Career Professionals of Canada
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” Our field – career development – is in my view one of the most essential, vital services and we as career practitioners have critically important contributions to make to our individual clients, our communities and our country’s socio-economic health.“ Sareena Hopkins ~ Executive Director Canadian Career Development Foundation. Keynote Speaker at CAREERPRO 2015 Career Development Conference Welcome to our new PROFESSIONAL Members: Emily Koolen Fleurette Coates Gerianne Bullen Jennifer Lagace Kerry Bell Louis-Pierre Barrette Lysa Appleton Shereen Hayat Tricia Neill Thank you to our renewing PROFESSIONAL Members: Charles Fraser […]
By Phil Sach. A new study funded by the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) will examine how Canadians in their 50s, 60s and 70s are seeking out second and third careers as “retirement” is redefined. The project, led by York University faculty member Suzanne Cook, will also look at how career professionals can best assist older adults in their career development. Research indicates a trend towards delayed retirement that started in the mid-1990s as well as an increase in the employment rate of older Canadians. Statistics Canada data […]
By Cathy Milton. Recently, I’ve been reading a lot of online resumes. I’ve been doing this as part of a personal research project, the goal of which is to find fresh, clear descriptive words and phrases. A few of the resumes I found were unintentionally funny. Funny, because in the quest to sound professional, accomplished, and important, some of the documents contained strings of inaccessible – sometimes indecipherable – “ten-dollar” words. I had to read them several times to extract their meaning. If you’re not familiar with the phrase, a […]
By Paul D. Smith, Executive Director – CACEE Canadian media is full of reports arguing for and against the existence of a skills shortage in our country. Employers assert that they are experiencing a shortage, and urge governments to take action, while economists and analysts counter that their data denies that a shortage exists. Our association, the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) has data suggesting that at least part of the problem is not that there exists shortage of skilled young workers, but that employers’ recruiting tactics […]
Edmonton, AB: Starting today, teens across Canada can logon to a fun, online platform designed to help them discover career possibilities. ChatterHigh uses a gamified approach to meet curriculum requirements around career exploration. Students are challenged to complete a daily quiz that leads them to surprising insights, through approved partner websites, about their future work. The first national competition launches today at the blendED 2015 Symposium, in Edmonton. The blendED 2015 Symposium, as the first of its kind in Alberta, is devoted to practical and comprehensive approaches to blended and online learning […]
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. […]