Students & Youth

I was merely 18 when I started my journey to pursue higher education as an international student. As a minority back home in Pakistan. I faced many challenges and always...

In today's ever-changing education and career landscape, schools play a pivotal role. Gone are the days when students graduated to follow linear career paths; instead, adaptability and resilience are now...

Indigenous youth across Canada face serious challenges when it comes to employment. It’s a complex problem, and will require integrated, collaborative solutions. At a time when unprecedented numbers of Indigenous...

Integrating Indigenous worldviews, values and cultural perspectives into career counselling can yield profound benefits for students. It has the potential to significantly enhance the student experience (Archibald, et al., 1995;...

Many conversations I have with young adults start with a statement like this: “I am stuck. I have no idea what I am passionate about. What if I make the...

Lazy Tommy Pumpkinhead was one of my favourite books as a kid. The story outlined how lazy Tommy had, quite brilliantly, devised an automatic system in his home to get...

With the right supports, career exploration can begin at any age. From videos to workbooks to journalling exercises, these resources can help school counsellors, educators, parents and other caring adults...

The swift advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have caught the world’s attention for their potential to enable more efficient task completion. This was certainly the case when tech startup OpenAI released their...

The Global Career Services Summit (GCSS), held in March, brought together career thought leaders and employers from 18 countries to discuss critical issues affecting career centres and graduate recruitment. This...

Lisa* is a first-generation Canadian and the first in her family to attend school in Canada. She recently graduated but is struggling to break into the workforce to support her...