Several Independent Career Professionals and myself are volunteering to make “Career Zoom In” a Canadian hub for job search advice and support, during one of the biggest employment crises in Canadian history. Our small team from the Tri-City Career Collective are volunteering to lead the "Zoom Ins", that feature a presentation by an independent career professional or guest speaker on a topic vital to those conducting a job search or trying to find their new career direction. Followed by a Q&A, participants have the opportunity to get their questions answered by a panel of career experts on any aspect of job search or career discernment.. So far we have been able to bring excellent suggestions, advice and support to over 320 Canadians. Our aim is to bring this unique support to 300 participants a week.
If you would like to learn more you can listen to this two minute podcast
Its my first podcast that I must admit that I had a lot of help in making it from two excellent instructors who host an outstanding intro course in Podcasting.
I have always had an interest in Radio and I had the privilege of being a News Correspondent with Radio Regent. Radio Regent is an internet radio station that is operated by Focus Media Arts Centre and is publicly accessible on the internet and mobile devices. It began broadcasting on January 1, 2012 and serves as an alternative to mainstream commercial radio. Radio Regent provides Regent Park residents and members of the general public with free access to internet radio broadcast.
My work at Radio Regent has been a wonderful experience on many levels. its a great community of people who are committed to what they are doing but also have fun at the same time! I appreciated the opportunity to do this role without having to know anything about the technical side of things which has always been the barrier to volunteering at a radio station in the past.
Through this experience my interest in talk radio has really grown and it led me to become interested in Podcasting.
A few weeks ago I discovered an Intro to Podcasting Course that was being offered through ED Video on how to produce your own podcast. I took the course which included what gear I needed, how to find my audience and how to pick up my first sponsor. We even learned a few tech tips with the focus being on producing and distributing our first podcast.
My podcast is the first one of what I hope will be many more podcasts to come. I have all the information I need to know I just have to put it into practice
I hope you learn why the Career Zoom Ins are so valuable from the podcast and help us reach our ambitious goal of reaching out to 300 Canadians on every call
Feel free to contact me for more information about my experience with the podcasting course or about Career Zoom Ins
