Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
By Eilidh Sligo. For many people, December means one thing – the countdown to the holidays. Office parties, seasonal workplace events and extended vacation can make you think that business slowly comes to a halt through the last month of the year. The usual stresses and busy schedules during the holiday season creates a widespread belief that “no one hires in December.” So, many job seekers put their search “on-hold.” However, all good career professionals know that recruitment is a year-round activity. Final Quarter Hiring Trends Research has shown that organizations typically…
By Anthony Ladipo. For over a year, oil prices have been on the decline due to surplus supply to the market. This has diminished profitability for oil producing countries like Canada. The reduction in margins has also reduced capital investments in major projects, directly affecting the number of people being hired to execute the work. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) says Alberta has already lost 35,000 oil patch jobs since oil prices started to fall. These combination of reduced investments and mass layoffs will inevitably have cascade effects across…
By Paul D. Smith, Executive Director – CACEE Canadian media is full of reports arguing for and against the existence of a skills shortage in our country. Employers assert that they are experiencing a shortage, and urge governments to take action, while economists and analysts counter that their data denies that a shortage exists. Our association, the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) has data suggesting that at least part of the problem is not that there exists shortage of skilled young workers, but that employers’ recruiting tactics…
By Eilidh Sligo. In 2014, Canada welcomed over 250,000 new immigrants, and these new residents offer career professionals a market with widely varying career management needs. Many of these newcomers will come from countries where a job search is vastly different to that in Canada. For example, India where it is the norm to include the employment status of your spouse on your resume. Or Iran, where it is disrespectful for a man to make direct eye contact with a woman – even during an interview. Many will arrive in…
By Lori Jazvac. Newcomers form an integral part of our diverse multicultural landscape. Canada has brought in more than 250,000 immigrants each year since 1991. This number continues to grow due to complex economic and political factors, here and overseas. Despite considerable challenges regarding national security since 9/11 and onward, immigration serves as a vehicle for strengthening our communities and promoting economic diversity, globalization, and business growth. Newcomers often desire to explore better career opportunities and a higher quality of life for themselves and their families. What might be overlooked is that many are…
By Magdalena Mot. Summer is busy on the West Coast and many career development practitioners made time to attend the 2015 Summer Labour Market Conference, “Employers and the Emerging Labour Market”. This remarkable two-day information marathon took place at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre location in downtown Vancouver, with over 150 participants in attendance. Most of us have heard about the pending skills shortage, but the conference facilitated a visual and dynamic understanding of how fast this deficiency is actually approaching. At this time, nearly every profession maintains up to a…