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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...

You’ve seen the scenario before, perhaps at a family reunion or a holiday gathering. A kind, curious family member asks your young child, “And what do you want to be...

It can be challenging for parents to know how to get involved in their children’s career development. However, from primary through to post-secondary, there are constructive roles parents can play...

As National Careers Week (NCW) in the U.K. finishes its eighth year, it’s time to reflect. Many have asked me over the years, “How do you and the NCW team...

When I think of career resiliency, I think of my friend Molly, who applied nine times before she was promoted from a Customer Service Representative to a Learning Specialist. In...

I work as a programmer, where teaching yourself new things is an essential skill. Almost all of what I do is something I learned on my own, and most of...

When I work with students, one of the most common misconceptions I encounter is that career is a straight line. Career as non-linear can be a new and challenging idea...

Do you ever wonder if you’re in the right place? Doing the right things and on the right path? These are things that I used to question a lot –...

The number of disciplines and sub-disciplines in STEM already seems overwhelming and new fields continue to emerge. How can career development practitioners help their STEM clients navigate a diverse and...

Career is a relationship with life and the world around us as much as it is a development of individual skills and expertise.  How do we define “career” when job...