Career Professionals of Canada News Feed

Strategies for Business Slumps

April 1, 2011 |

By Stephanie Clark. It happens to the best and most successful, and it seems that nothing can adequately prepare us for it. All of a sudden the phone ceases to ring, emails dwindle, income plunges and we are left wondering what the heck happened!? It happened to me last fall. Some weeks I had but one client, other weeks not one new client and perhaps a letter or two to write for an existing client. I began to scour the want ads for possible part time employment. This scenario tends…

CPC Member Appreciation – March 2011

March 28, 2011 |

We can never get a re-creation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a sense of belonging. ~ Patch Adams CPC is proud to acknowledge the following individuals for being such an important part of this community. New Members: Julie McMahon Kellan Beck Renewing Members: Amy Knapp Evgenia Trynova Andrew Lim Audrey Taylor Pat Roberts Lisa Cartaginese Rita Pittman Patricia Rivard-Borduas Newly Certified: Safinaz El-halawani, CIS Carol Brochu, CRS Angelika Trinkwon, CRS

Introducing CPC’s 2011 Advisory Board Members

March 21, 2011 |

Oscar Wilde once said; “The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself.” We are very proud of our generous members who heeded that sound advice and have volunteered their time for positions on Career Professionals of Canada’s 2011 Advisory Board. With varied backgrounds and specialties, we trust that we have a brilliant, well rounded team and are confident in their abilities to help this organization continue to grow and develop as the leading organization for Canadian Career Practitioners. More…

How are Your Writing Skills?

March 16, 2011 |

By Stephanie Clark. I love to write, and do so daily. Along with my own “Journal,” to which I post as the mood strikes me, I write a monthly newsletter, a monthly blog on interview tips, and this bi-weekly blog for CPC. I also write weekly articles for a local daily paper, and ad-hoc articles for a variety of others. Good thing I love to write as I must also squeeze in some resume writing! Many career practitioners write resumes. Not only the obvious professional resume services such as my…

The NEW Career Club is here!

March 14, 2011 |

Career Professionals of Canada is a leading-edge Canadian online social networking and professional development organization for career practitioners. We offer members various discussion forums. Both our basic members and professionals members have access to various forums We are is excited to announce the opening of our new CAREER CLUB in 2011. In addition to this English forum, the french-language version, CERCLE DE CARRIÈRE is also open. These forums are an exciting resource only for professional members of CPC. Members can post questions, ideas, information, and strategies to the site. Take advantage of the Career…

My Search for Toll Free Phone Options

March 2, 2011 |

Small businesses don’t have time to wrestle with difficult options. I found an easy and impressive toll free telephone option.