Canada’s essential yet overqualified immigrant workforce
Addressing the entrenched issues around newcomer employment in Canada will require systems-level change....
Job search and career advice on TikTok
Career coaches and hiring experts are giving advice on the popular Gen Z app, TikTok. While the accounts below are not endorsements, the accounts offer bite-size tips that career professionals...
The transformative impact of social procurement on inclusive hiring
Can you imagine what Canada would look like if the entire country shifted its purchasing power to include social procurement? Across all sectors. Communities. Businesses. Several years ago, when the...
CareerWise Weekly: Great Careers Disconnect | Thank you notes | Indigenous youth – June 21, 2022
Canadian employers willing to hire workers without direct experience, survey says, The skills-gap paradox, A guide to writing the perfect job interview thank you, 5 steps LGBTQ+ employees say companies...
4 reports that caught our eye the week of June 19, 2022
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are four reports that we found interesting this week. Job Posting Trends in Canada: 2021...
Now is the time to innovate in career-connected learning
In May, I shared the article Career Connected Learning: Innovations in experiential learning from New Brunswick. Since then, I have reflected on whether our increased efforts to provide innovative career-connected...
The skills-gap paradox
Canada’s small and medium-sized enterprises say they’re facing a skills gap. So, why aren’t they investing in talent?...
Skills development in a changing world of work
The nature of work is changing rapidly. As Canadians adapt, the skills development ecosystem is under pressure to adapt alongside them – ensuring that people are supported to thrive in...
CareerWise Weekly: Job search burnout | Interview nerves | Recruiters – June 14, 2022
Finding a new job is possible — even when you’re burned out, Interest grows in 4-day work week, Microaggressions are keeping LGBTQ employees out of the office, How to conquer...
3 reports that caught our eye the week of June 12, 2022
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week. Labour Force Survey, May 2022 (Statistics...