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Using social media to promote career services doesn’t have to be overwhelming. You can use what you already know and apply it to social media. Frank Parsons, considered the father...

I work as a programmer, where teaching yourself new things is an essential skill. Almost all of what I do is something I learned on my own, and most of...

“Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don’t just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won’t happen. Change...

For career practitioners working in private practice or non-profits, it can be very challenging to consolidate your knowledge into a marketing message that resonates with potential customers. Your message is...

Throughout my career in post-secondary career education, the persistent challenge has been in helping students, and particularly those in humanities and social sciences, understand that what they are learning in...

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....