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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

The world has experienced three industrial revolutions, but none as disruptive as the fourth is about to be. Many of us have been largely oblivious to the magnitude of the...