With the start of Canada Career Week, CERIC is pleased to announce the Top 10 Finalists in its National Challenge to Promote Career Development. They are (in no particular order):

• I’m Investing in My Development!
• Career Perspectives
• The Great Canadian Job Challenge
• Good Career Advice Comes from Professionals
• Don’t Let Your Future Scare You: Adventures in Social Media and Experiential Marketing
• Reach More Canadians with Inspiring Career Stories by Expanding Existing Radio Show, Career Buzz
• Career Development: It’s Not Too Late!
• Career Development Challenge
• Branding the Value of Career Practitioners as Change Agents
• Career Swap

Finalists were selected by a panel of judges from Canada’s career development community based on the innovation, practicality and potential impact of the entries. Now it’s your turn! Choose your favourite ideas from among the Top 10. Vote online for the 3 submissions you like the best.

Voting is now open and runs until November 29, 2013 at 5:00 pm ET. The 3 submissions that receive the most votes will win $5,000 and a free registration to Cannexus14. Winners will be announced on January 6, 2014 and be recognized at the Cannexus14 National Career Development Conference.

The competition received an amazing 80 entries. Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit their very creative ideas to enhance and promote the image of career development and its professionals in Canada. You can still browse all the submissions and comment.

In recognition of CERIC’s 10th anniversary in 2014, The Counselling Foundation of Canada has provided a grant to create the National Challenge. The competition aims to “crowdsource” ideas that will demonstrate to Canadians that career development matters.