I am an independent career professional. I help clients to find positions in which they will excel, value highly, and love to do.
Many people don't know what career professionals do, but just like a realtor helps clients to get the house they always wanted, we help people to flourish in their careers. With both life decisions, you can do it yourself. In the case of finding and purchasing your home, you can sort through all the useful and unhelpful information on the web and buy your own house, but it takes more time and you may end up with a property or legal issues that you just never anticipated. Similarly, you can work through all the steps of a career transition and find yourself with a job that just does not fit. Maybe its the same kind of role you had before but seemed different when you signed the offer of employment. In addition, you can spend a lot of time searching the wrong way and finding yourself with getting no replies to your applications of get turned down in the interview stage.
The average person is pretty comfortable finding a real estate professional to guide them in the purchase of their home, but for some reason, perhaps its cultural, people feel that they "should" find a career or job on their own and they are sometimes reluctant to reach out for help in the way they would if they were buying a property. Yet, the wisest people embarking on a career transition, realize that they will likely land in a job that fits better if they get help from a career professional. They see it as an investment in their life because they know that work takes up more than 60% of their waking hours. These people realize that work plays such a dominant part of our lives, that a job that does not fit can have ramifications to all other parts of the person's life and well-being. From a practical point of view, these people also realize that if a career professional can help them find a position even a month sooner than they can on their own, then increased earnings can often cover the cost of the help they receive from a career professional.
COVID 19 is creating more change in work and careers than we have witnessed in 100 years.
I am proud to be part of the The Guelph and Tri-City Career Collective, a new group of independent career professionals who want to reach out with a new initiative to help people prosper in the face of COVID 19 . We also hope that participants will become acquainted with the value of the role of career professionals in navigating and succeeding in career transitions.
We are hosting "Career Zoom In" as a free weekly online event during COVID 19.
It will be of great value to you whether you are the the vice president of the company or a working professional.
Whether you are worried about your job or you have recently been laid off or need help with your job search or you are looking to make a transition into an entirely new line of work. The Career Zoom In will help you create solutions. Each week you will learn about and new aspect of career management. You will also be able to ask questions about career discernment, job search, resume writing, interview preparation and negotiation and we will try to give you ideas that you can put into action right away.
More importantly, you will have a chance to meet others on the Career Zoom In who are facing the same challenges. You will leave each Career Zoom In with a concrete way to help you to stay strong in your job search through COVID 19.
The Guelph and Tri-City Career Collective is here to help!
Register to join us this Wednesday for our FREE weekly Career Zoom In.
Our Topic for This WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020: How to Survive a Setback and Springboard to Success
Is your career stalled because of COVID-19? Are you wondering what the future holds and how you can prepare?
You can make progress on your career goals—even during a pandemic!
Use this time to prepare your next career move. Instead of freezing or panicking, you can identify your strengths, sharpen your mindset and take targeted action to prepare yourself for your future.
What we’ll cover in this event:
What you can do to prepare for your next career move
Strategies for action and what to avoid
How to refocus during a slow-down
Where to put your energy and how to gain momentum
Live question & answer time with 6 career professionals
Nel Slater of KW Career Counselling will be our feature host for this session of information, Q&A and strategies to stay strong through COVID 19 and our anchor host will Wayne Greenway from Career Aviators
