Completing a career self-assessment helps you determine your strengths, including hard, soft and essential skills, to give you a clear indication of your field of interest and how you fit within it.<\/p>\n
Once that\u2019s done, you\u2019re ready to take a look at the current labour market and figure out how your skill sets correspond with the positions currently available, the current job trends and other occupational patterns. Every industry has different needs when it comes to job skills and characteristics.<\/p>\n
Main Industries in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n The main industries in Canada include manufacturing, service, construction and primary resources.\u00a0According to a recent National Household Survey, the\u00a0Canadian\u00a0labour market is as follows:<\/p>\n Labour Market Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n Organizations such as Career Professionals of Canada are up-to-date on the latest employment news and trends.\u00a0Lise\u00a0Stransky, a\u00a0certified Career Development Practitioner, has helped hundreds of clients find meaningful work over the past decade. She\u00a0applauds the decisive decision-making that prompts a client to\u00a0perform a career self-assessment and to\u00a0make a career transition.\u00a0But she also encourages her clients to do research on the labour market before\u00a0making the leap to a new role.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0Stransky,\u00a0comprehensive\u00a0labour market\u00a0homework\u00a0includes\u00a0knowing:<\/p>\n\n