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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...

I have a secret. By day, I help people with their career goals. By night, however, I transform into a spandex-wearing, salsa-dancing superhero. That's right, fellow career professionals, I'm a...

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...

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...

Human potential is limitless. We all have infinite potential. In reality, the idea of achieving your highest potential is quite misleading, as we are always capable of more. Our potential...

If I had my life to live over I’d like to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I had been...

Going back to school is a common and often necessary step for people who want to change careers. As counsellors, we listen to our clients’ stories and know it’s challenging...

During my first year of making mentor matches, I met Pat, who arrived in Halifax as a government-assisted refugee. He dreamed of becoming a pilot. It would have been quite...

Outreach is an ambiguous area that can be tricky to define. But it is an important part of a communications strategy, because marketing alone is not enough to connect with...

In my previous article for CareerWise, I talked about making your customer the protagonist of your brand’s story to position you as a mentor or a guide. We start down...