Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
– By Sharon Graham, Founder and Chair of Career Professionals of Canada – Immigration is woven into Canada’s success story. It is the engine that keeps our workforce strong, our communities vibrant, and our economy thriving. Newcomers share a common arc of arrival, rejection, and renewal, and when Canada keeps its doors open and provides real support, remarkable things happen. I know this from lived experience: I arrived from Pakistan as a child, grew up here, and now stand as a proud Canadian citizen who has contributed to our labour…
– By Sharon Graham, Founder and Chair of Career Professionals of Canada – Job seekers often ask career professionals, “What are hiring managers really looking for these days?” It’s a smart question, but not an easy one to answer. In 2025, hiring decisions are shaped by more than résumés, skills, or qualifications. They’re influenced by shifting priorities, workplace trends, external pressures, and even silent biases that job seekers may never be aware of. As career professionals, we’re trained to help with the fundamentals: refining the résumé, preparing for interviews, improving…
– By Carol Brochu, CCDP, CHRL, CWS – October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)—a reminder that employees with disabilities bring resilience, creativity, and innovation to the workplace. Let’s learn to celebrate that! By shifting from an accommodation mindset to strength-based career strategies, we can empower clients and organizations alike to build environments where everyone thrives. Career professionals have a unique role in helping individuals reframe disability as adaptive intelligence and resilience as a forward-looking strength. When organizations move from a focus on “fixing problems” to designing for success,…
Your clients have polished their LinkedIn profiles—now what? In this powerful follow-up to our LinkedIn profile workshop, you will discover how to transform a static profile into a proactive career tool that opens doors, builds meaningful connections, and gets results. Join us on October 21, 2025. What You’ll Learn ✔ How to identify and connect with high-value targets such as recruiters, decision-makers, and influencers✔ The Alumni Power Play—why alumni are more likely to respond and how to engage them effectively✔ “Where Are They Now?”—networking strategies to reignite old connections and…
Career development is a lifelong process, but most career practitioners have access to a limited number of career exploration assessments. Moreover, for most not-for-profit career services, the time and cost of administering a full battery of tests is prohibitive. The good news is that there are plenty of free career exploration and personality assessment resources available online. In the past, career exploration was used primarily during secondary or post-secondary education. The goal was to guide and assist students in making informed choices when preparing to enter the work world. But these days, most…
Are you a secondary or post-secondary career advisor working in the academic or educational sector? This CPC Special Interest Group (SIG) discussion panel is designed just for you. Join us for an engaging session with special guest Daniel Dorogi, Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology at Thompson Rivers University and Registered Clinical Counsellor, and special guest Nicole Kleemaier-Raaijen, LLM, RCIC, an accomplished legal professional with a background in Dutch notarial law and immigration consulting. Together, we’ll explore pressing questions such as: How is the world of work evolving, and how can…