It’s time we listen to what women need to thrive at work
Government, businesses and society have an opportunity like never before to rebuild systems of work that function better for women – if we choose to. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed just...
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Guided Pathways: Integrating essential skills into careers work
The renewed essential skills framework from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) – now retitled Skills for Success – outlines the foundational and transferable skills required to engage, adapt and...
Help clients develop a calling – instead of waiting for it to find them
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is the daunting question that all of us have been asked at least once in our lives. The unease it...
The journey for a professional ethical identity
I entered a helping profession to help individuals and their families create better lives for themselves. I expected to act ethically with knowledge of and adherence to the Code of...
Students need to look beyond job titles to find opportunity
As Shakespeare put it in Romeo and Juliet, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." So it is with...
Ethical risk management and co-op in a changing world
Practitioners engaged in Canadian post-secondary co-operative education programs regularly encounter ethical risk involving key stakeholders – co-op students, employers and the higher-education institution (HEI). Risk can seem minimal, such as...
ADHD & me: Lessons in the transition from school to work
When I started my professional career, I dove in headfirst. As a Residence Life Co-ordinator at Wilfrid Laurier University, I was fully dedicated to supporting students and my staff. I...
How SFU created a career preparation program to support exiting students during COVID
Canadians are getting vaccinated and the Canadian economy is responding. As it reopens and incrementally improves, employers are beginning to hire and regrow their talent pools. So, too, are university...
Strategies to support youth with COVID job search challenges
Being a young jobseeker during COVID-19 isn’t easy, especially with many supports only available virtually. Youth are facing a competitive job market and may have been forced to change work...
Solving the Sunday Scaries: Tips to start the week with wellness
No, Sunday Scaries is not the name of a horror movie – although for some, it may feel this way. This term refers to: “Anxieties one experiences on Sunday when...