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“You never know” is what I’ve been telling my job searching clients, when encouraging them to put more effort into outreach. Job searching is often unstructured (Van Hooft et al,...

This article was originally published on the CPHR Alberta blog and has been reprinted with permission. In a 2020 interview, I was asked why organizations falter when trying to incorporate...

Research has shown that post-secondary education leads to higher rates of employment and that most bachelor’s degree graduates secure full-time permanent positions within two to three years of graduation. While...

In 2019, I was a Senior Recruiter in a multinational company located in Lebanon. Following an economic crash, I decided to re-create myself and transitioned to become an independent career...

High schools today are exciting and innovative places to learn. Students are learning in ways that were unimaginable five years ago. Further, it has been affirming and motivating to see...

The following is a conversation between Raza Abbas and Tristram Hooley about takeaways from CERIC's Cannexus22 conference.  Interested in presenting at CERIC's hybrid Cannexus23? The call for presenters is now...

The Great Resignation. Epiphany-quitting. The Big Quit. We’ve all seen these phrases pop up in recent headlines. As a career development professional, you may be hearing about them in your...

During the pandemic, remote work has become essential wherever possible. Feared at the beginning by some employees and managers, it now has many champions. In a post-pandemic world, many employees...

Many career development practitioners (CDPs) strive to make decisions based on evidence. This is a good thing. Evidence-based practice and evidence-informed decision-making are widely used approaches in fields such as...

“I want to be a doctor,” comes the familiar refrain. It won’t be the first or the last time you hear this, and it always comes with the same reasoning:...