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As CERIC welcomes over 1,700 career professionals to learn and connect at our hybrid Cannexus conference, we are pleased to share new survey results and three new publications to support your work. The comprehensive 2024 Survey of Career Service Professionals – last run in 2019 – presents a critical snapshot of the profession. The publications have emerged from CERIC-funded projects exploring military-to-civilian career transitions, the evolving computing disciplines field and refugee workforce integration.
2024 Survey of Career Service Professionals
Over 1,000 career professionals responded to CERIC’s national survey, offering vital insights into the current state of the career development field. Learn about the most pressing issues facing career professionals, such as the cost-of-living crisis and mental health challenges. Career professionals share what affects their ability to effectively deliver career development, their professional development preferences, how they believe the public perceives their work and much more. The survey also explores the demographic makeup of the field, including education and compensation levels, years of experience, gender and ethnicity.
For the first time, the survey also includes a special section on artificial intelligence (AI). Explore career professionals’ levels of comfort with using AI, what tools they find valuable and what clients expect from new technologies in counselling.
Military 2 Civilian Employment: A Career Practitioner’s Guide – 2nd Edition
The Military 2 Civilian Employment guide is a vital resource for professionals supporting the careers of veterans and military families. This updated edition reflects recent changes within the Canadian military ecosystem and provides the latest tools, strategies and insights to support transitioning military members into civilian roles or further education. Key topics include understanding military culture and transition challenges, strategies for “demilitarizing” resumes to translate military experience into civilian terms and supporting the often-overlooked needs of military families. The guide – authored by Yvonne Rodney – leverages interviews with current and former service members as well as research-based evidence to provide actionable insights.
The guide is available for free download and can be purchased in print in English or in French.
Computing Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career – 3rd Edition
The third edition of CERIC’s popular Computing Disciplines guide reflects the significant changes to the computing industry and computing careers since the pandemic. It explores how data science, AI and cybersecurity have burst onto the scene, features more content on BIPOC professionals in tech and includes additional information on educational pathways in the North. Career and guidance professionals can leverage this guide – authored by Mount Royal University’s Randy Connolly, Janet Miller and Faith-Michael Uzoka – to support the career decision-making of students interested in technology.
Computing Disciplines is available for free download or to purchase in bulk (10 or more copies) in English. The French edition will be coming this spring.
Supporting the Integration of Refugees with Little Formal Education: An Intercultural Approach
This research-driven work recommends strategies for career and guidance counsellors to help refugees, especially those with low levels of education, integrate into society and the working world, with an emphasis on respect for cultural differences and collaboration with employers and public institutions. Originally published in French, Supporting the Integration of Refugees with Little Formal Education is now also available in English. This publication is the result of a three-year project conducted by a research team from Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke: Marcelline Bengaly, Patricia Dionne, Liette Goyer, Annie Gourde and Julie Morissette.
Purchase the print or ebook, or download the PDF version for free.