How to write a LinkedIn summary that showcases your value
All the parts of your LinkedIn profile need to balance each other out and tell a cohesive story. Speaking in the correct tone is important in any situation. This is...
Super Saver registration open for CERIC’s Cannexus20 National Career Development Conference
Registration for Cannexus20 is now open, which is expected to bring together 1,200 participants from Canada and abroad to the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, January 27-29, 2020. Cannexus is designed to...
The role of assessment in guided career intervention
What is the purpose of career assessment? How can career practitioners select the appropriate tools and effectively interpret client results? This article answers these questions, and more....
We need to talk: Using Dialogical Self-Theory to manage the voices in our heads
Often, when we discuss the ways people narrate their lives inside their heads, we refer to their internal monologue. But is it really a monologue? Don’t we in fact "hear”...
How employers can help young adults integrate into the workplace
How many times have we heard that the next generation knows nothing about hard work? In reality, their version of hard work – and their expectations – just look different...
From entrepreneur to employee: Helping clients manage the transition
Self-employment has been long recognized as a viable option outside of the traditional employment realm. The desire to branch out on one’s own and run the show, flexibility from the...
Principles in Action: Change is inevitable in career development. Fear of it shouldn’t be
When clients are struggling with transition, whether it be job loss or having to move into a new sector, I respond to them with empathy. I tell them that I...
July 2019 webinars career professionals won’t want to miss
From career theory to self-care, these webinars offer learning opportunities on an array of subjects. Check to see if these webinars are free and if recordings are available for registrants....
Illegal interview questions are still a problem: What they are and how to respond
In a conversation between this article’s authors about survival jobs and interview red flags, the topic of illegal interview questions arose. Amy has worked with diverse professionals in a variety...
3 reports that caught our eye the week of June 16, 2019
Each week, CERIC is on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week: 2019 Annual report on schools:...