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The year ahead offers excellent opportunities to refine and expand your skills and knowledge of the career profession. Here are courses and workshops, available from December to March, which cover...

Unpaid internships used to be a trusted route to securing a paying job. An organization would welcome a young person (the intern), allow them to experience the workplace, then decide...

Divorce. Death of a spouse. Death of a pet. A health diagnosis. Losing one’s home in a natural disaster. Job loss. These are often called “primary losses” – often the...

CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are several reports that we found interesting this week. Gender, Diversity and Discrimination in the...

I recently had a debate with a friend about what it means to be empathetic. He believes empathy is about feeling for an individual’s suffering and understanding what they go...

Stories help ground our understanding of ourselves and those around us. Narrative career counselling involves engaging in a person’s story and developing that story to help inform their career decisions...

In 2019, the Canadian government implemented a “use it or lose it” five-week leave period offered to eligible two-parent families receiving shared parental leave benefits, including adoptive and same-sex couples....

CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are several reports that we found interesting this week. Making the Invisible Visible: Neurodivergent Students’...

In not-for-profit organizations, leaders play a key role in navigating complex challenges, often with limited resources. They juggle strategic planning, daily operations and the complexities of social impact work, all...

Building connections and learning from others are essential to professional growth. Here are several conferences that give career professionals the opportunity to network with peers, share knowledge and gain useful...