What carries over when a practitioner starts leading
It is 5:00 pm on a Tuesday. The team has gone. You are still at your desk, drafting an email about a change you did not decide and cannot fully...
What does it really take to become a flight attendant in Canada? A guide for career practitioners
What does it take to become a flight attendant? For decades, the standard answer included good customer service, confidence, professional presentation and a love of travel. These qualities are valuable,...
The future of career development is human-AI collaboration
Across job platforms and workplace studies, a consistent pattern has emerged: people are adopting generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools for career-related tasks, but adoption doesn't translate into full trust or...
They promised me development, they gave me a high salary, but what about everything that comes after?
On the fragmented logic that treats happiness, performance, and culture as separate pieces, and what that fragmentation produces in the real experience of working. This is an excerpt from an...
From conference to practice: Collective learning from Cannexus in an immigrant-serving organization
Each year, Cannexus brings together Canada’s career development community to exchange ideas, research and practices. But what happens when attending the conference is not an individual experience, but a collective...
Enhancing human expertise rather than replacing it: a case study on responsible AI use in career advising
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming many professions, and career development is no exception. Tools such as ChatGPT can help career advisors generate ideas, analyze information, identify transferable skills and...
Why the biggest AI risk in employment services isn’t the one leaders are watching for
I spent years working in employment services before I moved into learning design. What stands out most about that work is the people on the other side of the desk...
The tradeoffs of the executive job market: What leaders really want in their next role
I recently ran a LinkedIn survey asking leaders to choose their top three must-haves in their next role. The options were: work-life balance, a great boss, an ideal location, great...
Sounding the alarm on entry-level employment
There are multiple factors conspiring to make entry-level employment more elusive, and it’s not only having a major impact on vulnerable workers but also the very future of our labour...
Supporting clients through job loss: a grief-informed approach
As career development professionals, we are trained to empower clients to move forward: align a résumé to a job, activate the network to identify opportunities, and prepare for interviews with...