Francesca Scorsone wanted to be a movie star so she went to theatre school and did auditions. A visit to an AIDS orphanage in Africa run by nuns made her want to serve her faith, but she didn’t know how. Tune in to hear how Padre Francesca was led to a new career in chaplaincy where [...]
Make-It-, Help-It-, Let-It-Happen Career Management How does a corporation help its employees develop their careers for the future? At CIBC, Barbara Wilson told Career Buzz listeners (March 26, 2014), about three levels: 1.Make it happen is about "more deliberate" initiatives including succession planning and executive talent management. 2.Help it happen means that key roles, say in retail or wholesale banking or IT, [...]
CIUT's transmitter died last week and needs to be replaced. It sits atop First Canadian Place in downtown Toronto, and is on 'life support' now. You can help by pledging $25 or more (it's a charity - you get tax receipt) in the Sounds of Your City, Spring membership campaign. Donate Now and add Career Buzz as your favourite CIUT [...]
Before Paul Smith got the job as Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers, or CACEE, he volunteered, first as a regional director, then as board president. When I asked Paul (Career Buzz, March 5, 2014) what advice he had for listeners about volunteering as a way to manage your career for the future, Paul said, [...]
March 26, 2014 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2014-03-26.mp3 Click to listen or download What’s the state of career management in the workplace? Is there a skills gap? What challenges do employers face in recruiting -- and retaining -- people in Canada? To answer these questions, CERIC commissioned a National Business Survey. Here on Career Buzz to talk about it is [...]
March 5, 2014 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2014-03-05.mp3 Click to Listen or Download Part 1 Click to Listen or Download Part 2 Paul Smith believes that everyone should have the opportunity to pursue their best career as part of living their best life. Since 2010, Paul has served as Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers or [...]
February 26, 2014https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2014-02-26-Julia.mp3Click to Listen or Download Part 1https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2014-02-26-Julia.mp3Click to Listen or Download Part 2 Online talent management, plus, A Manifesto for Reinventing YourselfJilaine Parkes, experienced and passionate HR & Organization Development Professional will share her career story including roles at Bombardier, Cineplex and Kraft. She’ll talk about how and why, with Bruce Croxon (Co-Founder of Lavalife and a [...]
Clues from Career Buzz guest on following the clues, pivoting, and embracing change “It was like the field of personal history was waiting to be developed so I could find it,” said personal historian, Stephen Albert (Career Buzz, Feb. 12, 2014). Stephen collects personal stories from his clients, video records them, and provides clients with edited [...]
February 12, 2014 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2014-02-12.mp3 Click to listen or download Eloise Lewis of Lifetales and Stephen Albert of Lifetime Memoirs share their career tales as personal historians. Plus, healthy workplaces consultant Sylvia Plester-Silk of On Purpose Consulting talks about the career implications of her book, “Unleashing Team Potential: Lessons for Managers from My Canine Friends.” [...]
February 5, 2013 https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2014-02-05.mp3 Click to listen to the whole interview Irene Veenhuysen thought that being a flight attendant was a “stupid job.” Back in university in her native Holland, she joined KLM “but only one summer,” she told Career Buzz listeners (Feb. 5, 2014). That was more than 20 years ago, and now she’s [...]
