‘Life after sport’: Resources to support athlete career pivots
Career transitions can pose unique challenges for athletes. Change may be unexpected, in the case of a career-ending injury, for instance, or it may be due to an active choice...
How to job develop during a pandemic
Ontario kicked off 2021 with an emergency stay-at-home order. As businesses closed their doors again, many jobseekers turned to employment services for support. As a Job Developer, I establish and...
CareerWise Weekly: Job search experts | SDGs | Emotions in helping – March 2, 2021
Top job search experts to follow on LinkedIn for 2021, Adjusting to job loss when times are tough, How the UN SDGs can support career education, Construction industry fears a...
4 reports that caught our eye the week of Feb. 28, 2021
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are four reports that we found interesting this week: Positive, High-achieving Students? What Schools and...
Merging experiential learning, WIL and career services in a pandemic
The past seven months have been a wild, wild ride for our little department at the University of Lethbridge. During the pandemic, we’ve navigated a departmental re-organization while working remotely...
Why we need to share our ideas about connecting career development to social justice
Career professionals must come together to challenge systems that limit clients’ ability to reach their potential....
Virtual events for career professionals in March 2021
Spring professional development is kicking into high gear, with numerous webinars, conferences and job fairs taking place in March. The webinars cover a range of topics including career theories, social...
There are two elephants in this room: Career helpers have emotions too
As I was listening to Perdita Felicien’s inspiring keynote address during Week 2 of CERIC’s recent Cannexus conference, I was intrigued by her comment that world champions are fearless, dogged...