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In each issue of our CareerWise Weekly newsletter, we share a selection of curated articles to help you stay up to date on all things career – from labour market information, to job search strategies, to workplace trends. Several of the most-read articles in 2024 explored the impact of AI on all things career, as this technology continued to evolve and rise in prevalence. Career professionals were also keen to stay on top of the latest challenges and opportunities in the labour market. Job interviews were another key area of interest for readers.
Here, we count down the top 10 most-read articles from our 2024 newsletters.
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10. 4 reasons why job interviews are failing us (Psychology Today)
Why interviews are poor predictors of performance – and how to improve hiring decisions.
9. LinkedIn’s AI career coaches will see you now (Wired)
New generative AI features include chatbots based on popular career coaches and tools to rewrite resumes and cover letters.
8. Fostering Relationships and Growth: The Role of Power Questions in Career Services (NCDA)
Powerful questions challenge individuals at all career stages to explore their thoughts, feelings, motivations and aspirations more profoundly.
7. 5 ways to prepare for situational interview questions (Harvard Business Review)
Candidates can stay calm and focused on highlighting their unique strengths and job fit by knowing exactly how they will approach common situational questions.
6. These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2024 (CityNews)
Tech companies, retailers and more shed members of their workforce in a bid to navigate the economic downturn.
5. Recruiters are going analog to fight the AI application overload (Wired)
The wide adoption of generative AI has upended the recruitment process, allowing people to bulk apply to roles. However, those eager for work are hitting a wall: overwhelmed recruiters and hiring managers.
4. 10 low-cost ways to provide career development (LinkedIn)
When employees’ learning is directly related to their career goals, they’re more likely to invest their time into it.
3. Why it’s ‘very hard’ to find work in Canada (CTV News)
In the second quarter, Canada saw 2.4 unemployed people for every vacant job. The drop in vacancies was in part due to few openings for jobs requiring high school education or less.
2. We’re recruiters. This is the biggest tell your job app used ChatGPT (Huffington Post)
“Easily 25% of apps appear to be AI-generated,” one recruiter says – and they can spot it from a mile away. Candidates need to learn how to blend AI assistance with their own writing.
1. Where the jobs are now: Sectors hungry for talent and opportunities for graduates (The Globe and Mail)
Five sectors with some of the most in-demand jobs, according to the job site Canada Hires.
