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It’s intimidating to walk into a crowded room, approach a stranger and eloquently deliver your elevator pitch in the hopes of that person asking if you’d like a job in...

Have you ever encountered a student who excels in their work but seems hesitant to share their achievements unless prompted with many questions? Or perhaps a team member who consistently...

As the labour market becomes increasingly diverse, organizations need to reconsider how they engage and retain employees. Immigration now accounts for almost all of Canada’s labour force growth, yet the...

We have all seen rising anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate in Canada and abroad; this sentiment lives in discussions surrounding trans athletes, queer refugees, drag performers and rampant rates of online abuse. This...

Wayfinding: the ways in which we orient ourselves in a physical space and navigate from place to place. Or the process and experience of locating, following or discovering a route...

As a transdisciplinary field, career development is enriched by insights from different disciplines. These include psychology, sociology, labour market economics, and education. There is nothing wrong in principle with adding...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question that potentially irritates careers advisors just as much as it does teens. It’s a question that exasperates...

Did you know that in 2022, 27% of Canadians aged 15 and older had at least one disability? That amounts to eight million Canadians. And it represents an increase of...

Career conversations with kids and teens often look different from what we expect. They rarely take place in a 15-minute career consult, but rather, come up during the drive to...

Almost two years ago, I wrote the two articles linked in the sidebar, defining within them the new term I had created, career mindfulness. Today, I am defining this term...