Igniting intentionality: Career development strategies for remote workers
When I started working from home during the pandemic, I thought it would be a novelty – a necessity that would likely shift once the world situation changed. Yet, even...
A guide to preserving your professional identity while on maternity leave
Maternity leave provides a chance for physical healing, time to connect with our newborns and support for emotional adjustments as we embrace our new role and responsibilities. As I embarked...
Webinars for career professionals in May 2024
The following webinars, taking place in May and hosted by a variety of organizations, cover topics such as career theories, using AI in career services, supporting youth with disabilities –...
The future of post-secondary career centres: Strategies for sustainability
In part one of this two-part series, we introduced William Donald’s integration of the concepts of career ecosystems and sustainable careers to offer a sustainable career ecosystem. In part two,...
10 books for career professionals to pick up this spring
Our spring books roundup is here! The 10 titles below cover a wide variety of topics including supporting newcomers to Canada who have minimal education, tips for jobseekers and students,...
Practice Principles at Work: Building quality relationships with career development clients
At the end of each of the 43 chapters in the book Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice, authors provided a page of practice points. What can...
‘Crisis of care’: Building livable, fulfilling helping careers
"We know enough of our own history by now to be aware that people exploit what they have merely concluded to be of value, but they defend what they love."...
Webinars for career professionals in April 2024
The following webinars, taking place in April and hosted by a variety of organizations, cover topics such as managing the hybrid workplace, employer-sponsored training, AI and LinkedIn, social determinants of...
Resources to support learning on trauma and career development
According to the Canadian Psychological Association, it is estimated that 76% of Canadians identify as having experienced a traumatic event, and about 8% of them develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....
How trauma coping strategies get stigmatized as performance issues
Are you familiar with Cesar Millan, the TV personality and “dog whisperer”? In one episode of his show, we meet a Black American man named Brandon whose dog, Kobe, is...