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Career Professionals of Canada is committed to enhancing the credibility and visibility of practitioners with a unique credentialing program. CPC’s Certification Program validates your expertise in specific competency areas. If you are a Career Professional, you might be wondering about the difference between the Certified Career Strategist (CCS) and the Certified Employment Strategist (CES). If you provide clients with strategic career advice, you are a potential candidate for both the CCS and CES. Simply, the CCS focuses on career development. The CES focuses on employment. Although you certainly can work towards […]
Message from Executive Director Dear friends, Deep and disturbing injustices across North America have once again underscored our long and ongoing history of racism. Canada is not immune. This highly charged political environment has put a spotlight on something that has always existed. Anti-Black racial profiling and inequalities are deeply rooted and ongoing – and is now making national headlines. Across Canada there has been a steady rise in anti-Muslim sentiment and an increase in Islamophobia. Anti-Aboriginal racism in Canada is also prevalent and has been rising with recent tensions. […]
As outlined in Lynda Gratton’s book, The Shift: The Future of Work is Already Here, the job market and workplace have undergone significant shifts through globalization, virtual platforms, workspaces, and communities in which employees and/or contractors can all contribute regardless of geographic location. And, in 2020, world events have necessitated an acceleration of the trend to embrace innovative ways of working. For careerpros to continue delivering the much-needed and important services we provide, I believe that we must become active and enthusiastic participants in the virtual workplace, no matter what time zone […]
Are you struggling with the decision of whether or not to submit a CPC Award of Excellence nomination? As a new career professional starting out in mid-2013, I felt unprepared to submit a nomination for an Award of Excellence. However, I wanted to challenge myself and tackle seemingly impossible goals while improving my résumé writing skills. In my journey as a career professional, I have discovered the importance of the Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) concept of “PAW”: Possibility, Ability, and Worthiness — three keys to achievement. I learned that in order […]
I am a specialist in “Client Attraction” because I find that this form of marketing is the least expensive and most powerful way to grow a business. I have been doing what I do for many years and sadly, I have seen way too many business professionals struggle to bring in more clients and to build thriving businesses. I see good people leaving their chosen professions every day because they are unaware of ways to get a steady stream of good clients. It is all so unnecessary. If only they […]
When I began my home-based résumé writing business, I had some idea of what was involved. Some years back I ran a small boutique where I sold beads; tiny little glass, metal, plastic and wooden beads. I worked in my store six days a week and then spent at least an hour every Sunday placing orders to replenish stock. That experience did away with foolish notions of “more time to myself.” But, it did give me the confidence of knowing that I had the wherewithal to commit to self-employment when […]