By Sharon Graham
As career practitioners, we strive to provide our clients in transition with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to perform a successful job search. For this to happen, they need to be able to articulate their value clearly and confidently from the start to the end of the process.
Suggested Competencies for Effective Leadership in Organizations (Managementhelp.org Website)
www.managementhelp.org/ldr_dev/cmptncy/cmptncy.htm
The Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE) is a national association of community-based service providers and stakeholders who are active and invested in employment for persons with disabilities. This association seeks to promote and enhance the field of Supported Employment (defined as the process of facilitation around career exploration, job placement, retention and career development for persons with disabilities). CASE strives to improve labour market participation and outcomes, as well as social inclusion for Canadians with disabilities.
By Darrell White
Career Possibilities for Newcomers is a new career exploration program geared towards helping newcomers to Canada. This inspiring, three week program includes free International Credential Assessments, activities designed to determine skills, interests and abilities, thorough occupational and labour market research techniques, individual career counselling, as well as assistance developing a resume and the creation of a Career Action Plan. We also administer several personality assessment tools to help match our clients’ interests with realistic career goals.
By Helena Guan
The way I grew up, feelings were denied and discouraged. While I was making my career choice, my father, a very knowledgeable man advised me to go in a field that was practical and safe, instead of going to humanity field. For these reasons and because it was popular, I chose civil engineering. During engineering study, my feelings and creativities could not be expressed in concrete calculating at all. The more effort I put in, the more worthless I felt. It was like using a strainer to ladle water. I resigned myself to mediocrity.
By Lynn Lochbihler
There are leaders at all levels – within families, classrooms, governments, organizations, associations, and teams. The common denominator is the synergy principle, that collectively we can accomplish a much better result.
YOUTHFORCE 2007
By Jennifer MacPhee
From March 12 to March 15, 2007, Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) will host YOUTHFORCE 2007 in partnership with the NS Department of Education and the Nova Scotia Community College. Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) has been successfully hosting this student outreach program for the past several years. 2007 promises to yield even greater success with a renewed commitment from our stakeholders to increase the number of student participants to 150, which is more than double the size of the program from last year.
By Deirdre Pickerell
As Career Management Professionals we recognize that today’s employees will change jobs (and, quite likely, career direction) numerous times throughout a lifetime of work. While many people become our clients during times of transition, many others remain unhappily employed and unable to easily access career management services.
By Khaled Islaih
New technologies are changing the way we think, live and work. In the new world, growth opportunities are created by using knowledge and technology. A knowledge based economy refers to the capacity and the capability to create new ideas, thoughts, processes and products and translate these into economic value and wealth. The new economy is about abundance with creativity and brainpower as key resources. Accordingly, resources are unlimited and usually increase with sharing and application. In contrast, traditional economics is about scarcity and limited physical resources.1
By Hilary A. Schuldt