The latest CERIC Survey of Career Service Professionals was completed by a total of 1,033 career professionals across Canada in October 2024. The findings present a critical snapshot of the current state of the career development field, highlighting the most pressing issues facing career professionals, their priorities for professional development and evolving client needs.
This comprehensive survey is only held every four to five years and presents a critical opportunity to take a snapshot of the profession. It was previously run in 2019 and 2015, and provides rich data on the evolving state of the career services community in Canada amid labour market and economic shifts.
The 2024 survey includes:
- Demographics, salary, career progression, competency improvement and research gaps in the career development field
- A special section on artificial intelligence and career development, exploring career professionals’ experiences with AI and client expectations around AI in counselling
- An updated understanding of the needs, anxieties and myths that career professionals hear from their clients and students, as well as public perceptions of the career development field
