4 Essential Soft Skills You Need in the New Year
LinkedIn reports that people with these soft skills are hired at faster rates than people without. To stay competitive, make 2019 the year you develop them....
10 associations for people working in career development in the Prairies
From Alberta to Manitoba, these associations offer resources, networking opportunities and more. They cover a wide array of interests within career development, from employment for people with disabilities to school...
A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambitions
It’s easy to be confused about how to grow in your career. My experience with even the most successful global companies is that they’re between average and poor at developing...
A lesson for Oshawa and GM: Workers facing layoffs need support now
In November, General Motors Canada announced that within a year it would shutter its 100-year-old automotive manufacturing facility in Oshawa, ON. Amid the ensuing media frenzy, it is important to...
7 Successful People Dish on Their Worst Job Interviews (and What They Learned)
Pretty much everybody who’s ever held down a job has at least one bad interview story. For me, it’s showing up soaking wet in the middle of a downpour for...
Model excellence to clients to help them thrive
As career practitioners, we have a common desire for our clients to thrive. We want what’s best for them and to help them get the results they desire. As we...
6 tips to get the most out of the Cannexus19 conference
Each year I attend the Cannexus conference, I am blown away by the people, the presentations and the shared learning. Cannexus is the national bilingual conference put on by CERIC...
I Am Raising My Fees …
… because the last time I had a raise was in 2013. But, that’s not the only reason. In short, I have learned and grown professionally by investing hundreds of...
What to Do When You’re Feeling Stuck In Your Career Path
It happens to everyone: you got into your dream school or landed an awesome job, but after a while, you start losing motivation and interest. You start counting down the...
Crush Career Transitions, In Just Ten Minutes A Week
In today’s highly changeable economy and workforce, a non-linear career path is wise and becoming more popular. Short-term career planning in seasons can have real influence over each of our...