How mindsets helped two newcomers find their fit in career services
Curiosity and courage helped these practitioners overcome many obstacles to getting started in the field....
Strength to strength: From counselling to transformation
Humans. We are complex aren’t we? All of us jostling around our daily lives carrying our stories, some heavy, some light, some old, some new. Living, working, learning, they guide...
A collaborative approach to work-integrated learning benefits jobseekers at any career stage
Since 2020, new challenges have arisen and existing challenges have been amplified across Canada’s labour market. At the same time, we have seen organizations, leaders and workers adapt to working...
Snapshots from Cannexus22: ‘Honest, present and intentional’
There's a little bit of magic in the air this time of year – and no, it's not the snow. Even when attendees are tuning in on their laptops from...
Developing professional skills for a changing workplace
Professional skills are foundational for both safety and success in the workplace, so why are we seeing a gap in their development by STEM graduates? In Electricity Human Resources Canada...
International careers leader Dick Knowdell passes Dec. 13
Dick Knowdell, recipient of the NCDA’s Centennial Award, APCDA’s and the California CDA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, author and trainer, has passed. He impacted millions within the career development field as...
Dignity: The hidden pillar of career development
“One way to earn people’s trust, a foolproof way, is to treat them with dignity.” – Donna Hicks Looking back at the history of career development, we can see that...
How to equip jobseekers to succeed in the digital era
Tech is no longer an isolated field, which means that workforce development programs must ensure their programs and services align with evolving tech needs and simultaneously prepare jobseekers with the...
Career professionals need accessible tools to build LMI literacy
Despite the importance of labour market information for job search, few career practitioners receive training in this area....
Supporting Alberta’s workers to flourish in the new, high-tech economy
Quick! If I say Calgary, what is the first thing you think? Mountains? Stampede? Or was your first thought oil and gas? My guess is the latter, and no surprise....