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A prolonged job search can leave even experienced professionals questioning their skills, strategies, and career direction. When applications don’t lead to interviews or progress stalls, it’s not always clear what to change. In our latest CPC Community Insights, we asked members how they help clients reassess their approach, overcome obstacles, and maintain momentum when a job search takes longer than expected. Here’s what they said. What is the first thing you revisit with a client when their job search is taking longer than expected? “In my work with experienced trades…
This is the first post in a two-part series. Looking for work is tough right now, and we know this not just from the news headlines, LinkedIn posts and labour market data we digest. Our most important source of information comes from the conversations we have with job seekers every day. Recently, I looked back through some of my coaching session notes, curious about the story these told. Buried among the résumé advice, LinkedIn strategies, interview preparation, and activities to complete before our next meeting were clues about what job…
There is a quote that routinely circulates in leadership and mentorship circles: “Every big opportunity starts with a little conversation.” It is worth adding that conversations are truly transformative when those engaged in the discussion look outside the box and act inclusively of other perspectives. When professionals seek a career aligned with their strengths and goals, are their skills mapped only to traditional career paths, or are unconventional opportunities considered as well? Looking Beyond Traditional Career Paths At the Airport Management Council of Ontario (AMCO), we consistently work to broaden…
I have spent forty years working with people in career transition, and over that time I’ve developed a methodology that I’m told genuinely speaks to them. This July, I’d like to make it more widely available — and the best way I’ve found to do that is by having practitioners experience it firsthand. I’m reserving twenty complimentary seats in the Working on Purpose® Live Online Workshop for career practitioners — one per agency, with limited exceptions for larger organizations. I would like you to know what the experience feels like…
Canada relies on newcomers’ skills and global experience to strengthen its workforce and communities. For many immigrants, temporary foreign workers, and international graduates, career decisions are closely tied to immigration status. Choices about occupation, location, and employer can influence permanent residency (PR) eligibility. Understanding the basics of Canada’s immigration system is therefore increasingly important. While Career Development Practitioners (CDPs) do not provide immigration advice, basic immigration literacy helps guide clients more effectively and align career decisions with long-term settlement goals. Canada’s Immigration Strategy: Increasingly Targeted Canada’s immigration policy continues to…
As career development professionals, we are trained to empower clients to move forward: align a résumé to a job, activate the network to identify opportunities, and prepare for interviews with impact. But for many clients, job loss is not simply a transition to navigate. It is a loss to process. This distinction is important to recognize. When grief is present (whether acknowledged or not), it can significantly shape a client’s ability to engage in job search activities. Without space to process the loss, even the most well-designed strategies can bump…