Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
You’ve heard the news by now. A potential recession is on the horizon in 2023; not only for Canada but possibly, globally. As inflation runs rampant, driving up our cost of living, and with the Bank of Canada increasing interest rates, many Canadian families are struggling to keep up with growing financial demands. The last thing any of us need to worry about is layoffs, but, sadly, they will be a reality for many this year. Read on to learn how you can help clients navigate and survive a potential recession.…
Maureen Farmer is CEO and Founder of Westgate Executive Branding and Career Consulting. Maureen leads a successful career development and executive leadership optimization firm with a major emphasis on executive branding. She recently launched WordRightCareer.com (a Westgate brand) to support members of the careers industry worldwide. Maureen earned the 2021 Career Leader of the Year Award with CPC and the 2022 Career Innovator Award with Career Directors International. She is also a proud long-time member of CPC and conceived and established our new member of the week program. CPC Members…
The phrase “net zero” gained high profile in November 2022 during the COP27 climate change conference held in Egypt. It appeared daily in print and online news reports and was heard frequently during news broadcasts on radio and television. Read on to learn about net zero, why it’s important to the future, and how it impacts our work as career professionals. What is Net Zero? We’ve all heard the term net zero, but what exactly does it mean? Put simply, net zero refers to the balance between the amount of…
Are you familiar with the acronym PLAR? It stands for Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition and is Career Professionals of Canada’s formal evaluation process whereby applicants may be granted credit for their prior learning and experience. Prior learning can be obtained through several avenues. As a career professional, you have acquired knowledge and skills in formal and informal ways. You may have completed a course related to career development at an accredited institution. Alternatively, you may have achieved your competence in another way, such as self-study, on-the-job learning, or through volunteer work.…
If you follow the news, it may be easy to become filled with despair, and to feel cynical. But, the media often presents a skewed view of what’s going on in the world. To attract audiences, the news tends to lean disproportionally toward the negative. However, it’s important to remind ourselves, especially during the holiday season, that there is still a lot of good in the world. And, there are many good people. Here, CPC members share their stories of memorable acts of kindness. Enjoy! How My Network Welcomed Me…
As Career Professionals of Canada embarks on its first fiscal year as Canada’s national, not-for-profit career development association, members of the board of directors share their thoughts about CPC’s bright future. Dorothy Keenan This is the start of a new chapter for Career Professionals of Canada! CPC continues to evolve and grow. I became a member in 2014, and at that time, we had 350 members; now we are on the cusp of having 1000 members. What an achievement! As of December 1, 2022, CPC officially started its first fiscal…