Hidden disabilities: Should our clients dare to declare?
Carol Brochu shares her experience of living with a hidden disability, and what clients need to consider before they disclose....
Are you a voice of inspiration for your clients?
By helping clients embrace opportunities for growth and transformation, career professionals can serve as supportive change advocates....
Using soft skills to enhance emotional intelligence
Soft skills enhance an individual’s interactions, job performance, and career prospects....
The importance of breathing and balance
There is no balance, but we can heighten our awareness and practice acceptance....
Level up your career with LinkedIn – download a free LinkedIn checklist
Here are a few ways you can use LinkedIn to connect and cultivate relationships with others; a key step to levelling up your career....
Preparing for a Possible Post-COVID Work Life: How to Help Clients Get “Unstuck”
As career practitioners, we can take steps now to help our clients get “unstuck” and prepare for post-COVID work life by taking cues from our current situation. Here are some...
Is Your Client’s Personal Career Brand Authentic?
An authentic brand is not something a client makes up and presents to others. Rather, it is about reaching inside and articulating what that person values and already has to offer....
Interview Practice: A Perfect Summer Activity
The Situation-Action-Result (SAR) method provides a simple structure for demonstrating behavioural-based attributes and all-important results using the client’s own career experiences....
Résumés for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
To ensure that your client’s resume passes the resume tracking system, analyze it against these areas that might be missed, misaligned, misunderstood or muddled by ATS systems....
Dealing with Employment Gaps in Résumés
A résumé can be structured so that it shifts the emphasis from an employment gap to the candidate’s value proposition. The goal is not to “trick” the recruiter, but to...