Helping students start their job search – there’s a podcast for that
A podcast from the University of Alberta explores the career paths of alumni, and also offers job search advice....
Silver medalist syndrome: how to cope with being the runner-up in a work search
Instead of focusing on the negative aspects of “coming second,” jobseekers need to address the issues that are within their control and shift their perspective....
Supporting student success requires looking out for their mental health
Establish student-oriented career support programs: Research has shown that career prospects and financial confidence are two of the biggest predictors of graduate student life satisfaction. Establishing graduate student specific career centres, resources,...
Women who take extended maternity leave face a tougher return to work
Institutional inflexibility around the still female-biased workload of parenting, a workaholic culture, and a paucity of financial and logistical family-friendly support structures, remain key hypotheses for why women leave academia....
A guide for running a job shadow program
These programs offer the chance to explore new career paths, make connections in a field of interest and facilitate future employment....
Do grad students perceive career resources as valuable?
Summarizing the research, these surveys suggest that the higher the degree level, the higher the student anxiety and the lower the perceived support around career development. The data makes one aspect...
Pulling together: A collaborative model for student-centred career support
Recent reports indicate that graduate students not only face several barriers to transitioning into a career, but also that the paths they take are diverse and sometimes surprising. With numerous...
Wayfinding and research as key work-integrated learning strategies
Although university education is completely customizable, most students stay on the same beaten track, and then wonder why they can’t find a job after graduation. They don’t understand that the...
Future Skills Centre looks at scaling up best practices for Canada’s workforce
The federally funded Future Skills Centre has an ambitious mandate that includes funding and evaluating new approaches to skills development in Canada. Last week, the Centre made a big step...
Career exploration needs to start before students graduate
Not having a job that brings a person joy can lead to disengagement, poor productivity, substance abuse, mental health issues, and more. Universities should be mitigating this major societal problem...