Using learning science in career education
Last fall, I made the transition from being a Career Educator to a Learning Skills Specialist. What is a learning skill, you ask? You may have heard the motto “learning...
CERIC to host spring webinars on career theories, autism and mental health
Don't miss CERIC's upcoming webinars including: Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice (FREE 4-part series with authors Jon Woodend, Louis Cournoyer, Simon Viviers and David L. Blustein) The...
It’s time to eliminate shame from our job loss response
Losing a job as the result of restructuring is a terrible experience and the stress people feel as a result can be debilitating. Often, employees are aware a round of...
Webinars for career professionals in March and April 2020
What's the best way to beat the winter blues and welcome in spring? Learning something new! Check out these webinars – both free and paid – on a wide variety...
Conference calls for proposals due in March and April 2020
Don't miss your opportunity to present at these 2020 conferences, with calls for proposals due over the coming weeks. Future Workforce (Brainstorm Strategy Group) Proposals due: March 20, 2020 Conference:...
3 tips to help parents become informed career influencers
Parents have surfaced as the most powerful and influential voice in the career journey for Generation Z, nudging peers and professors off the podium. This was evident in the findings...
Conscious leadership starts with developing the self
We are all leaders in some capacity. Some people have very clearly defined leadership titles in their work (i.e. manager, director, VP, C-suite roles, etc.), while others’ titles don’t reflect...
My Cannexus conference: An amazing series of firsts
My Cannexus20 experience was a pretty amazing series of firsts: It was my first Cannexus conference (even having spent 25+ years in the supported employment world) It was my first...
How to engage in ethical advocacy work in career development
When encouraging client self-advocacy or advocating on a client’s behalf, it is vital that career professionals be aware of ethical considerations such as informed consent....
Lessons learned in six months of running my own career practice
Sometime in my college recruiting days, I started dreaming about a side hustle where I could provide quality, objective information on post-secondary education and careers to students and their parents....