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By Amit Kalra, Guest Contributor. Until a few months back, the behavioural interview process had proved to be the Achilles’ heel in my professional journey. Being an immigrant to Canada, and new to the process of job hunting in North America, I couldn’t manage to figure out exactly what the hiring managers wanted from me. I had been rigorously applying to positions and I was getting invitations to interviews, but ultimately, I wasn’t chosen as the successful candidate. Failure after failure to crack the secret of the interview process had…
Happy Canada Career Month! In November, we celebrate career development and this year we’ve got a very special brand new eBook lined up for you! We’ve compiled short stories featuring some very special career service providers. Download your eBook and celebrate the important work performed by career service providers development professionals across Canada. Download: The Story of Career Development in Canada === RELEASE: November 1, 2019 The Canadian economy is changing. Traditional industries are being disrupted, and the labour force is being asked to adapt. In 2019, the idea of a job for life is…
By Andrew Chalmers. As a student in CPC’s Career Development Theory, Models & Practices (CDP-02) course, I had the pleasure of studying the Value Proposition Model. A solid VPM offers a real marketing edge; an advantage that clients can develop and refine, and which will open many employment doors for them. A chance move brought me into the career development industry. Previously, I was a veteran of retail. Studying the Value Proposition Model reminded me of a selling technique that is well known in retail sales training. It’s FAB! Okay, I…
By Maureen McCann. What is the value of Canada Career Month? When we come together to champion and advocate for our profession, we raise the profile of career development professionals while simultaneously increasing the perceived value of the work we do to support Canadians. Canada Career Month (CCM) takes place every November. What used to be a week-long event has expanded to the entire month. Why is CCM such a big deal for our profession? As the CCM website defines it: “Canada Career Month advances the agenda of improving access…
In some professions, the gig economy is not a new idea. Musicians, actors, artists, and writers have been working at gigs for the longest time. According to the BMO Wealth Management July 2018 report, the gig economy is growing at a phenomenal rate with 2.18 million Canadians being categorized as temporary workers by Statistics Canada in September 2017. I’m one of those 2.18 million workers. I’m no statistician, but these numbers tell me the gig economy is not going away and preparing our clients to face this new world order…
By Cathy Milton. I recently had an unpleasant experience with a service provider (not a career professional), and it caused me to reflect on the myriad of soft skills that people who deliver customer service have to possess in order to do the job really well. That reflection led to me to wonder what career professionals consider to be the most important soft skill in their roles. So, I asked a few. Donna Norcott Empathy, in my opinion, is the most important soft skill we have in our toolboxes as…