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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...

Workplace wellness has become a hot topic for corporations and employers in Canada. And for good reason. The statistics are staggering: The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has reported...

Career development professionals (CDPs) support diverse clients with a wide range of career-related concerns. They typically don’t have much time together, so it’s important to be able to quickly sort...

Within a week of GM’s announcement that it would be closing its plant in Oshawa, ON, the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) set up shop on the roadside. People waved...

Career is a relationship with life and the world around us as much as it is a development of individual skills and expertise.  How do we define “career” when job...

My relationship with career theories and models has been a little bit like other relationships in life: some seem naturally compatible and I can’t imagine going through life without them;...

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Skills for Jobs report published late last year, there has been a shift in the global labour market. The change...

For many adults, entrepreneurship is understood as a great way to empower girls with valuable experience. In addition to building financial literacy, the hard and soft skills gained through entrepreneurial...

It was maybe a year ago when a fresh business grad came to meet with me to discuss job search strategy. One of his questions was, “I’ve enrolled in Six...