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On this month's episode of the MACD Career Conversations Podcast, we visit in with Jake Gill of Staffmax! 2:14 - All About Jake 7:58 - What is Staffmax? 9:10 - Jobseeker experience at Staffmax 13:12 - Common skill gaps with jobseekers 17:13 - Employer preferences for hiring 21:01 - Preparing jobseekers for work 23:15 - Example of a recruitment process/campaign 26:45 - Employer trends & relationships 29:15 - How/when should a jobseeker contact Staffmax? For more information about MACD, please visit http://www.macd-mb.org NOTE: We will be taking a break for July & August and return in…
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Join us on the MACD Career Conversations Podcast, presented by the Manitoba Association for Career Development, as we meet Manitoba’s many career professionals to talk about their career journey, their clients, and their work.
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E39 · 16 Apr 2025 · 49 min
Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent - Ep. 039
Coming out of hibernation, it's time for the MACD Career Conversation's podcast! In this month's episode, we welcome back Lisa Taylor to discuss the "Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent: Mapping Canada's Career Development Sector" report. 1:06 - Introducing Lisa 2:15 - Report's origins & goal 10:00 - What is the big tent? 22:40 - Report findings & surprises 28:18 - Getting data from provinces 34:27 - Manitoba findings & provincial funding 45:08 - More information on the report 46:50 - Impossible trivia Visit here to find the report and the executive summary! For more information about Lisa, check…
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13 Nov 2024 · 49 min
Gail Langlais - Ep. 038
On this month's episode, we are chatting with Gail Langlais! 0:00 - All about Gail 6:10 - Entering counselling 9:40 - First jobs in career & philosophies 19:30 - When Gail and I first met 21:00 - Starting at the U of M 25:00 - How did career at U of M grow? 30:33 - Future growth for universities 33:15 - Responsive Career Pathways Project 37:45 - National Career Certification 45:30 - How to contact Gail 46:00 - Impossible Trivia For More information about National Certification, please visit: https://careerwise.ceric.ca/2024/09/27/canada-career-development-certification/ Note: The Responsive…
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9 Oct 2024 · 52 min
Disability Employment Awareness Month - Ep. 037
On this month's episode, we connect with Lori Watson-Sewell and Krista Bissett from Connect Employment Services to learn about Disability Employment Awareness Month! 0:00 - All about Lori and Krista 7:00 - About Connect Employment Services 14:26 - How has supporting disability employment changed? 20:50 - Current goals and challenges in the field 28:00 - Did the pandemic change anything? 31:21 - Disability Employment Awareness Month events 43:20 - Being an everyday advocate 47:34 - Connect with Lori and Krista 48:40 - Impossible Trivia More information: Connect Employment Services Inc.…
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18 Sep 2024 · 48 min
Kathy Archer - Ep. 036
Back from summer break and happy to have Kathy Archer on for our first guest in the 2nd half of 2024! Kathy specializes as a leadership development coach and it was great to breakdown the details of her work and the topic of leadership as a whole. Enjoy! 1:15 - All about Kathy 9:30 - Working in Social Work 13:00 - Starting as a leader and coach 17:50 - Present day & Current role 21:30 - Is "Born Leader" a thing? 25:00 - Being a leader in different situations 29:30 - How can one foster leadership? 33:55 - Leadership trends 39:00 - First steps for new leaders 41:30 - Connect with Kathy 45:10 -…
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E36 · 17 Jul 2024 · 50 min
Career Integration For Job Ready Post-Secondary Graduates - Bonus Ep.
Hope you're enjoying your summer! This bonus episode is the audio of a presentation I gave at Cannexus '23 about the "Bridging To Work" program we provide at the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology. My intro gives some more detail, so be sure to listen to that, but if you'd rather watch the presentation afterwards instead of listen, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ja6ZiYiNbUY?si=x3TY2yJOnIf2N7SA Thanks very much, and see you in the Fall!
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E34 · 15 May 2024 · 50 min
Louise Neil - Ep. 034
Career Conversations collide! On this month's episode, we welcome in Louise Neil, co-host of the Kickass Career Conversations Podcast and Pivoting Point Career Solutions. 0:00 - All about Louise 16:45 - Starting a Business and helping clients 35:50 - Advice for starting a business 37:55 - Podcast talk 45:10 - Impossible trivia 47:55 - How to connect with Louise For more information about MACD, please visit macd-mb.org
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E33 · 17 Apr 2024 · 35 min
Monisola Lawal - Ep. 033
Taking a break from panels for a bit and back to our profiles! On this month's episode of the podcast, we welcome in Moni Lawal from the Government of Manitoba. 2:30 - Moni's Journey 7:25 - Client Services with MB Government 22:20 - Soft Skills discussion 27:15 - Applying to Government 33:00 - Impossible Trivia To connect with Moni, you can reach her at [email protected] For more information about MACD, please visit: macd-mb.org
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E32 · 14 Feb 2024 · 49 min
AI In Career - Ep. 032
Another month - another roundtable! For this month's show, my guests Trevor Lehmann, Meghan Lavallee and I get trendy and discuss Artificial Intelligence: How we feel about the current state, what tools we use currently, and what we should be aware of in the future. Timestamps: 0:00 - Current state of AI 14:35 - Tools 25:41 - AI from here For more information on MACD, please visit: https://www.macd-mb.org/
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E31 · 10 Jan 2024 · 38 min
Bad Career Advice - Ep. 031
Happy New Year to everyone! On this month's episode of the Career Conversations podcast, we have a roundtable on Bad Career Advice - What is traditional career advice that we need to stop giving? A big thank you to my guests Emily Worthen, Candy Ho and Caryn Birch for the conversation! 3:06 - Emily's Answer 8:45 - Candy's Answer 17:33 - Caryn's Answer 26:00 - David's Answer For more information on MACD, please visit https://www.macd-mb.org/
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E30 · 22 Nov 2023 · 44 min
Career Terminology - Ep. 030
On this month’s episode of the MACD Career Conversations podcast, we’re talking about Career Terminology! Guests Kate Yee, Sareena Hopkins and Matt Purdey discuss the many variations of job titles and soft skills names in our profession, and what needs to change (if anything!). 00:00 - Job Title Discussion 21:45 - Soft Skills Discussion For more information about MACD, please visit https://www.macd-mb.org/
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