Client Side: I had my career mapped out – until a new experience opened my eyes
Faith Jensen had long planned to be a small-animal vet, but classes and work-integrated learning exposed exciting alternative pathways....
Pulse Survey: How Career Advisor Marina Hai is navigating COVID-19
In June, CERIC released the Recovery Pulse Survey with the aim of learning more about how COVID-19 was affecting career services in Canada. Nearly 1,150 career professionals from across the...
Helping clients answer the big post-lockdown interview question
As a teacher in the Workplace Preparation Program (WPP) at Mohawk College in Hamilton, ON, I understand the concern my student professionals feel about job searching in the age of...
CareerWise Weekly: Women in labour force | ATS resumes | Aging workforce – July 21, 2020
Women's participation in labour force reaches lowest level in three decades, Résumés for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Could Appreciative Inquiry Improve Your Career Coaching?, Immigration pilot program takes aim at...
4 reports that caught our eye the week of July 20, 2020
Each week, CERIC is on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are four reports that we found interesting this week: Pandemic Threatens Decades of Women’s...
The aging workforce: Sustaining motivation and engagement amid COVID-19
Aging populations and workforce skills gaps are global challenges, not unique to Canada (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division,...
Immigration pilot program takes aim at labour shortages in Manitoba
Proven track record of retaining newcomers made Brandon an ideal locale to test out Rural Northern Immigration Pilot....
Pulse Survey: How Experiential Learning Co-ordinator Dan Walters is navigating COVID-19
In June, CERIC released the Recovery Pulse Survey with the aim of learning more about how COVID-19 was affecting career services in Canada. Nearly 1,150 career professionals from across the...
Preparing for the world of work in 2030
While the future of work is an evergreen topic, it has taken on greater urgency as COVID-19 continues to radically reshape our employment landscape. From growing unemployment rates, to a...
CareerWise Weekly: COVID interviews | Unemployment | Career myths – July 14, 2020
5 COVID-19 Questions You Should Ask In A Job Interview, Labour market recoups nearly one million jobs, but recovery still perilous for young, women and gig workers, One-third of Indigenous...