How to engage in ethical advocacy work in career development
When encouraging client self-advocacy or advocating on a client’s behalf, it is vital that career professionals be aware of ethical considerations such as informed consent....
Lessons learned in six months of running my own career practice
Sometime in my college recruiting days, I started dreaming about a side hustle where I could provide quality, objective information on post-secondary education and careers to students and their parents....
Resources for girls’ STEM career development
According to the United Nations (2016), female students are significantly less likely to graduate with a degree in the sciences than their male counterparts; as of 2017, women represented only...
CareerWise Weekly: Canada job gains | In-demand skills | Back-to-work resume – Feb. 4, 2020
Employers face hiring struggles as Canadians see job gains, More research needed to break down job barriers for racialized Canadians, Blockchain, cloud computing most in-demand hard skills for 2020: report,...
4 reports that caught our eye the week of Feb. 2, 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: Skills Gaps, Underemployment, and Equity...
How my pastoral training shapes my work as a guidance co-ordinator
In my early 20s, I decided to pursue a career working in the church as a pastor. I enrolled in a Master of Theological Studies program, unaware of the ways...
The impact of co-existing health conditions on life and work
It should have been a day like any other. But when George McKenzie, then 21, woke up, something didn’t feel right. “My tongue was all cottony and I actually wondered...
CERIC launches new guide for practitioners on career development and mental health
Strengthening Mental Health Through Effective Career Development: A Practitioner’s Guide enables practitioners to connect career development services with clients’ mental health concerns while working ethically and inside the boundaries of their...
6 reports that caught our eye the week of Jan. 26, 2020
Each week, CERIC is on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are six reports that we found interesting this week: Dream Jobs? Teenagers' Career Aspirations...
Canadians experiencing high degree of career regret, CERIC survey finds
More than 7 in 10 Canadians who see a career counsellor or coach say they wish they had made different career decisions earlier in their lives, according to a national...