaningful relationships with like-minded professionals — the kind of professionals who understand the value of sharing their expertise. These are the people I follow. Lately, I have been following my tweeps and monitoring them more closely. I have made a personal revelation, which I would like to share. It is clear that many followers, including myself, don’t appreciate threads that go on about someone’s daily activity. Around the…
Simply being with other people who are also seekers and who are involved in the same quest you are is very meaningful. ~ Dan Wakefield CPC is proud to acknowledge the following individuals for being such an important part of this community. New PROFESSIONAL Members: Boluwaji Adedayomi Margaret Totten Saima Sheikh Renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Catherine LeBrun Charles Fraser Mary Whitaker Maureen Farmer Michelle O’Donohoe Michelle Onderwater Newly Certified PROFESSIONAL Members: Lita Pitruzzello, CIS
We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community. ~ Barbara Jordan CPC is proud to acknowledge the following individuals for being such an important part of this community. New PROFESSIONAL Members: Anca Andronic Bridget Weide Brooks Christina Boateng Erika Mendonca-DeSilva John Rose Judith Puttockarb Renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Brenda Badgero Cathy Milton Elizabeth Grin Marian Bernard Maureen Farmer Safinaz El-halawani Sue Kersey Newly Certified PROFESSIONAL Members: Gabrielle LeClair, CRS Ken…
Whether working full-time for an organization or developing your own business, volunteering is an excellent strategy for sharing your knowledge, expanding your reach, and making an impact in the career professionals’ industry. At CPC, we offer a wide range of positions that include: Certification Assessors (Must be CRS, CIS, CCS certified.) CPC News & Views Contributors CPC Ambassadors CPC Blog Posters “My volunteer activity with CPC has done more to benefit me than the organization itself…” ~ Lynda Margaret, Added Value Resumes. A volunteer position with CPC requires a limited…
It is my pleasure to announce our 2011 Awards of Excellence recipients. We had a record number of submissions this year and the competition was tight – proving once again that our membership comprises some of the very best of the best in the industry. Congratulations to all! I’d also like to offer special thanks to our adjudication panel who were presented with the difficult challenge of selecting the recipients from the stellar nominations – this was not an easy task! We will announce when samples from this year’s winning…
Informational interviews are awesome networking tools — but they can be hard to get, time consuming, and they can be awkward. It’s not comfortable to reach out to strangers. Social media is changing that, though. In the business world, like in many other areas, social media is breaking down barriers and changing social dynamics to permit more casual relationships with people we don’t know. Seize this change — use it to your advantage by intertwining your client’s job search with their general career exploration — it will help advance both…