Career resiliency – building a better future
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...
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4 Cannexus19 presentations for career professionals interested in mental health
Mental health has become a crucial consideration for career development professionals, whether examining how it relates to their clients’ career development or their own well-being. Following are slides from several...
Burned out and overwhelmed: should you embrace the joy of no?
It is no surprise to me that decluttering is the focus of the current wave of “how can I fix my life” angst. The wish to say no instead of...
The Psychological Impact of Job Search in 2019
Jobseekers in 2019 need to realize they aren't employees, they are businesses-of-one trying to sell their services to employers. This makes them entrepreneurs, and it's why they feel so lonely...
A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Social Anxiety in the Context of Career Development
In order to identify ways to promote career development for people with social anxiety disorder (SAD), a theoretical framework to help conceptualize SAD in the context of career development is...
Workplace wellness programs help employees thrive
Workplace wellness has become a hot topic for corporations and employers in Canada. And for good reason. The statistics are staggering: The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has reported...
The risk of thinking of your job as a higher calling
Elon Musk often references his ambitious plans to save humanity, whether via Tesla or his space-faring SpaceX. Still, as CEO messaging goes, his attempts to rally the remaining troops and...
This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Hate Your Job
Everyone has bad days at work, but there are signs that employees need to watch out for before a bad week at the office turns into never-ending, debilitating work stress that is...
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
I couldn’t figure out why small, straightforward tasks on my to-do list felt so impossible. The answer is both more complex and far simpler than I expected....
Building Career Resilience
Is failure such a bad thing? We can learn to approach these situations with a positive outlook, taking the time to ask ourselves “What can I learn from this? How...