‘Irrelevant’ summer jobs still equip students with valuable skills
SCENE: In a campus career centre, a stressed student meets with a career coach. STUDENT: I’m having a lot of trouble with my resume. COACH: What seems to be the...
Be the guide – not the hero – in the story you tell potential clients
Do you ever feel like you have to explain what you do at length before people get it? Or, does your passion sometime get the best of you and you...
5 books on work and education to add to your reading list in 2019
From leadership to longevity, side hustles to feminist schools, these books aim to advance the conversation on careers and education in 2019. The Talent Revolution: Longevity and the Future of...
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...
4 reports that caught our eye the week of April 28, 2019
Each week, CERIC is on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are four that we found interesting this week: Supporting Ontario's Budding Cannabis Industry (Ontario...
CERIC, BCCDA partnering for webinar series on trauma-informed career development
Trauma comes in many forms, with clients who have grown up with abuse, homelessness, war or experienced psychological or physical shocks. As more clients come to career services with a...
8 emerging skills and competencies career practitioners should develop
As career practitioners, we’re on the front lines of labour market changes. With the world of work shifting around us, we need to continually grow our own skills and competencies...
7 webinars to add to your calendar for spring 2019
Whether you want to watch them yourself or share them with a client or colleague, these webinars offer learning opportunities on an array of subjects. If you can’t make the...