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...
Career development and essential skills: Setting the stage for success
Career development practitioners (CDPs) have a vital role in Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery. COVID-19 has changed the way businesses operate and as a result, labour trends are shifting. With these...
Breaking down the myth of the person-versus-career dichotomy
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...
‘Life after sport’: Resources to support athlete career pivots
Career transitions can pose unique challenges for athletes. Change may be unexpected, in the case of a career-ending injury, for instance, or it may be due to an active choice...