Why the latest Oshawa GM layoffs are different for career services
Within a week of GM’s announcement that it would be closing its plant in Oshawa, ON, the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) set up shop on the roadside. People waved...
Check your assumptions about the gig economy
Over the past few years, academic journals, trade publications, newspapers, blogs and government reports have attempted to define and quantify the gig economy and how it might be affecting today’s...
How mentorship myths create mentorship failure
Mentorship provides individuals with the advice and information needed to navigate corporate and interpersonal structures. It creates the space to learn from individuals who have gone through the “ropes” themselves...
Career practitioners should be ready for questions on cannabis
On Oct. 17, 2018, history was made in Canada when cannabis was legalized for recreational use. Consumers responded enthusiastically, with high demand leaving store shelves bare in the weeks after...
Building resilience can have a positive impact on career transition
Any transition in life can be stressful. Career transition in particular often happens at the same time as other life stressors, including personal, family, health or financial concerns. Recognizing our...
How Mental Health First Aid works and why it’s needed
One in five Canadians will experience a mental-health problem this year with a cost to the economy in excess of $50 billion, according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Given...
Your career after cancer: How HR, leaders and peers can help
The first thing that went through my head when I was told I may have cancer and needed immediate surgery was “oh no, I have a huge project due at...
Becoming conscious of unconscious bias in the multigenerational workplace
Most of us tend to hang around with people who are “like us,” that is, who share commonalities in background, personality, interests, and yes, age. In the workplace, this can...
Entrepreneurship on the career continuum: Opportunities for career services
In this article, Mark Venning responds to the CERIC-funded, Sheridan Centre for Elder Research-led report The Status of Senior Entrepreneurship in Canada: A Snapshot. The report provides much-needed Canadian data...