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Devon Turcotte (she/her) is a career advisor and the owner of careerified, where she focuses on helping Gen Z and young millennials gain career clarity and craft actionable steps so they can build meaningful careers that have an impact. Devon’s draw to the career development field is rooted in the connection between mental health and youth career decisions. She is a fierce advocate for lifelong learning and believes that there is always an alternate route to success. An “Islander by choice,” Devon moved from southern Ontario to Prince Edward Island…
It is my pleasure to announce Career Professionals of Canada’s 2022 Awards of Excellence Program recipients. I’d like to offer special thanks to our 2022 team of judges who were presented with the difficult challenge of selecting the winners, honourable mentions, and nominees this year — this was not an easy task! With our new guidelines in place for the 2022 awards program, the bar was raised. Still, the competition proved rigorous as we received 46 submissions to evaluate. CPC’s membership comprises some of the very best in our profession.…
Job development is a distinct and specialized role in the realm of career development. Career professionals who perform the important work of job development have a specific set of qualifications, skills, and qualities. In our current labour market, Job Developers are in high demand and their unique skillset is held in high regard. Read on to learn how job development benefits our communities and why it’s a vital role in the career development profession. What is Job Development? Job development is about connecting with employers to place all kinds of people…
Whether you want to excel at work, prepare for a career transition, keep your mind sharp, or simply satisfy your curiosity, you’ll need to learn new skills to reach your goals. Learning new skills can open a range of possibilities by making you adaptable, current, and relevant. The good news is that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to acquire new skills. Here are 10 ways to get free professional development. 10 Ideas for Getting Free Professional Development Take free online courses. They’re out there! Check out the big MOOC (Massive…
Dr. Isabeau Iqbal is a career coach who works with ambitious perfectionists ready to move forward in their career. She helps people take action, make decisions, reduce overwhelm, and overcome procrastination so they can feel a deep sense of fulfillment at work and in their career. As a Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths Coach, Isabeau facilitates CliftonStrengths (aka “StrengthsFinder”) workshops for teams and groups that are excited to explore and better use their strengths in their work partnerships and teams. She is also certified with the International Coaching Federation and was selected as one of…
The practice of case management is a professional and collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates services required to meet a client’s career development needs and goals. As a career professional, you play an active role in meeting the diverse and complex needs of your clients. Whether you are a coach, consultant, counsellor, or educator, you likely manage a caseload of clients. As such, you have a legal and ethical duty of care for your clients. Part of this duty of care involves careful, thorough, and effective case management.…