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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…
On July 1, 2004, I founded Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) with a big dream. I hoped to develop a national association that would support career professionals from coast-to-coast-to-coast. On Canada Day 2022 we were thrilled to re-introduce CPC as a not-for-profit corporation. This December will mark the start of our first full fiscal year and the beginning of a new chapter for CPC. We have finalized the transfer of all business assets to our new not-for-profit association. CPC members are always at the heart of everything we do, and…
Lori Jazvac is an award-winning Master Certified Résumé Strategist (MCRS), Certified Career Transition Coach and Employment Strategist, author, career storyteller, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner. She embarked on a career restructuring in 2013, which sparked the launch of her own entrepreneurial venture, Creative Horizons Communications, a one-stop Halton, Ontario-based holistic career services firm. Lori supports jobseekers around the globe, in all fields, levels, and stages of transition. As a career change advocate, she uses an innovative and customized approach to help jobseekers realize and re-channel their purpose, and harness empowering brand…