Snapshots from Cannexus22: ‘Honest, present and intentional’
There's a little bit of magic in the air this time of year – and no, it's not the snow. Even when attendees are tuning in on their laptops from...
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Using the Skills for Success to help jobseekers adapt to change
Maintaining current knowledge of occupational skill requirements for Canada’s rapidly evolving labour market is vital for career development practitioners (CDPs). Over the past 20 years, advancements in automation, artificial intelligence...
February 2022 webinars for career professionals
The following webinars, taking place in February and hosted by a variety of organizations, will examine topics including rural and remote employment programs, career-related learning in primary schools and compassion...
CERIC’s national employer survey reveals businesses struggling with recruitment, skills gap
The majority of Canadian executives (81%) are having difficulty finding people with the right skill set to fill positions in the wake of the pandemic and 78% agree there is...
3 reports that caught our eye the week of Jan. 23, 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. Business ownership among persons with disabilities...
Building trust, transparency and empowerment with trauma-informed career services
In Part One of this series, we discussed why approaching employment and training work with a trauma-informed lens is increasingly vital. We also shared some practices employment service practitioners (ESPs)...
Developing professional skills for a changing workplace
Professional skills are foundational for both safety and success in the workplace, so why are we seeing a gap in their development by STEM graduates? In Electricity Human Resources Canada...
3 reports that caught our eye the week of Jan. 16, 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. Employment in 2030 Action Labs (Brookfield...
The target market for career centres may not be (just) students
Career centres are generally viewed as a staple within standard student services at any post-secondary institution in North America, as it should be. If we ask many centres who their...
The cure for toxic productivity
As we begin to step back into the normalcy of a post-COVID world, one of the many things we are carrying with us is toxic productivity. There is a sense...