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Announcing New Happenings At The New Cosmic Coaching Centre

March 2, 2012 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

 

New Partnerships and expansion assists corporations and job seekers with effective and affordable tools to develop dynamic career solutions on every level.

TORONTO, Ontario (February 3rd, 2012) – The Cosmic Coaching Centre,  one of Canada’s leading career coaching companies in the GTA, has expanded to include a new business partner and additional staff to service its expanding clientele base.  Expansions also include a new internet radio talk show, as well as a newly formed partnership with workcanadanow.ca, an online certification program in Canadian Workplace Fundamentals (CCWF).

Ana Paret, an expert in the resume and career strategist field, has joined forces with Cosmic Coaching Centre.  By pairing the advantages of Cosmic Coaching Centre’s already diverse service offerings with a full range of resume writing services, Cosmic is poised to be the go-to career management firm in the GTA area. “Our partnership with Ana Paret is a natural extension of our services for our clients,” said Cecile Peterkin, founder of Cosmic Coaching Centre. “Our goal is to ensure  our clientele has every success in career achievement.”

Cosmic Coaching Centre is positioned for extensive international expansion.   ”Combining multilingual competence in Portuguese has increased both, opportunities for growth and  our competitive edge in the career management field,” said Ana Paret, Partner, Cosmic Coaching Centre.  With an existing clientele base already established in Canada, the United States and Europe, talent at Cosmic Coaching has grown 75% with a focus on administration, support and event planning presentation.

As further testimony to its worldwide strength, Cosmic Coaching Centre debuted their “Up Your Game” Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio on Tuesday January 31st, 2012 at 1p.m. EST (www.blogtalkradio.com/cosmiccoachingcentre).   ”We believe that you are the CEO of your life, and during our weekly radio show, we will help people take full responsibility for all aspects of their lives, and manage every detail,” said Peterkin.  “Our Up your Game Radio show, enables us to motivate you to live your life on the edge of your possibilities and find new paths into your future. In other words, Up your Game!”

Canadian Certificate in Workplace Fundamentals (CCWF) is the edge needed for more than half a million individuals re-entering the workforce.  “We are very excited to work with workcanadanow.ca,” said Ana Paret, Partner, Cosmic Coaching Centre.  “Teaming up with workcanadanow.ca to provide job seekers new to the job market a certification program that provides them the tools needed to differentiate themselves in the job market, is an exciting development for our company which will enable our clientele to have access to an exceptional certification program but also access to our leading edge career coaching services.”

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Managing Generation Ys

February 5, 2012 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

Generation Y is largest generation behind Baby Boomers. Often referred to as Millennials or Generation Next, these workers, born between 1982 and 2000, are just now entering the marketplace and seem to be creating quite a stir in companies all over the world.

Unlike the generations who came before, Generation Y has grown up during the high tech revolution and as a result, has never known a world without video games, compact discs, the internet, microwaves, and ATMs. They’ve also had the benefit of growing up during a child-focused time period, where they received plenty of positive reinforcement and investment in their skill set from doting parents.

Because of these differences, Generation Y seems to have a hard time meshing in workplace environments stymied by lack of progress and those rigidly stuck in past ways of doing business. To best understand how to manage this new breed of employee, capitalizing on their strengths and minimizing their weak spots, you must first understand how they think and what they value. [Read more...]

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Are you Empowering your Middle Management?

January 18, 2012 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

As a leader in your company, if you’re frustrated with your middle management, you have only yourself to blame. The success or failure of middle managers rests upon the support of upper management and how well both parties work together.  For middle management to do their jobs properly they must first understand the company’s Mission, Vision and Goals – something they cannot do without the guidance and modeling of upper management.

Since middle managers live in space between upper management and employees, they are best utilized as your “big picture,” players but only if you give them enough voice and autonomy to be that for you. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career Management, Leadership

Career Change after 40 – How to Market your Experience

December 6, 2011 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

Making a career change over 40 isn’t any easier than it was in your 20s or 30s.  Whether your decision is based on your desire to finally pursue your dreams or a need to find a new career path due to an ever-shrinking market or faltering industry, making a career change in mid-life can leave even the most confident job seekers asking themselves, “How do I find a new career?”

Before you start sending out resumes, you must first take the time to make a plan for your next career – assessing your skills (including those that may be transferable in your new field) and really plotting a new trajectory for yourself. [Read more...]

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The Battle for Talent is Heating Up, Are You Ready?

November 1, 2011 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

This is an interesting time in the history of business – workplace dynamics are in the midst of a huge shift. Baby Boomers in their 60’s are running into the challenges of managing the very different needs of those in the Y generation. In fact, so much focus has been placed on these two sizeable generations colliding in the marketplace, that the generation in between them, Generation X, has been largely forgotten.

As Boomers begin to plan for retirement and Gen Y enters the workforce, freshly developing their skills and experience, who will businesses look to for leadership in the interim, but Generation X? [Read more...]

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Use the Lazy Days of Summer for Career Success

August 20, 2011 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

Maybe you’ve recently graduated, are in mid-career shift or are recreating your life after economic downturn – whatever your story, if you’re looking to launch your career to greater heights, there’s no better time than summer. While your peers may be thinking of taking the summer off from the job search, you’d be best served to take this time to lay the groundwork for your future.

Unemployment Lines Await

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), worldwide unemployment is still high at 8.5%, while US unemployment rates linger at a staggering 9.3% and Canada hovers around 7.4%. [Read more...]

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Use Holiday Parties to Network!

December 7, 2010 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

Many people view the holidays as a “slow” time for any business, except retail. A time when businesses prepare for year end, putting new projects on hold and instituting hiring freezes until after the holidays. But viewing this as a time to put away your business cards and shelve your resume could be a big mistake.

The holidays are a great excuse to network and because of the often relaxed and jovial atmosphere of a party, you can be poised to make a lasting impression in a much more personal way.

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How Self Confidence Impacts your Leadership

December 6, 2010 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

Coaching clients in senior roles is often necessary because they lack self confidence.  As a result, they are not seen as leaders.  Instead, they all seem to have one quality in common.  They all have a fear of making the necessary decision required of their position. Self perception affects everyone in both their personal and professional lives.  However, for individuals in positions of authority, it’s important to understand how self confidence impacts your leadership. [Read more...]

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The Job Interview Question Hated by Most: “Tell me about yourself”

December 1, 2010 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

When you are looking for a job, being called in for a job interview is very exciting.  Out of all the applications submitted, there is something about yours that stood out above the rest.  You have made the final cut.  Then, you realize that the interview will determine whether you are employed or back to sending out more resumes. What can you do to ensure job interview success? What do you say?  How do you answer that inevitable question: “Tell me about yourself”? [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Success Principles

The Creative Resume

November 23, 2010 By Cecile Peterkin Leave a Comment

I recently volunteered to review a client’s resume.   She was applying for a job at a large Financial Institution.  She had her artistic husband design a very creative resume, which showcased his graphic design skills.  The resume looked great, if she was applying for an artistic position.  You want your resume to be memorable and stand out from the others in the pack, but the design should match the position you are applying for and the company environment.

Unless you are applying for a very conventional job with a conventional employer who will not appreciate a creative resume, you want a job resume that will set you apart for the other individuals vying for the job.  You want a resume that is creatively smart and will best reflect your qualifications, giving you the opportunity to sell yourself to a potential employer. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Job Search, Resumes
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