How campus career centres can combat the rise in job scams
“I think I have been scammed!” Those are words no career centre wishes to hear from a student. A feeling of dread looms as you hear the details of how...
Ontario employment sector shifts: How do we navigate unwanted change?
“And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” -attributed to Anaïs Nin "The only people who...
5 ways to bring the Guiding Principles of Career Development to life in 2020
CERIC’s Guiding Principles have the potential to shape and enhance conversations about career development. For those of us who work in the career development field, these principles serve as a...
Webinars for career professionals in January and February 2020
The new year has unleashed a flood of professional development opportunities – including ones you can engage in from the comfort of your desk chair. Below are webinars being offered...
Career practitioner: Know your worth and charge what you deserve
Self-employment is both challenging and rewarding, and for career practitioners who, like me, make the giant leap to start our own private practice, setting fees for our services can be...
How to dress for interview success
Mingling at a local networking event one day, I saw a fellow commuter who used to take the train downtown with me each day a few years back. I asked...
How millennials and Gen Zers can level up into leadership
Let’s turn an idea on its head. Leadership isn’t positional. Leaders exist without titles, a corner office, a gold nameplate and a TED Talk. Why then, do we continue to...
The role of holistic career services for young mothers
Motherhood and career are often viewed as mutually exclusive. You have to pick between your career and your child. For young mothers, the choice is even more pressing. Many don’t...
7 conferences for career professionals in Winter 2020
No one knows the value of professional development better than career development professionals. Network with other professionals in your field, pick up strategies and tools, discover opportunities and more at...
Set your professional goals for 2020 through a competency lens
Imagine it is December 20, 2020. You sit down and evaluate the informal or formal learning you have done over the past year. Writing out a list of sessions you...