Making career development ‘stick’ in K-12
The career development gap in schools can only be bridged by prioritizing and scaling programming....
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Personal inquiry: A powerful career exploration tool for students
Current graduates are facing more challenges finding jobs this year. As we attempt to counsel students, our goal is to discover their career interests, develop appealing resumes and prepare them...
How parents and carers can be supported to provide career development
Labour markets across the world were already experiencing profound shifts and changes before the onset of COVID-19 – a process which has since accelerated. With young people especially vulnerable to...
Growing food, growing futures: Gardengate program shows power of purpose
A sense of purpose can improve your mental health. Purpose can help with motivation, confidence, inter-personal skills, time management, presentation and problem solving. Purpose can help you work harder or...
Coping with career uncertainty in the time of COVID-19
"We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end." – Blaise Pascal Humankind has always struggled with uncertainty despite its omnipresence in our lives. Our...
Why now, more than ever, career conversations require courage – not coddling
Let’s begin by examining these two words: Coddle – to treat in an indulgent or overprotective way Courage – strength in the face of pain or grief | the ability...
Transfer pathways can alleviate student anxiety about career planning
A few years back, I was working on my master’s thesis, looking at the factors that influence student pathway choices. One of the many studies I read was Peter Dietsche’s...
Stuck at home? Help your children discover their ‘why’
This period of self-isolation can be a trying time for parents and children. It can also be a golden opportunity for genuine bonding and quality communication. Are you brave and...
Principles in Action: Environmental supports key to students’ self-directed career success
Students should be the drivers of their learning and career planning, but that doesn’t mean they have to do it alone....
Can we control chance in our careers?
Co-authored by Selen Demirtas-Zorbaz and Seval Kizildag-Sahin Can we control chance? The work of John Krumboltz, an established career theorist, suggests the answer is yes. Let’s consider the role of...