Sharon Graham - Canada's Career Strategist

Sharon Graham is president and principal consultant at Graham Management Group, executive director of Career Professionals of Canada, multiple award winner, and best selling author.

Canada's leading MASTER CERTIFIED Resume, Interview, and Career Strategist supporting 6-figure professionals. 

Sharon provides resume, interview, and career strategy to $100k+ clients throughout North America, leveraging their strengths, accomplishments, and unique selling points. She is devoted to helping her clients achieve their goals by offering highly personalized solutions, tailored to their individual needs. 

Author of BEST CANADIAN RESUMES SERIES, the first national top-seller in the resume category, providing fully Canadian samples and strategy.

 

The Best Canadian Resumes Series has become a one-of-a-kind resource for job seekers and practitioners across Canada. The textbooks, complete with sample resumes and cover letters, are used nationwide to train and support resume writers, career coaches, and job seekers. In addition to her regular contributions to The Globe and Mail, Sharon has been featured and published in many other leading media including The National Post, The Toronto Star, and Report on Business Television.

 

Recipient of the STU CONGER AWARD for leadership in Career Counselling and Career Development in Canada.

 

Sharon is a recipient of the Stu Conger Award for Leadership in Career Counselling and Career Development in Canada. The Stu Conger Award is one of the most esteemed awards recognizing individuals who display outstanding vision and leadership in promoting and advancing career development and career and employment counselling in Canada. This prestigious title is Canada’s premier honour, presented annually by the Canadian Career Development Foundation. Leadership represents that rare combination of vision, dedication, commitment, ability to mobilize others, and willingness to work hard. The Stu Conger Award is given to individuals who exemplify those characteristics. Sharon's professional contributions, ongoing leadership, and body of work in the field are a testament to these qualities.

 

Recipient of the LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION AWARD from members of Career Professionals of Canada.

 

A recognized expert in Strategic Resume Writing, Interview Preparation, and Career Transition, Sharon has elevated industry procedures and practices. A leader in the career industry, Sharon founded the Canadian association for practitioners, Career Professionals of Canada. With a vision for excellence and innovation, Sharon has been recognized by her peers on numerous occasions. Sharon was honoured with the Leadership Recognition Award for establishing the organization which mandates quality, ethics, and integrity within the industry.

Trainer, consultant, and mentor to resume writers and career coaches across the nation.

A firm believer in advancing the field, Sharon has delivered cutting-edge innovations and strategies to career practitioners in the government, academic, not-for-profit, and private sectors. She has personally trained, mentored, and developed hundreds of resume writers, employment consultants, outplacement consultants, and other practitioners. Additionally, she instituted a formal credentialing program to improve the quality and standards of service provided by writers, coaches, consultants, and strategists across the nation. She established an annual conference to further develop practitioners professionally, and a formal awards program to acknowledge career sector leaders. 

Sharon’s own credentials and designations include:

• Master Certified Resume Strategist (MCRS)
  
• Master Certified Interview Strategist (MCIS)
  
• Master Certified Career Strategist (MCCS)
  
• Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
  
• Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP)

Sharon is a current member of:

• Career Management Alliance (CMA)
• Career Professionals of Canada (CPC)
• Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO)
  
• Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches (PARW/CC)

 Sharon actively networks with professionals online:

• Read Sharon Graham's Blog
  
• See Sharon Graham's VisualCV 
• Connect with Sharon Graham on LinkedIn
• Connect with Sharon Graham on Plaxo
• Follow Sharon Graham on Twitter

 

In her earlier career, Sharon contributed her services as a senior executive and consultant to a wide variety of individuals and organizations. She is a talented business writer, with broad accomplishments in Career Management, Human Resources, and Recruiting. Sharon has successfully taken on a wide variety of corporate assignments. Her projects span website content development, policy and procedure manuals, job descriptions, feature articles, and other business correspondence.

A civic-minded individual, Sharon endeavours to make a difference through her charitable and volunteer work for assorted causes. In addition to many high profile projects, she is a current supporter of The Christian Children’s Fund, The Foster Parents Plan, and The Humane Society.

Sharon has built a reputation for innovation, excellence, and integrity by exceeding her clients’ needs and expectations. Her business has grown directly through the referrals of satisfied clients.

Sharon knows that her clients' success is her success! 

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