How to help students describe their learning on their resume
I worked with university students for over 20 years. Given that students spend thousands of dollars and many years on their education, it is shocking that many of them do...
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Helping students translate their skills into the workplace
What is the value of a university degree? It’s a big question with far-reaching ramifications, and one with which university career centres grapple with constantly. In fact, as a department...
Tomorrow’s graduates need a multidisciplinary approach to climate change
To succeed in these careers, graduates need hybrid skills that combine knowledge of the fundamentals of fast-changing technologies and social, economic and environmental implications. Graduates will need to be sufficiently...
Canada’s global leadership in co-op and work-integrated learning
While I was the President of CEWIL (Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning) Canada this past summer, I was extremely honoured to be one of the first signatories to a first-of-its-kind...
Case Study: Helping a client conquer doubts and determine next steps after post-secondary
Career counsellor Connie Covey guides an overwhelmed liberal arts graduate through identifying her transferable skills, interests and potential pathways....
Preventing career regret among university students
I studied chemical and biological engineering in my undergraduate. Although it is an exciting field with a lot of career opportunities for many, it was definitely not a good fit...
Bridging the academia-industry gap to boost graduate employability
The changing perception of higher education institutions, from being hubs of intellectualism to centres of human capital development, has led to an increased emphasis on setting graduate employability as a strategic goal of higher education. However, graduate...
Client Side: What I learned from quitting my job to study cannabis in my 30s
When Amanda Felske decided to leave full-time work to return to school to study cannabis as a mature student, she had to navigate financial and time-management challenges....
Infusing narrative into curriculum and practice: Strategies for educators and practitioners
The future of work continues to shift – and most of us are not ready for the impact it will have on our work lives. Most individuals, including today’s university...
Three cheers for the gap year – a tool for career exploration
Back in 2016, Malia Obama announced that she had deferred her acceptance to Harvard in order take a gap year. The headlines were all over it, and did not shy...
