Spring 2021 conferences and webinars for career professionals
Check out the many virtual learning opportunities available to career professionals in April and May. We'll keep updating this article as more events are announced, so be sure to check...
The plight of the unhappily employed during a pandemic
Many people assume, especially these days, that the people I work with as a career professional are unemployed and seeking help to get back into the labour market as soon...
From blah to bold: 5 easy ways to dress up your career videos
As the video format keeps winning more and more viewers’ hearts, creating videos is only getting more intimidating. YouTube and other online platforms have been spoiling us with high-production-value videos...
Keeping hope alive for clients in the criminal justice system
Flexibility, advocacy key to providing career support for incarcerated clients....
All I need to know about career development I learned in improv
As career development practitioners, part of our work is guiding our clients and students to communicate their best selves to prospective employers through their targeted job application documents and interviews....
Case Study: Bridging the digital-literacy gap for mature workers
Integrating new technologies in career development programs increases participants’ confidence and workforce relevant skills....
Career interventions are mental health interventions. Here’s why
Part 1 of our three-part blog series on "Career and mental Health: Addressing the false dichotomy" introduced readers to our viewpoint that effective career-life development is a mental health and...
3 lessons I’ve learned from interviewing people about their careers
In late 2019, I found myself at a crossroads. I was unhappy with my career, but I did not know what to do next. In an effort to figure out...
Resources to support the career development of people with Down syndrome
In Canada, about one in every 750 live births is to a baby with Down syndrome, one of the most common congenital anomalies in the world. It occurs when someone...
4 tools for beginner video creators
Whether you’re an independent practitioner, working in academia, the non-profit or the public sector, video creation can take repetitive tasks out of your schedule and leave you more time for...