Modern ethical dilemmas for career professionals
Complex ethical scenarios clients and students may present, and considerations for practitioner response....
Webinars and courses for career professionals in June 2020
This article covers courses and webinars for career professionals taking place or starting in June 2020. The wide variety of topics covered includes supporting mental health, working with older adults,...
First Nations skills-training program has partnership at heart
Though it’s relatively well known that many First Nations communities don’t have access to clean drinking water, the complicated reasons why – and relevant solutions – are less than obvious....
Why career practitioners should also be critical adult educators
Career practitioners need to help clients situate their careers within social realities, while also recognizing their own biases....
How to prepare for the post-pandemic world of careers work
The best piece of advice I got early in my career came at a time when I was confident I could help every jobseeker. My friend (and boss at the...
Better together: Why I’ll be attending Cannexus21 – no matter what form it takes
Submit. Click. My proposal for CERIC’s 2021 Cannexus conference is on the way. Will there be an in-person conference in January of 2021? No one knows at this point, but...
How technology can support career professionals in addressing social justice issues
Virtual tools such as gamification can help bring personalized career development to underserved populations....
Do you have play in your resume?
As we move toward the skills-based resume, the role of “hobbies and interests” (I would call it Relevant Personal Experience today) can once again find its rightful place on the...
Developing an ethical practice-checker to guide daily decisions
Two simple questions can help career practitioners evaluate whether they are being ethical in interactions with clients and colleagues....
Best practices for administering online assessments
With many of us shifting our workspaces from an office environment to the kitchen table, our ability to use our favourite paper-based assessments has disappeared. I’ve written before about the...