Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
No road is long with good company. ~Turkish Proverb CPC is proud to acknowledge the following members for being such an important part of this organization. Welcome to our New Members: Marlene Benhayoun Sara Yingchun Guo Hannah Rosenbloom Thank you to our Renewing Members: Judy Friedler Tamelynda Lux Howard Halpern Chris Starkey Catherine LeBrun Congratulations to our Newly Certified Member: Andrea Taylor Thank you all for being such good company.
The Fall 2007 National Job Fair & Training Expo was a HUGE SUCCESS! THANK YOU to all our volunteers who joined us at The National Job Fair and Training Expo (NJF): Sharon Graham Brad Whitehorn Daisy Wright Howard Halpern Karen Shane Marian Bernard Marlene Slawson Stephanie Clark Sue Meic Tanya Taylor The event was a great success. Over two days, CPC volunteers delivered 14 free resume workshops to over 400 job seekers. We also provided hundreds of complimentary one-on-one assessments for attendees. Also a very special THANK YOU goes to…
by Marian Bernard, CPS, CPRW, JCTC, CEIP The Regency Group … www.resumeexpert.ca Marian’s note: Inspired by similar articles appearing in Career Masters Institute’s monthly newsletter, I thought it would be interesting for CPC members to learn a little more about one another; i.e., how we apply our unique business models to best serve our clients. This month’s interviewee: Paul Copcutt, Certified Personal Branding Strategist (CPBS) of Square Peg Solution (www.squarepegsolution.com). His memory hook: “We build brands … YOURS.” WHEN DID YOU LAUNCH YOUR BUSINESS, AND WHAT IS YOUR MODE OF…
by Marian Bernard, CPS, CPRW, JCTC, CEIP The Regency Group …www.resumeexpert.ca Marian Bernard’s note: Inspired by similar articles appearing in Career Masters Institute’s monthly newsletter, I thought it would be interesting for CPC members to learn a little more about one another; i.e., how we apply our unique business models to best serve our clients. I love what I do for a living, in large part because I am so empowered by some of the movers and shakers in our industry. For that reason, I thought it fitting to launch…
By Sharon Graham. As business professionals, we all need to keep vigilant and focused on our future and that of our employees, colleagues, and clients. In 2007, security, privacy, ethics, transformation, knowledge, and health will be at the top of every progressive organization’s wish list. Moreover, if we want to deliver, we must become unsurpassed careerpreneurs. This year, Career Professionals of Canada researched a wide variety of Canadian career trends for the development of their most recent certification program, the Certified Career Strategist (CCS) 1. What we found is that…
By Daisy Wright. Jay Conrad Levinson is a well known author of the Guerilla Marketing series of books. He joined forces with David Perry of Perry Martel International, principal of an executive search firm in Ottawa, to write Guerilla Marketing for Job Hunters. This book focuses on non-traditional methods of finding a job – networking, target marketing, ‘fearless cold-calling’ and public relations. It puts a new spin on topics such as research, contacting headhunters, using the Internet, not only to post one’s resume, but getting to know and use online…