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The COVID-19 pandemic had profound effects on many aspects of employment. ERS conducted a study to examine the impact of the pandemic on the soft skills of people seeking employment...

This article is a follow-up to my previous blog, “Trailing spouses: The challenge of coaching high-performance newcomers,” which introduced my topic for an in-person session at Cannexus24 in Ottawa. About...

For students, more encounters with the world of work raise aspirations and broaden horizons. How do we do this in a fun and exciting way for students?  As a District...

In part one of this two-part series, we introduced William Donald’s integration of the concepts of career ecosystems and sustainable careers to offer a sustainable career ecosystem. In part two,...

When Challenge Factory was asked to determine how many people work in Canada’s career development sector, we knew that only taking a headcount would not be feasible or most useful. ...

At the end of each of the 43 chapters in the book Career Theories and Models at Work: Ideas for Practice, authors provided a page of practice points. What can...

"We know enough of our own history by now to be aware that people exploit what they have merely concluded to be of value, but they defend what they love."...

In the ever-evolving landscape of career education, a powerful yet often underutilized tool is the strategic incorporation of rubrics. Traditionally seen as assessment tools for instructors, rubrics can also serve...

Are you familiar with Cesar Millan, the TV personality and “dog whisperer”? In one episode of his show, we meet a Black American man named Brandon whose dog, Kobe, is...

Addressing workplace trauma – whether that be trauma that occurs in the workplace or the effects of trauma that come into the workplace through the personal histories of staff and...