11 free or low-cost team-building ideas to keep your team connected this summer
With many people taking time off work in the summer, it can sometimes feel like two months fly by and you've barely seen your co-workers. Whether your team is working...
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3 steps to a successful COVID-era company pivot
2020 was one of the most trying years across the world in more than 100 years. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to get very creative. Many “non-essential” businesses had...
COVID-19 underscores vital need for quality adult career guidance
Millions of adults have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate in Canada rose from 5.6% in February 2020 to 8.6% in December...
Signs of stabilization in career services, but challenges persist: Pulse Survey
Moving into 2021, some early signs of stabilization are showing within Canada’s career services sector while mental health and burnout are growing concerns, according to the latest CERIC Pulse Recovery...
Promoting hope, adaptability and connectivity during the pandemic
This article was selected as the winning entry for the BCCDA’s Canada Career Month essay writing competition in November 2020 on the topic of “The Importance of Career Development in...
The 10 most-popular CareerWise Weekly articles of 2020
We’ve shared hundreds of articles in the CareerWise Weekly newsletter over the past year. From virtual job fairs to CERB information, pandemic interviews to virtual PD opportunities, it's no surprise...
Trina Maher: ‘Our communities are so rich in terms of resources and creativity’
At a time when Indigenous communities are also working to protect residents from the spread of COVID-19, external partners in career development must take a creative approach to making connections. Listening is...
Jim Stanford: ‘Our lives depend so much on … underpaid, undervalued work’
As a result of COVID-19, both the quantity and quality of work in Canada have been severely disrupted. In the long run, to get the most out of our workforce,...
Andrea Fruhling: ‘We’re in a field that has so much potential’
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...
COVID-19’s challenges for workforce development services
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on Canada’s labour markets and social services. Unemployment has grown rapidly and unevenly: a study published in June by Thomas Lemieux, Kevin Milligan,...