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May 8, 2018What’s New @ ContactPoint
May 8, 2018ContactPoint has three great bloggers that regularly post information, resources and commentary on career development issues. If you haven’t already checked them out, be sure to do so!
John-Paul Hatala
Recent articles: It’s Time to Wake Up and Face the Job Search Uncertainty — Embrace the No!, Managing More With Less, Low-risk/High-risk Requests When Networking
Mark Franklin
Recent articles: Human Cannonball. Using an English Degree. Art Saved My Life.,Sweden: Career and Life Coaching. France: Emergent vs. Clearly Defined Careers, Beautiful Women Project
Melissa Macfarlane
Recent articles: A Generational Perspective, Strategize with the Buddy System, Take a Chance to Take Your Own Advice
Other Canadian Blogs on Career Development and Related Issues
First Reference Talks
Recent articles: Video employment recruitment: the way of the future?, Social media presenting new challenges and opportunities for people in HR, Evidence: employer vs. employee
http://blog.firstreference.com/
Dunning Personality Type Experts
Recent articles: Top 10 Learning Strategies, Connecting Personality Type to Your Learning,Connecting Personality Type to Your Career Choice
http://www.dunning.ca/category/blog
Raising the Bar Consulting
Recent articles: What Makes a Great Presenter, Top Ten MBTI® Reading List, Teaching to Personality Type
Pinnacle Staffing Blog
Recent articles: Turning IT Professionals Into Great Department Heads, Becoming the “Most Promotable”, Employee Motivation Secrets: Getting Beyond Pay Raises
http://blog.pinnacleconnects.com/
Career Considerations
Recent articles: Is It Dishonest to Leave Early Experiences Off Your Resume?, Authenticity as Openness, Brand You? Branding and Social Networking
http://www.careerconsiderations.ca/blog/
A Career Developer’s Notes
Recent articles: To Succeed Think About Lots of Successes, Many Cdn University Grads Work Low-Skill Jobs, More About Why Women Avoid STEM Careers
http://unsymptomatictoo.blogspot.com
Doorey’s Workplace Law Blog
Recent articles: Real Pleadings: Discrimination in Dean Search at Windsor Law?, American Take on the Magna-CAW Neutrality Agreement, Should Toronto Hotel Workers Leave the Film Festival Stranded?
http://www.yorku.ca/ddoorey/lawblog/
Donna Messer: Queen of Networking
Recent articles: Social Capital is the Key to Success! Are You a Linchpin – Are You Indispenable? Women in Food Industry Management – When you Network you Get Work!
http://donnamesser.wordpress.com
The Office Professional
Recent articles: The Office Professional podcast: WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS—Understanding management styles, Web 3.0: The birth of HAL?, Introversion: it’s not you, it’s me
http://www.theofficeprofessional.com/wordpress/?prod_abbv=top
Career Engagement – Life Strategies
Recent articles: The Gift of Help, Communication is Key!, Stress…What does that even mean?
http://career-engagement.blogspot.com/
Career Services Informer – Simon Fraser University
Recent articles: Dave’s Diary: An Alternative to “Selling Yourself”, Dave’s Diary: Postmodern Career Theory – Your Lifeline, The Beginning Is All or Nothing
http://blogs.sfu.ca/departments/careerservices/
Know a great Canadian career development blog? Let us know! Emailadmin@contactpoint.ca