Networking as a young person in the age of COVID-19
Last week, I found myself at a three-day conference with an estimated 3,000 people in attendance. As a remote worker living in a one-bedroom office space and living space, interacting...
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3 reports that caught our eye the week of Nov. 14, 2022
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week. Skills for the Digital Transition (OECD)...
CDPs have an incredible – and untapped – opportunity to connect business to career development
With Canada’s unemployment rates reaching record lows in summer 2022 and ongoing labour shortages predicted across many sectors, employers will need new and innovative ways to recruit, retain and engage...
Key factors for building a future-ready workforce
The pandemic has transformed how businesses have operated and has shifted the expectations of potential and current employees. The past few years have seen millions of jobs lost, whole industries...
3 reports that caught our eye the week of Nov. 6, 2022
CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week. Labour Force Survey, October 2022 (Statistics...
Fanshawe College: Developing a military-connected approach
In 2019, Fanshawe College embarked on a deliberate investigation to identify and support military-connected students throughout their post-secondary journey. This institutional investigation also coincided with an increased public awareness of...
Building a sustainable work-life: Social overload in the ‘new normal’
Fall is flying by, and you can feel the energy as many people are back in the office, either hybrid or full-time. Although it finally feels like we may be...
Resources to support older workers in their job search
As of April 2022, Canada’s working-age population is older than it has ever been with more than in five working adults nearing retirement. This finding from Statistics Canada suggests a...
Reflective practice for practitioners: Making each day a little bit better
In the Challenger space shuttle disaster years ago, NASA officials made the ill-fated decision to go ahead with the launch after working 20 hours straight and getting only two to...
Increasing access to career services in a post-pandemic world
Post-pandemic. The new normal. In the same way that the word “unprecedented” became ingrained in our speech in March 2020, these words and phrases are increasingly present in our conversations...