By Susan Crawford. Hosting a holiday party is a great way to thank your employees for their hard work and to celebrate your company’s successes in the last year.  However, if a holiday party gets out of control or is not reflective of your workforce’s ethnic/cultural diversity it can create unforeseen liabilities, particularly where alcohol is involved.  As a “best practice”, the following suggestions will assist your organization in planning and holding a safe and inclusive holiday event: Hold an alcohol-free event.  This is the lowest-risk option for employers. If you […]

By Janet Barclay. When I launched my business in 2002, I was very excited to have something that was “all mine.” Who wouldn’t be? However, my desire for independence almost prevented me from being successful! When you run your own business, you need to grow a network of colleagues, service providers and others who can help you in various ways. But it’s also wise to build a more casual support network for knowledge, encouragement, advice and motivation. Understand Where You Need Help First of all, it’s good to know yourself. […]

By Marian Bernard. Organization can make the difference between impressing potential clients as a consummate professional or coming across as an amateur. We can inspire utmost confidence or instigate lack of trust. Our organizational skills will ultimately contribute to losing most prospects or landing more clients. Career Professionals discussed organizational tools, processes, and procedures at this month’s professional member tele-networking session. By organizing your clients’ details and documents, you can stay on top of multi-faceted or concurrent projects, and save time, earn money, and serve clients well. CPC member, Stephanie Clark […]

By Sharon Graham. As an independent career practitioner, you advise, guide, and support your clients through complex career situations. Counselling clients through their career development can be challenging; even with your best effort, outcomes are not always predictable or positive. Professional liability insurance can protect you from any potential losses by minimizing the financial consequences of any legal action. Across Canada, clients are becoming increasingly aware of their own legal rights. In the past, people were reluctant to litigate. The climate in our labour market is changing. Clients are becoming […]

By Skye Berry-Burke. As resume writers, interview coaches, and employment consultants, we support clients every day. Providing similar advice to them each day, it might be easy to forget how overwhelming a job search can be for them. Many clients come to us seeking a resume or a LinkedIn profile compilation, or interview coaching and we happily oblige and provide them with the best service we can provide. We go above and beyond to produce documents that will get results and provide coaching that will assist them in landing the job […]

CPC Mastermind, Amanda Gallagher shares her Twitter marketing strategy, which quadrupled her reach.  Using these techniques, she optimized her time, improved her presence, and brought in her first client through Twitter. Recently, I implemented a marketing strategy, which quadrupled my reach. I shared my process with Career Professionals of Canada’s 2015 Mastermind Mentoring Group. If you want to use Twitter more effectively, you might want to start with these steps. Start by setting up your Twitter account. You can find online help on YouTube. Add a meaningful description to your profile and upload an image. The whole point of […]