Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
For much of our professional history, access to good information had value. Career professionals knew where to find occupational information, labour market data, job-search strategies, résumé guidance, and resources that clients might struggle to locate on their own. That expertise still matters, but the surrounding environment has changed dramatically. Search engines began the shift, and artificial intelligence has accelerated it. For career professionals, AI is changing not only how people access information, but where professional value lies. People can now generate explanations, advice, ideas, comparisons, and recommendations almost instantly.…
Supply and demand are usually discussed in economic terms. When something people value is readily available, we tend to take its availability for granted. When it becomes harder to obtain, we may notice and value it differently. What happens if we apply that same lens to human attention? For most of our lives, talking to another person has been an ordinary part of receiving a service. We called an organization, and someone answered; we walked into a business and dealt with an employee; or we had a question…
A client may come to a résumé strategist because they need a résumé. That is the tangible product they expect to receive, and producing an effective one matters. But if we judge the engagement’s success only by the quality of the finished document, we may overlook something equally important: what the client understands about themselves when the process ends. Many people struggle to recognize their own value. They may dismiss accomplishments as simply “doing their job,” overlook strengths that come naturally, or struggle to see connections across seemingly unrelated…
Career professionals are increasingly being asked to evaluate information from many sources, including labour market data, employers, clients, online resources, and artificial intelligence. Critical thinking helps us ask good questions: Is this information accurate? What evidence supports it? What might be missing? Are there other perspectives we should consider? These are essential professional habits, but they only examine one side of the decision. Metacognition turns the lens inward. Instead of asking only whether the information can be trusted, we also ask what we are bringing to its interpretation. Perhaps…