The plight of the unhappily employed during a pandemic
Many people assume, especially these days, that the people I work with as a career professional are unemployed and seeking help to get back into the labour market as soon...
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3 steps to a successful COVID-era company pivot
2020 was one of the most trying years across the world in more than 100 years. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to get very creative. Many “non-essential” businesses had...
Defining micro-credentials and forging a new path for lifelong learning
In recent years, the Canadian labour market has been defined by technological change and disruption, creating the need for employees to consistently upgrade their skills. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting...
The future of work in Canada: 5 emerging sectors to watch
We’re living in uncertain times, making it especially challenging to plan for the next year — never mind the next decade — and anticipate new career opportunities. Canada’s economy was...
Without a career development strategy, organizations and employees lose
Seventy-one percent of millennials who are likely to leave an organization within two years are unhappy with the professional development opportunities (or lack thereof) from their employers. While this data...
From blah to bold: 5 easy ways to dress up your career videos
As the video format keeps winning more and more viewers’ hearts, creating videos is only getting more intimidating. YouTube and other online platforms have been spoiling us with high-production-value videos...
All I need to know about career development I learned in improv
As career development practitioners, part of our work is guiding our clients and students to communicate their best selves to prospective employers through their targeted job application documents and interviews....
How vocational readiness affects post-secondary student success
When it comes to traditional measures of success in school, some of the common yardsticks that are used include things like aptitude and IQ tests. Indeed, measures of perseverance and...
Career interventions are mental health interventions. Here’s why
Part 1 of our three-part blog series on "Career and mental Health: Addressing the false dichotomy" introduced readers to our viewpoint that effective career-life development is a mental health and...
Learning & development’s vital role in building future-ready workers
In the midst of crises and rapid pivots, do we really need to invest in professional development? As overwhelmed business and employees try to put one foot in front of...