Does theory matter to the practice of career development?
When I studied my first course in career development, I remember being overwhelmed by the number of – and variation in – career theories and doubting their utility. What I...
Fostering career agility in STEM
The number of disciplines and sub-disciplines in STEM already seems overwhelming and new fields continue to emerge. How can career development practitioners help their STEM clients navigate a diverse and...
What’s really going on? Using theory to better understand your clients
Career development professionals (CDPs) support diverse clients with a wide range of career-related concerns. They typically don’t have much time together, so it’s important to be able to quickly sort...
3 books on careers to curl up with this winter
Whether you're looking to upgrade your knowledge of career counselling, make a career pivot or help a client do the same, consider cracking open one of these recently published books....
Sustainable careers are built from experiential expertise
Career is a relationship with life and the world around us as much as it is a development of individual skills and expertise. How do we define “career” when job...
Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice – now available!
CERIC’s new Career Theories and Models at Work book is available for purchase online now. This international collection features contemporary and emerging career development theories and models from 60 leading...
Recharging your relationship with career theories and models
My relationship with career theories and models has been a little bit like other relationships in life: some seem naturally compatible and I can’t imagine going through life without them;...
Career professionals need to learn about the future of work to stay relevant
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Skills for Jobs report published late last year, there has been a shift in the global labour market. The change...
Lifelong learning: more than a cliché
It was maybe a year ago when a fresh business grad came to meet with me to discuss job search strategy. One of his questions was, “I’ve enrolled in Six...