Model excellence to clients to help them thrive
As career practitioners, we have a common desire for our clients to thrive. We want what’s best for them and to help them get the results they desire. As we...
6 tips to get the most out of the Cannexus20 conference
Each year I attend the Cannexus conference, I am blown away by the people, the presentations and the shared learning. Cannexus is the national bilingual conference put on by CERIC...
10 reports that made a splash in career development in 2018
CareerWise is always on the lookout for interesting, relevant reports to share with our readers. There was no shortage this year. Through CareerWise and our newsletter, CareerWise Weekly, we shared...
The 10 most-read CareerWise Weekly articles of 2018
We've shared hundreds of interesting articles in the CareerWise Weekly newsletter (formerly CareerWise) over the past year. In our 10 most-read articles from 2018, some themes emerge: Readers were very...
It’s time to stop asking students “what are you going to do next?”
Many of us can identify with the questions students are asked when they graduate from high school. Family, teachers and peers ask, “What are you going to do next? An...
I used to tell kids to ‘follow your passion.’ I was wrong
I’ve been talking to kids about careers for a long time. I was a Liaison Officer with Skills Ontario, talking to students in Grades 7 to 12 about opportunities in...
4 reports that caught our eye this week
Each week, CERIC is on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are four that we found interesting this week: Disability Policy: From Remedies to Rights...
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...