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The connection between education and career is a significant priority for students. According to the 2017 Freshman Survey, published by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (co-ordinated by the Higher Educational...

One aspect working in career development I love is the opportunity it provides to build hope. In my experience working primarily with university students, there have always been opportunities to...

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...