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Technology tools have become invaluable aids for career development professionals seeking to enhance client support. These tools offer many benefits for career development professionals, including increased accessibility, personalized guidance, and streamlined communication. For example, online career assessments can provide clients valuable insights into their skills and interests, helping them make more informed career decisions. Additionally, virtual career fairs and networking platforms enable clients to connect with potential employers and industry professionals, expanding their job search opportunities. Technology can help to facilitate ongoing communication between career development professionals and their clients.…
Do you want to be the interview coach that clients brag about? Would you like to be known as the go-to interview expert your clients refer their friends and colleagues to? I recently talked to a friend who, two full years after landing a job, is still enthusiastically and gratefully talking about how she could not have succeeded were it not for her skilled and empathetic interview coach. I gathered a few client testimonials from other interview coaches. Interview coaches typically LOVE their work because it yields such tangible results…
ABC Life Literacy Canada is a national charitable organization that champions literacy by empowering adult learners, raising awareness, and supporting the adult learning sector. The organization develops and supports the use of foundational learning materials and helps to build the capacity of the sector by convening and connecting the adult literacy community and advocating for skills programming. ABC Life Literacy Canada envisions a Canada where everyone has the skills and opportunities to fully participate in learning, life, and work. ABC Connect for Learning offers free digital literacy programming ABC Connect…
Recently, a good friend of mine was transitioned out from her long-time corporate employer. Collaborating with her outplacement consultant, my friend created and polished up a new résumé. She then sent it to me and asked what I thought. The new résumé was pretty good, but something didn’t sit right with me, even after reading it over several times. For a couple of days, I tried to figure out why it left me feeling “blah.” Then it struck me. The résumé is BORING. My friend is brilliant, funny, and very…
Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) understands the importance of empowering individuals to take charge of their learning journey. As a result, we offer two powerful avenues for growth — Instructor-Led Online Courses and Self-Directed On-Demand Courses. Online courses offered by CPC are the most budget-friendly option to acquire valuable knowledge within the career development sector. This affordability, coupled with high-quality content and flexible learning choices, makes CPC courses the top choice for career professionals seeking to advance their own career development without compromising on the quality of education. Online Learning…
Job development is a distinct and specialized role in the realm of career development. Career professionals who perform the important work of job development have a specific set of qualifications, skills, and qualities. In our current labour market, Job Developers are in demand and their unique skillset is held in high regard. Read on to learn about what Job Developers do and the key skills they need to be successful in the role. What is Job Development? Job development is about connecting with employers to create work opportunities and place…