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...
The flexibility of hope in career development
One aspect working in career development I love is the opportunity it provides to build hope. In my experience working primarily with university students, there have always been opportunities to...
What it means to consider trauma within career development
Success in career development relies on a strong sense of self and the ability to see one’s identity change through the process. Career development assumes that there is a starting...
My journey into career development: From TV producer to counsellor
People often ask me, how did you go from being a documentary producer to working as a career counsellor? To answer that, I have to go back to when I...