Career Professionals of Canada is committed to setting the standard for excellence in the Canadian employment and career industry. Recognizing outstanding individuals in our profession is one of our most important activities. Active PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS of Career Professionals of Canada are eligible to strive for our prestigious industry awards in one or more of ten categories:

Outstanding Canadian Career Leader

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of the Canadian Career industry as a prominent leader within the profession. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word statement outlining their reason for nomination along with associated supporting material or hyperlinks in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has made an exceptional and profound impact on the Canadian Careers industry
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through a leadership role within the profession.
• Has issued a noteworthy paper or publication, instituted a significant innovation, was instrumental in pioneering a new strategy or approach, and/or has delivered tangible and documented volunteer, public service, humanitarian, or charitable efforts that have significantly impacted the industry.

Executive Director’s Award*
Outstanding Volunteer Contributor to the Organization

This award recognizes outstanding volunteer contributions to the development and support of Career Professionals of Canada by exhibiting such exceptional devotion of time, effort, thought, and action as to set them apart from other contributors. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word statement outlining their reason for nomination along with associated supporting material or hyperlinks in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has provided a meaningful voluntary contribution to Career Professionals of Canada.
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through tangible and documented acts.
• Has completed, or offers ongoing outstanding volunteer efforts through a minimum of 20 hours of dedicated service to the organization within a period of one year.

*Note - The recipient(s) of this award is/are selected at the discretion of our Executive Director and  approved by the judging committee.

Outstanding New Canadian Career Professional

This award recognizes outstanding achievements from a new entrant into the Canadian Careers community. Employment consultants, career coaches, resume writers, job developers, and outplacement consultants with less than 2 years industry sector experience may apply. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word statement outlining their reason for nomination along with associated supporting material or hyperlinks in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has less than 2 years paid work in the resume writing, employment consulting or related industry sector experience within the Canadian Careers community.
• Demonstrates his or her achievements through tangible and documented acts.
• Has produced an early-career contribution to his or her role as an entry-level professional within an organization or as a new business owner.
  

Outstanding Canadian Online Profile Developer

This award recognizes outstanding strategic online/virtual profile development abilities such that set the strategist apart from other developers. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word statement outlining their reason for nomination along with associated supporting material or hyperlinks of work developed for a client consisting of multiple online/virtual social networking sites, venues, or strategies in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has developed effective individual online/virtual profiles that are at the leading-edge of industry standards
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through strategic rationalization of online/virtual profile(s)
• Submissions are evaluated on social networking venues used, strategic implementation, branding strategy, and networking effectiveness.

Outstanding Canadian Resume Contributor – Internationally Educated Professional (IEP)

This award recognizes outstanding strategic resume writing abilities such that set the writer and/or strategist apart from other contributors. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word strategy statement along with a sample resume in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has developed and created resumes for international entrants to the Canadian market of a calibre that are at the pinnacle of current industry standards.
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through submission of a fictionalized sample document (using their name in the header).
• Provides rationalization of the document strategy and mechanics in a 500-word statement.
• Submissions are evaluated on value proposition, structure, design, spelling, grammar, and effective handling of obstacles.

Outstanding Canadian Resume Contributor - New Graduate (Entry Level Professional)

This award recognizes outstanding strategic resume writing abilities such that set the writer and/or strategist apart from other contributors. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word strategy statement along with a sample resume in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has developed and created resumes for entry-level new graduates of a calibre that are at the pinnacle of current industry standards.
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through submission of a fictionalized sample document (using their name in the header).
• Provides rationalization of the document strategy and mechanics in a 500-word statement.
• Submissions are evaluated on value proposition, structure, design, spelling, grammar, and effective handling of obstacles.

Outstanding Canadian Resume Contributor - Career Change

This award recognizes outstanding strategic resume writing abilities such that set the writer and/or strategist apart from other contributors. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word strategy statement along with a sample resume in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has developed and created career-change resumes of a calibre that are at the pinnacle of current industry standards.
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through submission of a fictionalized sample document (using their name in the header).
• Provides rationalization of the document strategy and mechanics in a 500-word statement.
• Submissions are evaluated on value proposition, structure, design, spelling, grammar, and effective handling of obstacles.

