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  Life as a career development professional (CDP) is busy. We juggle multiple responsibilities – supporting clients, collaborating with employers, meeting managerial expectations and adhering to funder requirements. Through this,...

Life is a series of changes and transitions. Some expected, welcomed and joyful. Others, wholly unexpected, unwelcomed and painful. To be grief-informed is to recognize that there are losses or...

Every day, thousands of job postings go online, communicating the skills, qualifications and responsibilities currently demanded by Canadian employers. On the surface, these listings serve a straightforward purpose: connecting employers...

Have you ever spent an hour with a client, only to feel as if you had only scratched the surface when they tell you they want more than a job,...

Career professionals are experts at collecting and analyzing labour market information – evaluating sectoral trends, emerging industries and in-demand skills to support client success. But how often do we turn...

Being a trans person in the job market is a hard sell. We’re too often told that “you’re not the right fit,” or “you’re an unconventional hire” – coded language...

A recruiter’s observation was eye-opening for one of my clients.   She was competing for a senior job, and the recruiter checked out her profile on LinkedIn as part of the...

Artificial intelligence has a presented a variety of speculative problems, from job automation, to an excuse for employers to weaken worker power by depressing wages and working conditions, to apocalyptic...

Flat organizational structures are often praised for fostering agility, collaboration and a departure from the rigid hierarchies of the past. They promise autonomy, streamlined decision-making and a space where innovation...

As a neurodivergent, racialized first-generation student and immigrant, I had to overcome many intersecting barriers to education and career. Due to these experiences, I have an intersectional perspective on workplace...