The 8-day Hanukkah celebration begins at sundown this evening.  Happy Hanukkah!

One week to go!

CPC’s annual Holiday break will be starting this Friday, December 23rd and carrying through to Monday January 2, 2012.

During this time, CPC’s head office will be closed but we invite you to continue sharing your stories, questions, and advice with your Career Colleagues as much as possible. You will continue to have full access to the website, the Career Club Forum, and our CPC LinkedIn Group.

Wishing you the very best this holiday season,

Your CPC Team

Have you thought about enhancing your career with a credential?

Career Professionals of Canada offers three different industry certifications in Resume, Interview and Career Strategy. You can work toward your Strategist designation through our flexible self-study training programs:

• Certified Resume Strategist
• Certified Interview Strategist
• Certified Career Strategist

“CPC’s Certified Resume Strategist program is instrumental in expanding and fine-tuning the skills of resume writers across the nation. It is quickly becoming the industry standard and separates the typists from the professionals. The training has been vital for my success with creating resumes that produce results for my clients on a daily basis.”

~ Elizabeth Grin, CRS, Sunshine Design

Enhance your own resume and add to your credibility as a Career Professional with CPC Strategist Certifications.

That’s right, we’re putting pen to paper – or fingers to keyboard as it were – to prepare our next editions in our of Best Canadian Career Book Series .

This series, including Best Canadian Resumes and Best Canadian Cover Letters and the future publication of Best Canadian Job Search, has received fantastic reviews and calls for more!

We know our members are some of the best career practitioners in the country, and we want to help you get noticed. All professional members of CPC are invited to submit their “best” resumes, cover letters and case studies. If your work is selected, your name – along with full contact information – will be prominently featured in the book’s list of contributors.

Show your “stuff,” get your name in print, and enhance your credibility as a resume writer and career practitioner.  Visit us online for submission guidelines and more information.

Toronto area members and friends of CPC, you won’t want to miss our very first Community Meet-up designed specifically for Career Professionals like you. This “must-attend” event offers a fantastic platform to hear new ideas, discuss industry issues, and build relationships with fellow career professionals – all in a fun, relaxed environment!

Join us on Tuesday, November 22nd – 6 – 8 PM EST at Reds Bistro & Wine Bar on Adelaide.
(Click above for Google map.)

This event is available to members and non-members at no charge, and refreshments may be purchased from Reds Bistro & Wine Bar. We hope to see you there!

Please ensure you register so we may confirm attendance numbers - follow this link to let us know you’ll be joining us.

CPC is host to our very own LinkedIn group, Career Professionals of Canada. Here, all LinkedIn users who are working in – or working towards – a role as a career practitioner are invited to connect to…

• Foster new relationships with like-minded Career Professionals.
• Discover the latest emerging issues in the industry.
• Gain new core competencies and empower your clients to succeed.
• Learn about new strategies and share your ideas.
• Take away tools and resources to increase your efficiency and productivity.

You don’t need to be a professional CPC member to participate, simply follow this link and submit your request to join in on the discussions:

Career Professionals of Canada LinkedIn

All the best,

Career Professionals of Canada

We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in
search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community.
~ Barbara Jordan

CPC is proud to acknowledge the following individuals for being such an important part of this community.

New PROFESSIONAL Members:

• Anca Andronic
• Bridget Weide Brooks
• Christina Boateng
• Erika Mendonca-DeSilva
• John Rose
• Judith Puttockarb

Renewing PROFESSIONAL Members:

• Brenda Badgero
• Cathy Milton
• Elizabeth Grin
• Marian Bernard
• Maureen Farmer
• Safinaz El-halawani
• Sue Kersey

Newly Certified PROFESSIONAL Members:

• Gabrielle LeClair, CRS
• Ken Gordon, CRS
• Megan Despard, CRS
• Nancy Nassara, CIS