Outstanding Canadian Resume Contributor - Technical

This award recognizes outstanding strategic resume writing abilities such that set the writer and/or strategist apart from other contributors. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word strategy statement along with a sample resume in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has developed and created technical resumes of a calibre that are at the pinnacle of current industry standards.
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through submission of a fictionalized sample document (using their name in the header).
• Provides rationalization of the document strategy and mechanics in a 500-word statement.
• Submissions are evaluated on value proposition, structure, design, spelling, grammar, and effective handling of obstacles.

Outstanding Canadian Resume Contributor - Executive

This award recognizes outstanding strategic resume writing abilities such that set the writer and/or strategist apart from other contributors. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word strategy statement along with a sample resume in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has developed and created executive resumes of a calibre that are at the pinnacle of current industry standards.
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through submission of a fictionalized sample document (using their name in the header).
• Provides rationalization of the document strategy and mechanics in a 500-word statement.
• Submissions are evaluated on value proposition, structure, design, spelling, grammar, and effective handling of obstacles.

Outstanding Canadian Resume Contributor - Creative

This award recognizes outstanding strategic resume writing abilities such that set the writer and/or strategist apart from other contributors. To be nominated, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may submit a 500-word strategy statement along with a sample resume in one .pdf file.

The recipient must have the following criteria:

• Is a current PROFESSIONAL member, in good standing, of Career Professionals of Canada.
• Has developed and created creative resumes of a calibre that are at the pinnacle of current industry standards.
• Demonstrates his or her contribution through submission of a fictionalized sample document (using their name in the header).
• Provides rationalization of the document strategy and mechanics in a 500-word statement.
• Submissions are evaluated on value proposition, structure, design, spelling, grammar, and effective handling of obstacles.

 

Procedures

Both non-members and members may nominate PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS through this process. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS may also nominate themselves for awards. Individuals are limited to contributing one entry for each category to a maximum of three (3) different categories. 2012 award nominations are due by July 1, 2012. Failure to follow these and other submission guidelines will result in elimination from the competition.

Individuals being nominated grant Career Professionals of Canada the right to disclose parts or all of the nomination submission information for evaluation, marketing, and educational purposes. If you are submitting a nomination for an individual other than yourself, please ensure you have the approval of the nominee prior to your submission. Nominators will be asked to confirm that they have notified the nominee by supplying the nominee’s email address as part of the submission process.

Nominations are evaluated by an independent Award Committee. Judges volunteer their time and expertise to the process. Career Professionals of Canada selects each award recipient based upon the most stringent industry standards. Upon judging, if there are no suitable entries for a specific category, there will be no winner awarded for that category. To ensure impartiality in judging, a consistent evaluation form is utilized for each award. Further, to ascertain a fair and equitable process, judges abstain from evaluating any categories where they, themselves are nominated, or if they are unable to be impartial for any other reason.

Submission Guidelines

• For resume and online profile samples, the Candidate's name and contact information must be fictionalized for privacy reasons.
• The Nominee’s name must be included on every page of the submission. (Please refer to the example provided below.)
• Maximum of 3 submissions per nominee. When more than 3 nominations are received, only the first 3 submissions received are selected for evaluation.
• Prior to submission, review your work carefully and have a colleague review it for you to avoid disqualification for spelling or grammatical errors.
• Follow this link to review a sample award-winning nomination package:
  2011 Outstanding Canadian Résumé Contributor - Creative
  

Complete the Awards of Excellence Nomination Form for each submission:

1. State your name and email address
2. State the award category and name of the PROFESSIONAL MEMBER being nominated.
3. Upload one (1) .pdf file including the following (include the name of the PROFESSIONAL MEMBER being nominated in the header of all pages):
        a. Your 500-word statement of why the candidate should be recognized.
        b. Supporting Documents or sample work products (i.e resume, online profile, or
            letter(s) of recommendation.)
4. Submit all information no later than July 1, 2012 to be eligible for the 2012 CPC Awards of Excellence program. Any submissions received after this date will be considered for the following year.

Nominations and award recipients in the ten categories will be formally announced in the Career Connections Newsletter, the CPC Blog, and will remain listed on the CPC site for a period of one year. All recipients will receive their award plaques via CanadaPost.

If you have any questions about the Awards of Excellence program, please e-mail info@CareerProCanada.ca.