Young people forced to get creative as COVID disrupts summer job plans
Workers aged 15-24 lost more than 100,000 jobs in April, suggesting bleak outlook for summer job market....
Some Canadians fear remote work may damage career: FSC report
Working from home has become more common across the country over the past year, but a new report from the Future Skills Centre reveals that while the experience has often...
Even during a pandemic, immigrant doctors struggle to find work
The pandemic offered a glimmer of hope that internationally trained doctors might finally be able to practise again, but barriers still exist....
Why we should stop using ‘soft’ skills
‘Soft’ implies that these skills are light-weight and implies, inaccurately, that they require little effort and no special knowledge....
These ‘slashies’ gave up stable jobs to take on multiple careers
Gary Chung left his job in finance for a career as a wedding cameraman/phonics teacher/Taekwondo instructor/sports products sales trainer. Here, the benefits and the tradeoffs....
What should jobseekers expect as companies reopen?
As competition for talent heats up, jobseekers will regain power in the hiring process....
4 reports that caught our eye the week of May 11, 2021
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are four reports that we found interesting this week. Labour Force Survey, April 2021 (Statistics...
5 factors that contribute to students finishing high school
University of Calgary research into high school student success identifies five key factors: 1. Explicit inclusivity 2. Strong relationships 3. Comprehensive learning opportunities 4. Tracking and transitions 5. Flexible systems...
How employee emotional well-being impacts job satisfaction
For many organizations, it is hard to understand or estimate the many challenges that their employees have at home that commuting to work or physically being at work once allowed...
Career literacy empowers students to be active agents in their future planning
Have we as adults accepted that students can be active agents in their career planning? I wrote a paper recently in CJCD (Canadian Journal of Career Development) that aims to...