By April Dyrda Understanding how recent graduates have navigated the job search process will better equip career professionals when helping students and graduates make informed career […]
By Natasha Stecy-Hildebrandt Individuals’ careers and working lives are profoundly affected by family and care responsibilities. Increasingly, it is parents of both genders who struggle with […]
By Maxine Clarke (Cannexus17 GSEP Award Winner) and Julie Chesley Presently, while 66% of business undergraduate females (Powell & Butterfield, 2013) and 78% of women in upper-level management roles (Vachon & Lavis, 2013) aspire to senior executive positions, women hold only 32% of senior management positions in Canada (Catalyst, 2014). Unlike their parents, the Millennial generation is showing signs of…
By Jelena Radan (Cannexus17 GSEP Award Winner) My tenure as a Mentor at Calgary Catholic Immigration Society exposed me to career counselling in a novel work setting, coaching skilled newcomers. In that role, I assisted newcomer professionals to embrace their strengths and to increase their knowledge about Canadian workplace practices. However, I recognized that an understanding of the obstacles that internationally educated…
By Caitie Napodi (Cannexus17 GSEP Award Winner) Research evidence suggests that career development does not progress in a typical way for emerging adults who have cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease affecting mainly the lungs and the digestive system (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2013; Isralsky, Goldberg, & Shwachman, 1979; Maslow, Haydon, McRee, Ford, & Halpern, 2011). The life expectancy among…
Two popular career centre management guides – one for university and college career centres and the other for career and employment centres – have been revised […]
To celebrate a decade of Cannexus, Canada’s bilingual National Career Development Conference, we asked 10 of our pre-eminent Keynote Speakers from past conferences to answer three […]