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By Sharon Graham. The Canadian Labour Market may finally be poised for a modest turnaround. Despite all the recent difficulties for the US and Europe, the Canadian economy continues to moderately outperform many other countries. Of course, it is impossible to predict the future with complete certainty, but current trends suggest that certain Canadian career, employment, and business opportunities will be opening up soon. This year, Statistics Canada is reporting that our economy is returning to modest growth. In the last year, Canadian employers opened up more than 300,000 new full-time…
By Sharon Graham. I enjoyed Career Professionals of Canada’s recent Telenetworking Session on future trends tremendously. It was invigorating to share labour market information with knowledgeable professionals from across Canada. Predictions for shifts in regional, economic, and industry futures were eye-opening. There is no question about it. The labour market affects our clients’ job search and their career development outcomes. Yet, as coaches, counsellors, and consultants, we can only advise clients in areas where we have direct knowledge and training. We cannot fully understand all positions and industries. Nor can…
By Brenda Collard-Mills. A resume is a marketing tool and the product being marketed is your client! In order to help my clients stand out from their job search competition, one of the homework assignments I ask each client to prepare is “What ONE word best describes you?” I don’t mean words such as reliable, honest, dedicated….almost every job search candidate will consider themselves to have those qualities. No one is going to say they are unreliable, dishonest and indifferet as an employee! In the April 2012 edition of Chatelaine…
Last week I received a personalized congratulatory email from LinkedIn’s Senior Vice President of User Experience that said “You have one of the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn Profiles for 2012”. LinkedIn now has 200 million users, so by the time I worked out the math (1 in 2,000,000), it never had as much meaning, unless I go back to my marketing data and see how much of those views resulted in clients. Anyway, that didn’t stop me from tweeting the news, but before I did, I googled the sender’s name to make sure it was legitimate.
By Sharon Graham. Resume grammar, spelling, and language are areas where most clients struggle. What you may not know is that many Canadian practitioners also have difficulty in these areas. Many practitioners applying for the Certified Resume Strategist (CRS) credential have difficulty with the grammar, spelling, and language areas. In fact, resume grammar is where many applicants lose points in the overall work product submission and evaluation process. As a Canadian practitioner, to provide your clients with solid resume advice, you must have above-average comprehension of the English language. Resume grammar, spelling, and…
Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Vicki Martel Trisha Grace Tami Cooper Eva Wilkinson-Knight Paul Burns Carrie Wakeford Pat Shepherd Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Linda Simpson Anita Gerwing Vera Tachtaul Tara Alexander Skye Berry-Burke Jayne Barron Simon Lawton Lita Pitruzzello Brenda Badgero Tara Orchard Congratulations to our newly CERTIFIED members: Charmaine Johnson, CRS Jeanelle Grant, CRS Rachel Morris-Ohm, CRS