Contact Point would like to inform you of an online survey that has been developed to gather information about the career paths and educational backgrounds of those currently working in the field of career development. Your participation in this survey will help to further advance career counsellor/career development education in Canada. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes of your time to complete.
By Sharon Graham
Career Professionals of Canada (www.CareerProCanada.ca) is the leading Canadian association connecting career practitioners with individuals in the labour market. Our mandate is to enable Canadians to achieve their career and business goals by promoting quality, ethics, and expertise within the career development industry. We connect individuals and organizations to a nationwide network of career advisors. We help people achieve success as they take their careers to new horizons!
Dining Etiquette Workshop
The Department of Career Development & Experiential Learning, in collaboration with Alumni Affairs & Development at Memorial University, held its 2nd annual on campus Dining Etiquette Workshop, titled “Dining Your Way up the Corporate Ladder” on February 27, 2006. This event is designed to help students learn the dos and don’ts of dining etiquette, and give them the opportunity to interact with Memorial Alumni leaders in the community who served as table hosts. Participation was completely voluntary and students purchased tickets to the event at a nominal fee to enjoy a spectacular four course meal. A variety of academic backgrounds were present at each table, and the pre-arranged seating ensured each table consisted of diverse academic backgrounds which encouraged interesting topics of discussion and sharing of different experiences with the Alumni host.
By Khaled Islaih
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them” -Albert Einstein
By Dora Freedman
Good Work! Book Launch
On Thursday February 9th CERIC held a book launch to unveil CERIC’s first publication, authored by Nancy Schaefer – Good Work: Get a GREAT JOB or be your OWN BOSS: a young person’s guide. Now available at http://ceric.ca/good-work/
Good Work! is a partnership between CERIC and YES (Youth Employment Service). Ms. Schaefer, President of YES worked with former graduates of YES services to assemble the wealth of valuable information and advice found in this book. This easy to read guide helps young people in their job search and in starting their own business. It is also a valuable resource for those who work with youth.
With almost 150 people in attendance, including MP Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina), YES Board members, staff, community colleagues and recent grads from YES’ BIZSTART program, the event at the Social Bar on Toronto’s hip Queen St. W. was a great success. Several BIZSTART grads displayed their products at the event, including Anthony Stanberry, CEO of Freeze DNA, whose ‘how-to’ comic book was recently picked up by two major retailers.
CERIC has just released a Directory of Educational Programs. This important publication is part of CERIC’s current research initiative The Advancement of Career Counsellor Education in Canada and is now available through Contact Point at www.contactpoint.ca/resources/Directory_of_Education_Programs_2006.pdf. The project is an in-depth exploration of career counsellor education programs in Canada that focuses on the field of career development. The directory provides a list of the various career counselling related programs across Canada that will be useful for individuals who want to become career counsellors, as well as those who are working in the field and want to continue their education.
CERIC invites you to participate in one of the two forums being held this Fall in Montreal, Q.C. October 23 – 24, 2006 and in Vancouver, B.C. November 20 -21, 2006. Come and join your colleagues at the one-and-a-half day forum, Chance, Change and Challenge: Reconstructing Value in Career Services. Help the field of career development gain exposure and credibility in our society! Empower yourself and become an active participant – share, exchange, build knowledge and experiences, and network with people who need to hear you! Hear leading edge keynote speakers who will inspire and challenge you to think outside of the box. Then return to your workplace equipped with the tools and knowledge to challenge your current thinking around your personal and profession development.
Mark your calendar; you won’t want to miss this event.
Additional details and updates will be available shortly on the CERIC website (visit www.ceric.ca)
By Sandra Lim
In this day and age, just about everything we want can be accessed on-demand through the Internet. Not surprisingly, with employees’ lives growing progressively more hectic – with longer hours spent at the office, active social lives, gym memberships, and possibly childcare and eldercare responsibilities – these days more and more people are seeking career services from their home computer.