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When I work with students, one of the most common misconceptions I encounter is that career is a straight line. Career as non-linear can be a new and challenging idea...

Do you ever wonder if you’re in the right place? Doing the right things and on the right path? These are things that I used to question a lot –...

When I began my master’s degree, I would tense up at the question, “What are you going to do with your degree?” Like many graduate students, I knew I wanted...

Over the years in career conversations, I have encouraged my clients to think big picture and explore options based on how global narratives are reframing the future of work. For...

After seven years away, it was good to come home to Cannexus, Canada's National Career Development Conference, and spend a few days learning and sharing with my fellow career professionals....

At the end of January, I had the opportunity to attend Cannexus19, a national conference for career development professionals put on by CERIC. Despite being held at the end of...

The so-called gig economy is taking off in Canada. Though reliable data is hard to come by, staffing agency Randstad estimates that 20 to 30% of the Canadian workforce is...

Have you ever taken your career practice for a walk? It’s widely known that our sedentary lives are hard on us – we’re sitting too much. Countless studies have also...

I have admired Michelle Obama for a long time – the epitome of grace under pressure in my view – and I was looking forward to reading her memoir Becoming...

When I studied my first course in career development, I remember being overwhelmed by the number of – and variation in – career theories and doubting their utility. What I...