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Concerns around immigration and newcomers. Failure of the school system to prepare workers. Employers losing money due to high staff turnover. Women seeking equal opportunities within the workplace. The issues...

We have been brought up to believe that the career ladder is the holy grail of the work world. However, it is only one way to work in a world...

How many times have you asked a client to be courageous? To try something new? Suddenly, as career professionals, we too find ourselves in a place of uncertainty. We’re working...

Since beginning my counselling career in 2006, I have noticed significant changes in the relationships between young adults and their parents, with the most obvious change being the increased frequency...

COVID-19 has altered the way we provide career development services. In an instant the field pivoted from face-to-face delivery and its familiar rhythm and cues to online delivery using new...

“Well, what is your job anyways?” (or, as interpreted by my inner voice, "What help/use are you?”). This feedback is never a great way to start a career conversation. It...

I was keen for the release of the results of CERIC’s 2019 Survey of Career Service Professionals practitioner survey last January for two reasons. One, I was looking for a refresh on...

It is interesting to see how the profession of career development differs in BC compared to the rest of Canada, based on the results of CERIC’s 2019 Survey of Career...

Several years ago, I had resigned from my full-time job, recognizing that it was time to move in a new direction. I immersed myself in a variety of career assessments,...

Online career counselling has become the new normal and may continue to be a key part of services going forward. Career professionals can add different perspectives and approaches to develop...