Tips & Training

  Life as a career development professional (CDP) is busy. We juggle multiple responsibilities – supporting clients, collaborating with employers, meeting managerial expectations and adhering to funder requirements. Through this,...

Life is a series of changes and transitions. Some expected, welcomed and joyful. Others, wholly unexpected, unwelcomed and painful. To be grief-informed is to recognize that there are losses or...

Have you ever spent an hour with a client, only to feel as if you had only scratched the surface when they tell you they want more than a job,...

A recruiter’s observation was eye-opening for one of my clients.   She was competing for a senior job, and the recruiter checked out her profile on LinkedIn as part of the...

These April webinars for career development professionals cover topics including career assessment, AI, work-integrated learning, neurodiversity and much more! Workforce Realities in Rural Communities: Understanding the Gaps (ASPECT BC) April...

Artificial intelligence has a presented a variety of speculative problems, from job automation, to an excuse for employers to weaken worker power by depressing wages and working conditions, to apocalyptic...

Originally published in 2025. Updated in September 2026. Finding the right support for your career journey – whether it’s coaching, counselling, employment services or training – often starts with knowing...

As a neurodivergent, racialized first-generation student and immigrant, I had to overcome many intersecting barriers to education and career. Due to these experiences, I have an intersectional perspective on workplace...

Looking to fit in some professional development on the go? There are numerous podcasts – for career practitioners, jobseekers, students and working professionals – exploring job search, equity in the...

What comes to mind when you think of “assessment”?   Perhaps you envision something tangible – an assortment of tests, tools and/or techniques. These may vary in focus (e.g. interests, skills,...