Opportunity gap for students with disabilities can limit lifetime career possibilities
A new report from HEQCO indicates that the opportunity gap between disabled students and their peers starts immediately after graduation....
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Using career-life interventions to empower first-generation students of colour
Practitioners who consider process-oriented, values-based approaches will empower students to appreciate their uniqueness, talents, interests and core values, which allows them to fully express themselves across all career-life roles and...
Yukon First Nations’ first-ever school board sets high hopes for a new kind of learning this year
To close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, educators are finding new ways to teach children traditional ways of life – and give First Nations control of the hiring...
Even in a candidate’s market, ageism exists in the hiring process
According to a global study conducted by the career training nonprofit Generation between March and May 2021, 63% of unemployed people aged 45 or older have been out of work for longer than a...
Talking to employers and colleagues about neurodiversity
Supporting neurodiversity in the workforce is a relatively new concept for many employers. Yet neurodiverse people – including people with autism, intellectual disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders, etc. – who enter the...
The old-fashioned resume may no longer be the tool for hiring a more diverse team
Hiring managers can often focus on certain groups that they want to hire from, and this can lead to other biases rearing their heads....
Workplace racism could make Black, racialized Canadians dread returning to the office
Despite many companies’ public pledges against racism last summer, many workers say issues such as precarious work environments and barriers to promotion still exist....
Digital labour platforms offer young refugees a possible route to decent work
Digital labour platforms have the potential to transform how young refugees make a living, according to a new ILO report, but coordinated action is needed to help them access the...
Working as a career professional in a difficult country
When you live in a difficult country for a long time, you connect immediately with the pain of your clients. The external circumstances affecting them are also affecting you daily....
ADHD & me: Lessons in the transition from school to work
When I started my professional career, I dove in headfirst. As a Residence Life Co-ordinator at Wilfrid Laurier University, I was fully dedicated to supporting students and my staff. I...