Tips & Training

The preliminary programme for the Cannexus19 National Career Development Conference is now available online. Canada’s largest bilingual career development conference, Cannexus19 takes place January 28-30, 2019 in Ottawa and is expected to bring together...

In order to change careers, jobseekers need to re-write their story so employers can see how their experience, strengths, and passions will be just as effective (if not more so!) in their new...

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is used by firms worldwide to test their employees. In her new book, Merve Emre looks at the system’s curious origins. While Myers-Briggs has come under...

A portfolio of career documents has the potential to strengthen a candidate’s confidence and credibility, yet some are reluctant to invest the time it takes to create such a portfolio....

When I work with job search clients, I ask them to talk about their career or personal accomplishments. Many start telling me about what they did wrong or say they...

Unlike IQ, EQ can be learned. While some people tend towards greater natural empathy and sensitivity to their own – and others’ – feelings, this capability can be developed and...

A Colorado program for high school students is drawing inspiration from Switzerland's widely admired youth-apprenticeship program, which involves a broad range of industries. If all goes well, by the end...

In this modern era of constant mergers/acquisitions, downsizing, rightsizing, offshoring and outsourcing, it’s become very rare to find many people who haven’t found themselves unemployed through no fault of their...

The role of the career professional is to help the client identify their desired future, address potential concerns, and set goals to achieve desired outcomes. As career professionals, it can...

While not a new concept, peer consultation is truly a best practice for career development professionals. As career practitioners consider skills, presence in the market, and impact in the lives...