How a lightbulb moment became a powerful narrative assessment practice
How do new ways of working with clients get legitimized in the career development field? The OneLifeTools origin story offers some clues....
The missing link in workforce development
Workforce development strategies across communities attempt to enhance economic stability and prosperity. Common objectives are to identify labour market trends and opportunities and help jobseekers efficiently re-enter the workforce. Workforce...
CERIC welcomes its 2019/2020 Board of Directors
CERIC's volunteer Board reflects a broad cross-section of the diverse career development field from across Canada. John Horn, who leads organizational learning and development at Vancity Credit Union, is returning...
Burnout: What is the cost to helping professionals?
Burnout is one of the biggest health risks helping professionals face due to their work environment – in fact, burnout is now recognized by the World Health Organization as being...
It’s time to think differently about career development in Canada
I recently had the opportunity to attend the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy (ICCDPP) Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy in Norway. A total of 33...
Client Side: It’s a small world after all – reflections on a career coaching journey
My work environment and my job were changing dramatically, I had lost my father to suicide, my mom was going through cancer treatments for a second time and my only...
Shaping the future of CareerWise: Highlights from our reader survey
This spring, we invited you, our readers, to share your opinions and observations about the CareerWise website and CareerWise Weekly newsletter as part of our continued commitment to meeting your...
I took five popular career assessments and here’s what I learned
In turning the assessment lens on herself – trying out new tools as well as revisiting past results – this career counsellor learned more about her own career journey, the...
Entrepreneurship holds lessons for dealing with risk in careers
Careers are developed with a lot of uncertainty. Today’s technological shifts make it even harder to predict future work life and the consequences of personal decisions in careers. However, risk-taking...
Making the case for career development: why it matters and what it’s for
I have recently come home from the International Centre for Career Development in Public Policy (ICCDPP) symposium in Tromsø, Norway. This was an inspiring event, and it was refreshing to...