Faith Jensen had long planned to be a small-animal vet, but classes and work-integrated learning exposed exciting alternative pathways Faith Jensen In this Careering feature, jobseekers reflect on successes and struggles in their career development. Growing up, I always knew I wanted to become a veterinarian. I never had to worry about choosing what I…
In the ‘champagne region’ of marijuana cultivation, legal changes present opportunity for career professionals to connect with resilient but reticent jobseekers Phil Sarsons Rural and remote areas are anything but barren. They have a lot to offer, and they also face unique challenges. Though the natural beauty is often abundant, formal year-round employment is generally…
View PDF here: COVID-19 and Canada’s post-secondary students Plain text below image. COVID-19 and Canada’s post-secondary students Statistics Canada surveyed students in spring 2020, finding: 75% of students had all of their courses moved online. 26% had some courses postponed or delayed. 11% were unable to complete a credential as planned. Over one-third of students…
Travel and business restrictions related to the pandemic have hit some rural jobseekers and industries hard, but there is hope on the horizon Lindsay Purchase When Selkirk College Instructor Adela Tesarek Kincaid began working with BC communities to help them develop economic resilience plans last year, she had no way of knowing how urgently they…
CERIC to publish French edition of Career Theories and Models at Work An international team of professors and doctoral students have been working on a project to translate the popular Career Theories publication into a French edition, which will be titled Théories et modèles orientés sur la carrière : des idées pour la pratique. All…
Flexible. Innovative. Resourceful. Creative. This is how authors in this issue of Careering describe rural communities in Canada and the United States. While these attributes have always served rural areas well, they are especially valuable as we navigate the effects of COVID-19 on the economy and the workforce. At CERIC, we have also had to…
David L. Blustein is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College. Blustein is the author of The Psychology of Working: A New Perspective for Career Development, Counseling, and Public Policy and a new book titled The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty: The Eroding Experience of…
In this recurring Careering feature, career professionals share their real-life solutions to common problems in the field John Thompson Distance is a well-known source of friction in the economic transactions between rural and urban areas, and the extent of this distance goes some way to defining what we mean by rural (Reimer & Bollman, 2010). This obviously…
How a school counsellor in a small Texas town employs creativity, flexibility and intentionality to promote career readiness Lori Olive This article was also published in the Summer 2020 issue of the National Career Development Association’s Career Developments magazine. Oakwood, Texas, has a population of 510 residents. In this small, rural town, the Oakwood Independent School District…
Case studies from the US and Canada show rural communities and industries are adopting creative approaches to attract new talent Kristin Kirkpatrick and Scott Fisher This article was also published in the Summer 2020 issue of the National Career Development Association’s Career Developments magazine. Agriculture to fill talent pipelines with diversity lens To address the monumental challenge…
