Jessica Lang

Jessica Lang

Jessica Lang, MEd (she/her) is the Associate Director, Centre for Career Development at the University of Waterloo. As a first-gen student, Jessica saw firsthand how post-secondary education can change the trajectory of someone’s life through transformational and experiential learning opportunities. She has since dedicated her 15+ year career in Canadian student affairs to improving the student experience to assist with persistence to graduation. Jessica sees career education as the bridge between academics and life after graduation. She loves learning about all the jobs you never hear about while growing up!
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Supporting staff retention with trauma-informed supervision

High employee turnover rates continue to plague organizations following the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation. The career development sector is not immune to these challenges and will need to...