Helping mature clients navigate job search trends
Career professionals have a broad range of tools for success when working with mature clients who have been in full-time management or administrative roles for 10+ years with the same...
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4 reasons why getting creative with a resume could get it tossed
I get it. I really do. Only one person gets the job, and there are hundreds of applicants. So naturally, the first thing jobseekers do is ask themselves how they...
Pulse Survey: How Career Advisor Marina Hai is navigating COVID-19
In June, CERIC released the Recovery Pulse Survey with the aim of learning more about how COVID-19 was affecting career services in Canada. Nearly 1,150 career professionals from across the...
Helping clients answer the big post-lockdown interview question
As a teacher in the Workplace Preparation Program (WPP) at Mohawk College in Hamilton, ON, I understand the concern my student professionals feel about job searching in the age of...
The aging workforce: Sustaining motivation and engagement amid COVID-19
Aging populations and workforce skills gaps are global challenges, not unique to Canada (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division,...
Pulse Survey: How Experiential Learning Co-ordinator Dan Walters is navigating COVID-19
In June, CERIC released the Recovery Pulse Survey with the aim of learning more about how COVID-19 was affecting career services in Canada. Nearly 1,150 career professionals from across the...
Preparing for the world of work in 2030
While the future of work is an evergreen topic, it has taken on greater urgency as COVID-19 continues to radically reshape our employment landscape. From growing unemployment rates, to a...
Laurier certificate connects volunteerism to students’ personal and professional development
At Wilfrid Laurier University, experiential learning is at the core of what we do. It provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge and skills in authentic contexts, while engaging...
Employment facilitators are at the forefront of the new economy
How, when and where we work will fundamentally and rapidly change. According to Oxford University researchers, 47% of all jobs are at high risk of being replaced by technology over...
The role of career practitioners in envisioning a ‘new normal’
After the COVID-19 crisis sent many people home to work, or forced them home through furloughs or layoffs, there is now a strong appetite in many to “return to normal.”...