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Solving the Sunday Scaries: Tips to start the week with wellness

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No, Sunday Scaries is not the name of a horror movie – although for some, it may feel this way. This term refers to: “Anxieties one experiences on Sunday when thinking about the impending workweek, school week, or other obligations that await in the week ahead” There are approximately 52 Sundays in...

Research & Trends

A path forward – job transition prospects in Canada

CERIC4 years ago

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Most Canadians who want to make a career transition have viable and desirable options available to them. Their opportunity landscape broadens if they are willing to learn skills and technologies...

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Diversity Tips & Training

Supporting individuals with sight loss in career services

Samantha Dyton and Lyndsey Rosevear4 years ago

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Many people have the perception that being blind means total blindness and that it has been since birth. However, the reality is that vision loss covers a broad array of...

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CareerWise Weekly

CareerWise Weekly: Never-ending interviews | CDP competencies | Tap on the shoulder – Aug. 10, 2021

CareerWise Weekly4 years ago

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The rise of never-ending job interviews, July jobs data suggests hurdles remain on the road to Canada's economic recovery, Should I stay or should I go? The international student dilemma,...

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Research & Trends

3 reports that caught our eye the week of Aug. 8, 2021

Lindsay Purchase4 years ago

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CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week. Canadian Findings on the Future of...

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Students & Youth

TOTS: A tap on the shoulder can make all the difference

Adriano Magnifico4 years ago

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Carlene was a student in my Grade 12 English class in 2010. She was a strong student with good marks and intended to go into nursing. I thought she might...

Students & Youth

Community connections foster K–12 career exploration

CERIC4 years ago

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Edmonton Public Schools’ Community Marketplace weaves career development into the curriculum....

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Students & Youth

Resources to better understand the micro-credentials landscape in Canada

Marisa Baratta4 years ago

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Micro-credentials are short, educational courses that are designed to equip participants with knowledge and skills that can prepare them to take on new job opportunities. Over the past year, micro-credentials...

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Workplace

Capitalist language in career services harms practitioners and participants

Jason Carreiro and Sonam Wangmo4 years ago

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As career development professionals, we find the language commonly used in employment services highly technical, exclusionary and dehumanizing. Buzzwords such as "networking,” “sales pitch,” "marketing,” "personal branding,” “selling yourself,” etc.,...

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Tips & Training

Leveraging values-based storytelling in job application processes

Kendal Drew4 years ago

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There is a growing demand for employers to demonstrate their values and ensure that their employees do the same. Savvy employers know that technical skills can be trained but alignment...

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