Mental Health Champions: Workplace wellness in action
“There can be no health without mental health.” – Prince et al., 2007 In the course of a day, career development professionals (CDPs) hear many stories from their clients –stories...
A job rotation program can help recharge disengaged employees
Are your employees feeling stuck? Are retention numbers dropping? If so, it's time to take action and find a way to reignite the passion, engagement and commitment of your employees....
Employer-engaged workforce development: Strategies to address sector shock
The sharp decline in hospitality and tourism employment during COVID highlights the need for new approaches to workforce development....
What’s in a name? Why titles matter in careers work
Do names matter to you? Do you react differently to people based on their name? We humans tend to associate certain characteristics with people based on their names – unconscious...
Why anchoring identity and values matters for jobseekers in today’s economy
The past five years have seen the rise of tumultuous events and technologies affecting virtually every industry and economy ranging from health care to transportation. These events and technologies include...
It’s time for a UN International Day of Careers and Livelihood
In our work helping clients with their career development and decision making, we often pose questions to help them take small, compounding actions that generate momentum, confidence and personal agency:...
Research and readings to prepare for the hybrid workforce
For many companies across Canada, the pandemic accelerated or initiated their adoption of a work-from-home model. As the COVID-19 situation continues to fluctuate, many questions are being asked. When will...
Guided Pathways: Integrating essential skills into careers work
The renewed essential skills framework from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) – now retitled Skills for Success – outlines the foundational and transferable skills required to engage, adapt and...
Websites to help you – and your clients – know your labour rights
Whether your client is negotiating a contract for a new position or has been let go from their job, it is crucial that they understand their rights as workers in...
Capitalist language in career services harms practitioners and participants
As career development professionals, we find the language commonly used in employment services highly technical, exclusionary and dehumanizing. Buzzwords such as "networking,” “sales pitch,” "marketing,” "personal branding,” “selling yourself,” etc.,...